AIRBNB an online rental hosting platform, announced on Friday that it remitted a record $6 million in 2021 tax revenue to the state of Rhode Island, a 70% increase over 2019. Pictured, bikers on Corn Neck Road on Block Island./COURTESY BLOCK ISLAND TOURISM COUNCIL
PROVIDENCE – Airbnb, an online rental hosting platform, announced on Friday that it remitted a record $6 million in 2021 tax revenue to the state of Rhode Island, a 70% increase from 2019. Arbnb remitted more than $1.5 billion in federal taxes in 2021, including Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico, an 87% increase over 2019.…