Advocating on Behalf of our US Host Community
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A March 17, 2020 post on the Airbnb newsroom titled Advocating on Behalf of our US Host Community. It reports that Airbnb's Senior Vice President for Policy and Communications Chris Lehane sent a letter to federal policymakers asking them to consider measures to financially support Airbnb hosts during the crisis and recovery. The post lists four proposals: expanding federal short-term rental tax exemptions from 14 days to 60 days, a federal tax credit, deduction or deferral of taxes on 1099 income earned by hosts, access to expanded US Small Business Administration economic injury disaster loans, and low-interest loans from lenders. It states that 14% of US hosts have said they are teachers or live with a teacher.
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