Albuquerque Journal – Santa Fe, Taos sign occupancy tax collection agreements with Airbnb

July 13, 2016
SANTA FE, N.M. — In a joint announcement Wednesday, the city of Santa Fe and the town of Taos said the online vacation rental service Airbnb will start collecting lodgers’ taxes from its hosts and remit them back to the municipalities beginning Aug. 1. “Lodgers’ taxes help support the local economy and are already being paid by guests of hotels, motels and bed & breakfasts in Taos and Santa Fe,” states a press release. “Many individual short-term rental owners already collect and remit tax, but this new relationship with Airbnb will substantially increase the level of compliance.”…
Source: http://www.abqjournal.com/807452/santa-fe-taos-sign-occupancy-tax-collection-agreements-with-airbnb.html