# Vacation Home Tax Partnerships A Partnership Between Airbnb and H&R Block Will Offer Discounts By Rebecca Byers | Published 2016-03-10 | Business Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/airbnb-and-hr-block References: [blog.airbnb](http://blog.airbnb.com/airbnbhr-block-partner/) A new partnership between [Airbnb](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/airbnb-1) and [H&R Block](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/online-campaign) will offer complimentary services to hosts in order to make filing tax returns easier. The intriguing partnership will see H&R Block extend a $20 discount on in-person tax preparation and a 35% discount on online versions of the same service. On their blog, Airbnb cited the fact that many of their hosts are middle-income families who want to pay their fair share and contribute. The unique partnership will also see H&R Block extend resources such as the [H&R Block tax calculator](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sales-tax-compliance) to hosts in order to better take control of the process. Other information to be provided by H&R Block includes educational materials covering legal obligations of hosts and webinars on tax matters. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.5/10 - Popularity: 14% | Activity: 23% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, South America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Business](https://www.trendhunter.com/business) > [New Ventures](https://www.trendhunter.com/newventures) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Tax Preparation Discounts:** Partnerships between tax preparation services and sharing economy platforms offer potential for discounted tax preparation services for platform users. - **Partnerships for Compliance:** Partnerships between sharing economy platforms and tax preparation services offer opportunities for better compliance among users of the platforms. - **Education for Sharing Economy Hosts:** Partnerships between sharing economy platforms and tax preparation services offer opportunities for educational resources for hosts to better understand their tax obligations. ### Where This Applies - **Tax Preparation Services:** Tax preparation services can benefit from partnerships with sharing economy platforms in order to expand their customer base and offer discounts to platform users. - **Sharing Economy Platforms:** Sharing economy platforms can benefit from partnerships with tax preparation services in order to educate their users about tax obligations and enhance compliance among users. - **Hospitality Industry:** Hospitality industry professionals can benefit from partnerships between sharing economy platforms and tax preparation services by offering tax preparation services to their guests and improving their customer experience. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Tax-Season Online Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/online-campaign.md) - [Champion Tax Ads](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hr-block-ad.md) - [Tax-Focused Marketing Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/now-this-is-taxes.md) - [Vacation Rental Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/airbnb-1.md) - [Car Rental Partnerships](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/turo-and-hopper.md) - [Rental Host Organizational Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/rentalrunner.md) - [Single-Room Rental Services](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/airbnb-rooms.md) - [Property Co-Host Networks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/airbnb-4.md) - [Cohost Homestay Networks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/airbnb-cohost-network.md)