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by reza_n 3649 days ago
Who would pay for all this extra enforcement? My guess is that a large portion of this short term rental income is untaxed. Can't have both sides, no regulation and no tax. I pay my share when I rent a hotel. (Apologies if airbnb renters are paying the appropriate city, state, and federal taxes).
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Airbnb takes the appropriate local taxes automatically as part of the booking
San Francisco collects no shortage of taxes.