Airbnb and the controversy about taxes: “we cannot escape” – The NINETEENTH Century

The idea of Airbnb was born to meet the hosts and travellers

These giants need to draw a global objective and a narrative positive: besides the rooms, Airbnb wants to “democratize the capital,” says Lehane. Shows a graph that makes you think: about seven thousand dollars of income per year lost by the americans during the years of the crisis are more or less the same, seven thousand dollars of the revenues from the short-term rental guarantee to the host medium in the market in the North America.

guests of The festival to Los Angeles have been designed, all with a strong commitment to civil society, from the concert of Lady Gaga to the testimony of Gwyneth Paltrow. Now is the entrepreneur, get up on stage and convey us an analysis of the vote: “The people have told us clearly that they are tired of the status quo. Now it is even more important to create community, but I want to better understand humanity and why people seem to think so”. To give substance to such vision, in Italy “the intent is to simplify, and everything that goes in this direction it’s fine,” says Stifanelli.

For Airbnb, the proposal of the flat rate tax with automatic transfer of the 21% withdrawn by the government – perhaps because today is the focus of the Palazzo Chigi is on the referendum, and the word tax can’t pronounce it -, was reasonable in concept, but “too simplistic,” says the country manager. “It was configured more as a web tax. Would have imposed us to know in advance the tax situation of people, but we – argue – we are not an arm of the national revenue Agency”.

Stifanelli is certain, however, that “the debate will continue and there will be a solution”, while recalling that the accusations of many, hoteliers in the first place, are misleading. “With Airbnb all transactions are tracked electronically, is definitely not the platform that is recommended for people who want to escape,” he says. then There is the chapter tax: in various cities, from Amsterdam to Paris, Airbnb has reached a deal to retain the tax and pay directly to the Municipality. In Italy, and the opening is Florence and others are moving, but in Tuscany is still waiting for the regional law that makes effective the measure.

The numbers of the ride say that Airbnb is here to stay and the expansion of the experiences announced demonstrates the ambition of the platform is to become the only app that we use for travel. Soon you can also book flights and cars. Why not the hotel? “We do not exclude this possibility in the future,” says Stifanelli, “we are not closed, we think we can work together with the traditional hotel”. The world has changed, we are travelling more and there is space for everyone continues, the country manager of italy tourism in Italy is growing, as the rate of booking of the hotels. We could work together, we can learn something from them, and perhaps also something from us.”

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