Airbnb Talking to 100-Plus Cities in Bid to Address Tax Concerns
- Already collects tax for 30 cities, including Paris, Amsterdam
- Berlin blockage will be worked out, CTO Blecharczyk says
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Airbnb Inc. is in talks with more than 100 cities about ways to collect taxes, following tactics that have helped it appease regulators in cities like Amsterdam and Paris.
“We’re actively trying to engage with cities -- we’ve put out a pledge indicating our willingness to work with cities on things like taxes and transparency,” the San Francisco-based company’s Chief Technology Officer, Nathan Blecharczyk, said in Amsterdam at a startup conference. “New policies that have been passed have been overall favorable to home sharing.”