Dear @Lorna170
So far your comment was the most "making sense" and helpful, much more so than "copy paste" airbnb "specialized email support".
That is the way I understand it as well.
So, since airbnb obligated to charge VAT (IVA) on its service fees (no matter what they call it - "guest" or "host" - they fall under "Electronic Services in listing country"
and airbnb help proves the same as well as email support confirmed the same (in case if airbnb will not let its own link to come through - it is article 481 of airbnb help:
https://www.airbnb.com/help/article/481/how-do-taxes-work-for-hosts?presentation=sheet#section-headi...
Additionally, Airbnb is required to collect VAT on its service fees in countries that tax electronically supplied services. Currently, that includes all countries in the EU, Albania, Chile, Colombia, Iceland, Mexico, Norway, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Switzerland, and Uruguay.
The problem with airbnb as you stated it - they are not providing detailed breakdown (was not able to find any "details" on that as you suggested.
So - for the sake of example, if airbnb charges 123E "guest fees" (whatever it is called - it is still "Electronic Service Charge") and in that total IVA (VAT) of 23% already included making it 100E fees + 23E IVA tax
That breakdown is the way you and I understand it, but no matter what I do airbnb is unable to provide details for that (which is plain out WRONG) - which my super cautious and very knowledgable Portuguese Tax Accoutnant demands.
I wonder if anyone from airbnb employees read these forums and someone can address that. Airbnb is a very good platform with very few glitches (compared to other horrifc services not to be named) and their reluctance to address few glitches is puzzling