Berkshire Eagle – Bringing Airbnb on to a ‘level’ playing field

January 22, 2017
PITTSFIELD — A task force consisting of Berkshire lodging entrepreneurs is planning to meet with 1Berkshire officials in the coming days to craft a formal statement regarding the fairness of the state’s lodging tax. The meeting comes in the wake of Gov. Charlie Baker’s announcement last week that he plans to file a measure to tax short-term rentals of private homes through websites including Airbnb, when the owners of those establishments rent at the rate of a “de facto business” like a hotel or motel…
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