Nearly 80% of Japan’s Airbnbs removed in response to new home-share law

Re:Nearly 80% of Japan’s Airbnbs removed in response to new ... by xapata on Friday June 08, 2018 @12:31PM (#17267077)

Not true. I've stayed in several places where an extra county-specific tax is imposed via AirBnB.

There may be some places which haven't yet arranged for AirBnB to pay the tax, but it isn't because AirBnB refuses. In fact, it may be because hotels in that area are still holding out for the possibility of banning AirBnB. When AirBnB starts paying hotel taxes, it becomes nearly impossible to remove.

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Re:Nearly 80% of Japan’s Airbnbs removed in response to new ... by SOLAR_FIELDS on Friday June 08, 2018 @05:45PM (#17269978)

Venice, mentioned elsewhere in this thread as a problem city because of AirBnB, levies this tax against people who visit and stay in AirBnB

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Re:Nearly 80% of Japan’s Airbnbs removed in response to new ... by wool_gather on Saturday June 09, 2018 @10:31AM (#17273211)

This is interesting. How is it enforced and collected?

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Re:Nearly 80% of Japan’s Airbnbs removed in response to new ... by xapata on Sunday June 10, 2018 @04:41AM (#17277190)

Separate line item in the nightly rate. It's easy to overlook. It references the locale collecting the tax.

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Re:Nearly 80% of Japan’s Airbnbs removed in response to new ... by Cub3 on Saturday June 09, 2018 @02:13PM (#17274209)

Anecdotally when I was staying in Venice two years ago I didn't pay any kind of tax for the Airbnb unless it was worked into the price.

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