Skift – Airbnb’s Proposed Tax Agreements With Cities Raise More Questions Than Answers

April 18, 2016
…Why don’t these cities just take the tax money from Airbnb and leave it at that? Well, that’s a much more complicated issue and it isn’t just about the money. It’s about Airbnb’s potential impact on local communities and businesses, and how the platform is enabling “Super Hosts,” or commercial operators, to profit from its platform by listing multiple units or listing a unit or units full time. That right there is at the heart of a brewing battle between Airbnb and local city governments (New York especially) and hotel industry associations like the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA)…
Source: https://skift.com/2016/04/18/airbnbs-proposed-tax-agreements-with-cities-raise-more-questions-than-answers/?utm_campaign=Daily+Newsletter&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=28546446&_hsenc=p2ANqtz–qTUgDWaSBsTOyWUyb9DUNnfTu76567eJGCcjl1NSWnSP88U1TSRDJ0r7_qtncgAcczo34a63rVxNvvee1hCW_Chv24g&_hsmi=28546446