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Re:Lyft, SideCar, and Uber all slapped with $20K fines from ... by rprasad on Thursday November 15, 2012 @12:54PM (#4789795)
Because renting out a hotel room is not a sale. Ergo, a sales tax does not apply. An occupancy tax is the tax levied on short-term leases (i.e.,, hotels).
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Re:Lyft, SideCar, and Uber all slapped with $20K fines from ... by ajays on Thursday November 15, 2012 @02:00PM (#4790143)
It's mainly because (a) sales taxes are much less than these occupancy taxes, and (b) socking it to the visitor has no political repercussions; they're not going to vote in the elections anyways.
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Re:Lyft, SideCar, and Uber all slapped with $20K fines from ... by Zak on Thursday November 15, 2012 @01:06PM (#4789852)
There's sales tax on renting a car most places - why not a room? Why should there be a different tax at a different rate for renting a room?
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