Post by High Priestess on Aug 1, 2016 15:04:48 GMT
Airbnb stays in Massachusetts will continue to be tax free...
www.bostonglobe.com/business/2016/07/31/lawmakers-drop-plan-for-airbnb-rentals-tax/U7PPFad5HNzhweYYAzCJrN/story.html
Renting a private home through sites like Airbnb will remain tax-free in Massachusetts after legislators gave up a plan to extend hotel levies to short-term private lodgings.
The Airbnb meaure was not included in a key economic development bill that emerged late Sunday night after marathon negotiations between House and Senate lawmakers.
The plan’s defeat wasn’t a huge surprise: Governor Charlie Baker previously said he didn’t want to raise taxes on private rentals, and House lawmakers didn’t include a similar plan in their economic development bill.
In a twist, Airbnb, a fast-growing online service that lets people rent their spare rooms and vacation homes, had lobbied for the tax.
www.bostonglobe.com/business/2016/07/31/lawmakers-drop-plan-for-airbnb-rentals-tax/U7PPFad5HNzhweYYAzCJrN/story.html
Renting a private home through sites like Airbnb will remain tax-free in Massachusetts after legislators gave up a plan to extend hotel levies to short-term private lodgings.
The Airbnb meaure was not included in a key economic development bill that emerged late Sunday night after marathon negotiations between House and Senate lawmakers.
The plan’s defeat wasn’t a huge surprise: Governor Charlie Baker previously said he didn’t want to raise taxes on private rentals, and House lawmakers didn’t include a similar plan in their economic development bill.
In a twist, Airbnb, a fast-growing online service that lets people rent their spare rooms and vacation homes, had lobbied for the tax.