OTTAWA — Canada’s hotels are asking the federal Liberal government to take a heavier hand with online rental services like Airbnb and force the platforms to collect and remit sales tax. Pressure from domestic businesses has been building on the Trudeau government to apply sales taxes to online services providers like Airbnb and Netflix, arguing that different tax treatments create an unequal playing field. The international trade committee’s report on e-commerce issues recommended the government apply sales taxes “on tangible and intangible products” sold through online platforms, and tax the profits from those sales. In the rest of the country, it is up to hosts to collect sales tax and provide it to the federal government. Grynol said she would like to see the various platforms be proactive in either collecting sales taxes.

Source: National Post April 30, 2018 16:07 UTC