To Airbnb is human; to tax-forgive would be divine.
Patrick O’Byrne,
Phibsborough,
Dublin 7.
Airbnb and the tourism industry (Irish Times letters)
Here’s why Ernst & Young support Airbnb over tax relief for Irish hosts (Newstalk)
Previously: Keep Your Air On
Pic: Underconsideration
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In the other letter (see the link above):
Unfortunately she does not take into consideration the employment of workers in the hospitality sector. Hotels and guesthouses employ people and have to pay PRSI and income tax while adhering to a health and safety standard, all of which cost money. Airbnb does not have the same costs.
Ermmm, so what?
The assumption is that AirBnB is in direct competition with hotels, hostels and B & B’s.
Yet they can earn money without having to pay the proportion of their earnings that hotels, hostels and B & B’s do.
I’m not sure how you don’t get that.
Em, it’s not that he doesn’t get it, it’s a rubbish and pointless argument, hence the “so what?” at the end.
why is there always one gobpoo in the Irish times letters page making some poo one line pun
They give puns a bad name.
The fact that it’s usually, as you say, a short bad one followed by a detailed name and address suggests they’re very proud of it the smug bastardos.
It sounds like a certain punmonger is miffed at a little healthy competition…
Ooooh, wait ’til Scotser gets here.
But Airbnb is killing the industry Joe!
“Overall, the report suggests that the average hotel’s pre-tax profit per room is continuing to grow, with the 2014 figure standing at €9,201 compared to €7,347 in 2013 and €6,497 in 2012.”
Source:
http://www.rte.ie/news/business/2015/0812/720710-hotel-rates-2014/
I don’t understand the ‘killing the industry’ claim. AirBNB and people looking for hotels are two very separate markets. I use both a good deal throughout the year and certainly the demographic in both is completely different on average.
And how does that let people who rented their room using AirBnB off paying their taxes?
All the while, Airbnb have their headquarters here specifically to avoid paying tax themselves. Nice one.
It’s not their fault, just taking advantage of the system which is weighted to help large corporations and not Airbnb hosts.