Technically Baltimore – A Baltimore bill would tax Airbnb like hotels

October 7, 2016
Baltimore is entering the fray of cities looking to collect taxes from sharing economy services that serve as intermediaries for short-term rentals, namely Airbnb. The Baltimore City Council took up legislation last month that would make Airbnb and other services subject to the city’s 9.5 percent hotel tax. Under similar deals reached around the country, the service collects taxes from its hosts and delivers them to the city. Airbnb is reportedly onboard with the move, the Baltimore Sun reported. Unlike the fraught negotiations with transportation services Uber and Lyft in the state legislature last year, this appears to be an example of a disruptor seeking legitimacy through taxes. The big difference lies in the fact that the city isn’t looking to regulate short-term rentals, but only tax them…
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