If you think that you can start your Airbnb business in Italy overnight just by putting your home online, you are off track. Italy has very stringent laws about it and many hosts get heavy fines for not running the business in compliance with the laws. The first chapters defines the possible hospitality business structure available to individuals in Italy, and the required compliance to startup. The following chapters deal with the best tax efficient structure to run your business, exploiting the deductions and tax benefits available to holiday and short term lets. This book—the first of its kind— provides all the required information to run your business in compliance with the various local authorities, as well as explaining to you the practicality on how to make the most out of your hosting business without risking problems with the tax office.