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How Should The Sharing Economy Be Taxed?
Posted on · The economy created by the Ubers and Airbnbs of this world poses a challenge for taxing authorities.
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Airbnb Agreement With Texas Means Hosts Won’t Get Around Paying Tax
Posted on · The web-based home-sharing company will start collecting hotel occupancy taxes in Texas.
Houston Matters
The Complications of a Sharing Economy
Posted on · The success of companies like app-based paid ride service Uber and web-based private lodging provider Airbnb have raised the profile of what’s characterized as a “sharing economy” model. But as much as these companies may represent a developing economic trend, it’s one that brings with it some complicated legal questions, as we learn from University […]
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Industry Regulators and the Sharing Economy: Monday’s Show (October 5, 2015)
Posted on · How close are regulators to the businesses they are charged with watching? When does their mission to protect the public interest get mired in the will to further industry? Texas Tribune energy reporter Jim Malewitz has been contemplating these questions. On today’s Houston Matters, he joins us to discuss the sometimes uneasy relationship between industry […]