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Published 12:00 am Wednesday, April 2, 2014

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Airbnb to collect taxes in 2 cities

Online home rental service Airbnb has agreed to pay San Francisco’s 14 percent hotel tax, addressing at least one concern of critics who say the company is flouting regulations.

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Under the plan, Airbnb would collect taxes directly from guests as an extra charge on their bill — the same way hotels do. The San Francisco-based company, which connects travelers with people renting out their homes, said it will begin remitting taxes to the city by the summer.

Out of the 32,000 cities worldwide where Airbnb operates, San Francisco and Portland would be the first ones where it collects hotel taxes. The company agreed last week to collect taxes in Portland.

— From staff and wire reports

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