Can someone more informed than myself explain if this applies to AirBnB? I'm a host in Seattle. The city now requires short-term rental operators to register a

Can someone more informed than myself explain if this applies to AirBnB? I'm a host in Seattle. The city now requires short-term rental operators to register as their own businesses.* If I'm a contractor for AirBnb, this makes sense. However, if I'm an employee of AirBnb, then the Washington State income tax law would prohibit Seattle from collecting taxes on short-term operators. Note that 30+ day stays are not* required to register, which doesn't make any sense since you're still operating a business.