San Francisco-based Airbnb is backing House Bill 5139, which it said is written to require "marketplace facilitators" like Airbnb, Amsterdam-based Booking.com and Austin,Texas-based Vrbo to assess and ...

A multi-million dollar PAC funded by the short-term rental platform has a proposal to allow local taxation of stays at Airbnbs and other vacation homes.

Following widespread reporting about a proposed “tax hike” on Airbnb-style rentals, the City of Cape Town has clarified that ...

Airbnb is pushing back against a new tax in Ocean City that will charge a 3% fee to vacationers who book accommodations using online platforms. In a 4-3 vote on July 17, city council approved the tax ...

The Jersey Shore, a storied summer vacation spot, has become the newest battleground over regulating and taxing the internet economy. New Jersey is one of the first big states to adopt a surcharge on ...

As the summer season settles in, this month marks the first time thousands of Airbnb hosts in Suffolk County no longer have to collect taxes on short-term rental stays thanks to a new deal that shifts ...

Airbnb will begin collecting state sales tax in North Dakota. The company made an agreement with the state, beginning April 1, to collect the 5 percent tax on behalf of its hosts who rent their homes ...

Cape Town plans to more than double municipal rates on homes that are rented out for short durations, including those listed ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Airbnb enforcement and restaurant tax collection were major focuses at the London–Laurel County Tourist Commission’s Oct. 21 ...