Multinational forced to pay some tax

[JohnD]

"Airbnb has agreed to pay €576mn ($621mn) to Italian authorities to end a long-running tax dispute that boiled over last month when the country’s public prosecutor ordered funds to be seized from the holiday rental platform."

FT.com

 

[noseall]

"Airbnb has agreed to pay €576mn ($621mn) to Italian authorities to end a long-running tax dispute that boiled over last month when the country’s public prosecutor ordered funds to be seized from the holiday rental platform."

FT.com

Hear, hear!

 

[Mottie]

Why are you two concerned about what tax is paid to the Italian authorities? Have you nothing else to worry about or do you just both have a hatred of Airbnb?

 

[Bod ...]

Why are you two concerned about what tax is paid to the Italian authorities? Have you nothing else to worry about or do you just both have a hatred of Airbnb?

What do you mean when you say both?

 

[Trazor]

Why are you two concerned about what tax is paid to the Italian authorities? Have you nothing else to worry about or do you just both have a hatred of Airbnb?

They co-exist on here, haven't you noticed.

 

[motorbiking]

If you are familiar with the rules in Italy. Airbnb, copped responsibility to withhold tax on behalf of their host customers and pay it directly to the authorities. A bit like withholding tax on US stock dividends. They failed to do it, so have to pay the bill. It's not actually taxes on their corporate affairs they were in dispute over. They simply hadn't applied local tax rules "renters tax". I suspect they will be coming after their host customers for the money.

 

[JohnD]

do you just both have a hatred of Airbnb?

No, but I do approve of people paying tax.

Where do you think the money for the fire service and the NHS comes from?

 

[fillyboy]

Where do you think the money for the fire service and the NHS comes from?

Surely not the Italians.

 

[JohnD]

Fool.

 

[motorbiking]

Perhaps they could airbnb a fire engine..

 

[Mottie]

Where do you think the money for the fire service and the NHS comes from?

In Italy? Unlike you two, I don’t even think about it. Have they got an NHS over there?

 

[Mottie]

What do you mean when you say both?

JohnD and Nosey.

 

[motorbiking]

Not to mention it was the hosts who didn't pay the taxes, not Airbnb

 

[JohnD]

it was the hosts who didn't pay the taxes, not Airbnb

Neither of them paid.

 

[JohnD]

In Italy? Unlike you two, I don’t even think about it. Have they got an NHS over there?

Oh mottie you are stupid.

Look at the question you quoted.

Now answer it.