For the first time, a federal appellate court has held that online travel companies cannot be compelled to collect and pay local "bed" taxes on the rooms they sell to consumers. Similar disputes nationwide have been percolating through federal and state courts challenging application of occupancy tax laws, written before online travel booking took off.
January 19, 2009 at 12:00 AM
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Similar disputes nationwide have been percolating through federal and state courts challenging application of occupancy tax laws, written before online travel booking took off. The various suits sought payments from online firms.
The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals concluded that an online travel company does not meet the statutory definition of “retailer” under a Pitt County, N.C., occupancy tax law. Pitt County v. Hotels.-com, No. 07-1900 (4th Cir. 2009).
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