Reuters – Airbnb paid less than $77,000 in tax in France in 2015- Le Parisien

August 11, 2016
Aug 11 Online home-rental marketplace Airbnb paid less than 70,000 euros ($77,000) in taxes in France in 2015, 18 percent less than the previous year, even though Paris is the company’s most popular destination, French newspaper Le Parisien reported on Thursday. Multinational companies can lower tax payments by using subsidiaries in countries where corporate tax rates are low, such as Ireland. Some of these companies, such as Google , have come under increasing pressure in Europe, and in France in particular, from governments angry at the way businesses use their presence around to world to minimise tax….
Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/france-airbnb-taxation-idUSL8N1AS455