Question 1

Will Dunit tell me what I can claim?

Accepted Answer

No — and that’s deliberate. Dunit is the record-keeping layer for short-term rental hosts: income, expenses, availability, receipts, and depreciation evidence in one place so you and your tax agent or bookkeeper aren’t rebuilding the year from memory.

It does not decide what to claim, how to lodge, or what position to take with the IRD. Confirm outputs with a qualified professional before you rely on them. Full wording is in our Tax & Compliance Disclaimer.

Question 2

I never remember which empty days were actually available — how does Dunit help?

Accepted Answer

Most hosts leave that puzzle until March 31. Dunit builds a simple day-by-day picture of each listing from your bookings and calendar — including synced platform iCals (for example Airbnb or Booking.com) — so open days, booked days, and blocked days stay visible as the year runs.

You can code blocked time — maintenance, buffer, private use, and so on — instead of guessing later. That picture powers time-based splits in the app.

Dunit does not decide what the IRD would treat as "genuinely available" for your situation. Your accountant applies official guidance to your facts; we keep the trail tidy for that conversation.

Question 3

My council has an annual night limit — can Dunit track it?

Accepted Answer

If your council caps short-term rental nights, you can opt into Night Cap Meter on a property. You enter the limit and choose how the window is counted; Dunit tallies booked nights from your income stays and locked synced calendar bookings across every listing on that property — the same calendar night on two listings counts once.

You see how many nights you’ve used, what’s left (or how far over you are), and whether you’re ahead or behind a straight-line pace.

It’s a planning aid only. It counts Dunit booked nights, which may differ from council or official register definitions. It is not tax utilisation, not council compliance, and not legal advice.

Question 4

I’m tired of rebuilding my calendar at tax time — what does my accountant get?

Accepted Answer

A clear day-by-day trail for each listing across the financial year: what was booked, what was open once calendars were connected, and what you coded as blocked.

Synced stays stay locked as occupancy evidence. Anything still unresolved stays visible so it doesn’t disappear into a forgotten spreadsheet.

You hand over organised records — not a shoebox and a vague recollection. Whether that trail is enough for your return is for you and your tax agent or bookkeeper to decide.

Question 5

How do I stop platform fees getting lost in my books?

Accepted Answer

Import your payout CSV from a booking platform (for example Airbnb or Booking.com) and Dunit keeps gross, net, and platform fees as the platform reported them — it doesn’t reinvent the payout math.

Where the file shows real platform fees, Dunit lines those fees up beside the matching income so you can see what you earned and what the platform took, without a weekend in Excel.

Calendars never invent dollar amounts. Money only comes from CSV import or a manual income entry.

Question 6

If I connect my calendar, will Dunit invent booking income?

Accepted Answer

No. Platform iCals (for example Airbnb or Booking.com) are for occupancy only — upcoming stays and blocks, not dollars.

Income comes from platform CSV imports or entries you add yourself. That way a cancelled stay or a blocked weekend can’t quietly create fake revenue in your books.

Question 7

How do I stop guessing shared bills at year-end?

Accepted Answer

Shared costs (power, rates, insurance, and the like) are where most hosts guess a percentage at March 31 and hope for the best.

Dunit does the split from two inputs you already understand:
• Space — how much of the property is guest vs total area (set once from your floor plan)
• Time — how the listing was used across the year from your day-by-day calendar trail

Direct listing costs stay with that listing. The math runs from your records as you go, so you’re not reverse-engineering a year of bills at the deadline.

Whether any particular claim is right for your return is still for you and your tax agent or bookkeeper.

Question 8

A platform changed its host fees — how do I keep that straight in my records?

Accepted Answer

When a booking platform changes fees, your payout file changes with it. Gross, net, and fees move as the platform reports them.

Dunit keeps those amounts as they arrived and keeps fee lines tied to the matching booking, so you and your tax agent or bookkeeper can see the impact without rebuilding spreadsheets every time the rules shift.

It won’t tell you how to reprice listings, or how fees should be treated on your return.

Question 9

How do I stop losing receipts in a shoebox?

Accepted Answer

Use Dunit Snap on your phone. It’s not in the App Store — it’s a Progressive Web App you pin to your home screen, so capture stays light: buy, snap, move on.

Setup:
1. Log in on desktop and open Account > Mobile Receipt Setup.
2. Scan your QR code with your phone.
3. Use Share (iOS) or Menu (Android) → Add to Home Screen.

Receipts land in your records while you’re still at the checkout, not in a drawer after year-end.

Question 10

Can I trust the calendar sync when I’m splitting costs by time?

Accepted Answer

Dunit syncs platform iCals (for example Airbnb or Booking.com) and lines them up on one consistent day timeline, so you’re less likely to double-count stays or leave mystery gaps.

Calendars look forward — they don’t rebuild ancient history. Past synced stays are kept as occupancy evidence; fresh feed data wins for what’s coming up and for cancellations.

You still code blocked time yourself when the calendar can’t explain why a day was closed.

Question 11

Is Dunit actually built for short-term rental hosts like me?

Accepted Answer

Yes. It’s made for hosts who need IRD-oriented record-keeping — local financial-year dates, short-stay categorisation, and cleaner files for your tax agent or bookkeeper — not a generic business ledger bolted onto one booking platform.

It’s still record-keeping, not lodged advice. Your accountant (and official IRD guidance) remain the source of truth for your return.

Question 12

I have more than one listing — can I keep it all in one place?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Properties, listings, and financial years live in one account so you’re not juggling a folder of spreadsheets per room or per platform.

You can compare how listings are performing and keep each one’s records organised without the portfolio sprawl.

Question 13

Can my accountant see my records without me emailing everything?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Invite them as a collaborator so they can review tax-ready records in Dunit instead of chasing CSVs, PDFs, and calendar screenshots by email.

Access stays controlled — they get the evidence trail, not every host write action they don’t need.

Question 14

How do you look after my financial data?

Accepted Answer

Dunit uses least-privilege access and secure cloud practices, and keeps account-level access separate from listing records.

The goal is a reliable evidence trail you and your tax agent or bookkeeper can trust — organised, not scattered across devices and inboxes.

Question 15

How do I get started?

Accepted Answer

Create your account from Log In, add your property and listings, then start importing income and coding expenses for the current financial year.

Connect platform iCals when you’re ready, bring in platform payout CSVs (for example Airbnb or Booking.com), and use Snap for receipts on the go. Most hosts feel the difference once the shoebox stops growing.

Question 16

Can my partner, bookkeeper, or accountant work in Dunit with me?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Invite collaborators with the access that fits their role — co-owner, bookkeeper, accountant — so everyone’s looking at the same records.

They join via a secure invite link. No shared passwords, no spreadsheet tennis.

What they can do depends on the role you assign; tax professionals usually get read-focused access rather than host setup tasks.

Frequently asked questions

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