March 2, 2017
While Ulster County awaits state approval to enable Airbnb and other online overnight booking sites to collect the county’s hotel/motel tax, Dutchess County has struck a deal with the online booking site that will allow it to start collecting that fee. Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro said he recently reached a deal with Airbnb under which the company will assess a “fee” equal to the 4 percent occupancy tax the county levies on motel and hotel rooms…
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