taxes
New York Wants to Subpoena 15,000 Users After Airbnb Refused to Settle
Nitasha Tiku · 04/21/14 11:50AM
Airbnb might lose the fight of its life—or at least the trust of its customers—the very same week that it officially closed a deal for $450 million in venture capital. The New York Post reports that state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman will go forward with a subpoena "to identify users who are illegally renting out apartments."
You May Not Have Paid the Right Taxes for Airbnb
Nitasha Tiku · 04/16/14 04:00PM
The gig economy seems a lot less cuddly come tax season, especially for the underemployed who provide raw material and have come to depend on startups like Airbnb for income.
It's Really Hard To Make Google Pay Taxes
Sam Biddle · 03/18/14 09:54AMNot only do large multinational tech firms like Apple and Google try as hard as possible to avoid playing taxes on the planet Earth, our pesky Earth laws make it easy to dodge. Just look at le Google in France.
Like Everyone Else, Twitter Hides from U.S. Taxes in Ireland
Sam Biddle · 10/18/13 12:08PMHere's the Document that Started Apple's Hidden Irish Tax Scheme
Sam Biddle · 05/22/13 04:37PM
The mega-valuable company that makes your laptop is under congressional scrutiny this week for offshore tax-dodging. It all started in 1980, when Apple's California execs moved their operation to Ireland with a fake company with the codename "Waldwill Limited."
Apple Lobbies on Taxes More than Any Other Subject
Sam Biddle · 05/21/13 12:30PM
Bill Allison, the editorial director of the Sunlight Foundation, looks at the lobbying and campaign finance records relating to Apple as its CEO, Tim Cook, appears before a Senate Committee.