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 ...

Melissa Layton grew up with the traditional narratives that you must get a “proper job” to have a nice life and home – or you could instead follow your dreams and end up penniless and homeless. After ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Washington State Capitol building. Lawmakers are considering allowing local governments to tax short-term rentals to pay for ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) -- San Jose could become the third city to impose taxes on Airbnb. During Tuesday night's meeting, the city council is expected to vote on a proposal that would add a 10-percent ...

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 ...

TurboTenant reports that the short-term rental tax loophole allows property owners to offset income with losses, reducing ...

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.