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Beaufort County Council approves settlement with Airbnb, directs proceeds to lodging tax and authorizes ethics disclosure
Summary
Beaufort County Council voted Jan. 13 to accept a settlement offer resolving litigation with Airbnb over unpaid local accommodations taxes and business license fees for short-term rentals, and to allocate the county's share of proceeds between local ATAX revenue and the general fund.
Beaufort County Council voted on Jan. 13 to accept a settlement in litigation against Airbnb over the platform’s failure to collect and remit local accommodations taxes and business license fees for short-term rentals in rural Beaufort County. Council authorized the county administrator to sign a settlement agreement for an amount discussed in executive session (amount not specified in the public record).
The council directed that the county’s prorated share of settlement receipts be split 90% to local accommodations tax (ATAX) and deposited into the local ATAX account and 10% to business…
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