The “Airbnb Loophole”: How a Short-Term Rental Lets High Earners Wipe Out Their W-2 Tax Bill

If you own a short-term rental, or you’re thinking about buying one, there’s a line in the tax code that turns your Airbnb into a W-2 tax shelter. It’s called the short-term rental loophole, and it ...

Can I trust a text claiming to be from the IRS? The agency is changing its mind about SMS alerts. Here's what it will and won't send to your phone

There's a prominent page on the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) website that says, in part, "Taxpayers need to remember that ...
Tax Guru

Service Tax Paid Under Wrong Category Need Not Be Paid Again: CESTAT Chennai

CESTAT Chennai rejected higher Section 78 penalty, holding tax paid under a wrong category need not be repaid where liability ...
The Baytown Sun

Baytown residents stirred up over short-term rentals

Residents from multiple Baytown neighborhoods packed a town hall meeting at the Republic of Texas Plaza Tuesday night and ...
The Baytown Sun

Baytown City Council to weigh short-term rental code changes

Short-term rental regulations return to the spotlight Thursday as Baytown City Council considers amendments to the Unified ...

Deadly 2025 shooting led Columbia to tighten Airbnb restrictions. A year later, problems persist.

Mayor Daniel Rickenmann said that if popular short-term rental platforms won’t help the city enforce its new rules, the ...
nbcrightnow.com

Pasco moves to license, regulate short-term rentals like Airbnb

The Pasco City Council is expected to pass an ordinance during its Monday meeting that will establish new short-term rental ...

Why you should think twice before using shorthand like ‘thx’ and ‘k’ in your texts

Abbreviations like ‘brb’ and ‘plz’ may seem benign. But new research shows they can make senders appear less sincere – and ...