Renting to tourists? Airbnb wants to collect taxes for you

Legislation introduced Monday aims to make it easier for online home-rental companies to do business in Arizona.

The bill would allow companies such as Airbnb, Homeaway and VBRO to collect state lodging taxes on behalf of property owners while also keeping the properties classified as residential for tax purposes.

Read more... http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/arizona/politics/2016/02/16/home-rental-bill-aimed-tax-collections/80438032/