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Airbnb wants to be taxed in Mass.

Economy

Airbnb wants to be taxed in Mass.

Home-sharing app runs ad supporting levy on short-term rentals

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STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE WITH THE PRESIDENTIAL campaign in the rear-view mirror and the airwaves now free of political ads, Airbnb is taking advantage of the void to press its own campaign to get Massachusetts to regulate and tax its short-term rental industry. The San Francisco-based company last week launched a new TV ad in(...)

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Baker flip-flops on Airbnb tax

Politics

Baker flip-flops on Airbnb tax

Won't support Senate's tax on short-term rentals

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STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE GOV. CHARLIE BAKER, admitting Monday that he spoke too soon last week when he endorsed a Senate plan to tax short-term housing rentals, showed himself to be conflicted over how to maintain the anti-tax image he tries to project and still be the fair-minded business advocate who wants to even competition(...)

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Airbnb follows Uber playbook

Economy/ The Back Story

Airbnb follows Uber playbook

Lawmakers seem inclined to regulate apps with a light touch

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FIRST UBER, NOW AIRBNB. The so-called sharing economy that went from zero to billions of dollars in the blink of an eye caught the State House off-guard, but it now appears the Legislature is inclined to regulate these new services with a much lighter touch than the legacy industries with which they compete. After months(...)

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