Airbnb signs dozens more tax agreements in the US, France

A 3D printed people's models are seen in front of a displayed Airbnb logo in this illustration taken, June 8, 2016. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

SAN FRANCISCO: Airbnb has reached new deals with dozens of jurisdictions in the United States and France to collect and pay taxes, doubling down on its effort to improve its image with local policymakers even as it face regulatory challenges around the world. 

Airbnb, the short-term rental service that offers a website where homeowners can rent out a room or their entire property, has collected US$240mil (RM1.06bil) in hotel and occupancy taxes since it was founded in 2008, remitting them to the jurisdictions where the company has agreements, Airbnb spokesman Nick Papas told Reuters.