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sharing economy

Individual Taxes: TaxVox
For all the attention being lavished on the gig economy, we still have much to learn about those who are working in it. But we...
October 30, 2018Howard Gleckman
Individual Taxes: TaxVox
My family did Airbnb last month. We rented a nice cottage in northern Michigan. The price was right and it was comfortable…except for the ants. There weren’t a lot, but enough that I emailed the home owner/ host. She never responded but we dealt with it. After all, our expectations weren’t as high as if it were a hotel. Our host was sharing her home and we had a friendly, casual relationship. Or did we? When does sharing for a fee morph into something more formal?
July 5, 2017Renu Zaretsky