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A focused, in-person session on VAT, tax and cash management for short-stay operators, hosts and property managers, shaped around the reality of cancellations, cash flow pressure and ongoing uncertainty, with practical input from experts and time for direct Q&A.

What This Is

We’re bringing the community together for a practical, in-person morning with three specialists across VAT, tax and financial management addressing the questions coming up most for businesses operating across the short-stay sector right now.

Cancellations, cash flow pressure and ongoing uncertainty are shaping how operators are working day to day. Alongside that, there’s a clear need to understand where businesses stand financially. This session creates the space to work through that together.

Who Will Be In The Room

A mix of Short Stay Circle members and Trusted Partners, including short-stay operators, property managers, hosts and businesses supporting the sector.

What We’ll Cover

Each expert will share focused insight from their area, followed by an open Q&A with the room.

Cash Management in the Current Climate Shaharyar Shahzad, Territory Sales Manager. Qashio

• How operators can track their cash position right now
• Approaches to managing and protecting cash flow
• Practical tools that support day-to-day financial control

VAT and Financial Management from an Operator Perspective Abishek Tak, Head of Finance. GuestReady

• How VAT is being handled within active short-stay operations
• Anonymised examples of how businesses are structuring this in practice
• Common gaps across the sector and how they’re being addressed

VAT, Corporate Tax and Compliance David Daly, Partner. Gulf Tax Accounting Group

• VAT obligations for short-term rental operators
• What applies and what doesn’t, and key thresholds
• Corporate tax considerations and current compliance priorities
• What’s being seen across the market and where attention is needed

Open Q&A

Time built in at the end and throughout to ask questions directly and hear how others in the room are approaching similar situations.

Why Attend

A chance to sit in a room with people working through the same realities, and gain clear, practical input from those working directly across finance, tax and operations within the short-stay space.

Short Stay Circle connects operators with the people, insight and expertise shaping the sector, bringing everything into one place to support how businesses operate and grow.