Taxes on short term rentals are generally consumption taxes and not income taxes. These are charged to Hotels in many places and in some cases they apply to Air

Taxes on short term rentals are generally consumption taxes and not income taxes. These are charged to Hotels in many places and in some cases they apply to AirBnBs. I have an AirBnB and am charged the same consumption taxes as a hotel in the same county. It’s fair from the perspective that Hilton and I are providing the same kind of service. AirBnB is on the hook to collect them because they’re the merchant collecting the overall fee. If I ran my own chain I’d be on the hook to collect the fee.