Measure to ban vacation rentals in South Lake Tahoe passes by narrow margin
US: A ballot measure banning vacation home rentals in residential neighbourhoods in South Lake Tahoe and reducing occupancy limits has
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Airbnb refuses Mexican government’s voluntary pilot tax programme
Mexico: Airbnb has backtracked from negotiations with Mexico that would have reportedly required the platform to collect income tax from
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Airbnb reportedly agrees to share renter user data with Estonian tax authority
Estonia: Airbnb is to reportedly share user data with the Estonian Tax and Customs Board (MTA), according to the Baltic
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Long Beach city council to consider tighter regulations on short-term rentals
USA: Officials in the city of Long Beach want tighter regulations for short-term rentals which would cap the number of
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Airbnb hosts in Greece required to submit short-term rental tax declarations
Greece: Greek short-term rental hosts have until 30 November to submit cumulative rental tax declarations in an electronic registry of
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Nova Scotia ministers debate establishing pre-booking levy on short-term rentals
Canada: A working group has called on Nova Scotia to consider establishing a booking levy on shared economy companies such
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Airbnb in talks to tax tourists in fastest-growing SE Asia market of Malaysia
Malaysia: Airbnb has revealed it is in talks with local authorities and ministries in Malaysia to collect tourism tax on
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Dublin City Council to set up €400,000 Airbnb taskforce
Ireland: A dedicated team to police potentially illegal Airbnb-style rentals in Dublin is to be formed by Dublin City Council
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Las Vegas to decide on implementing short-term rental restrictions or bans
Las Vegas: In January, Las Vegas will welcome over 180,000 visitors to its annual International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) —
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Airbnb launches government home-sharing petition in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Airbnb has appealed for Hong Kong residents to sign an online petition in support of home-sharing in the
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