Kansas City Star – Airbnb will now collect short-term occupancy taxes for the state of Kansas

January 15, 2017
Airbnb has reached a tax agreement with the Kansas Department of Revenue to begin collecting taxes on its home-sharing bookings in the state. The company will announce Monday that it will automatically collect and remit the taxes, putting Airbnb lodging on the same footing, taxwise, as hotels and other lodging establishments. Airbnb hosts will not have to handle the process, and their fees to Airbnb will not increase, the company said…
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