Mexican government to charge $600k in taxes on Airbnb in Chihuahua next year

This article was written and published in Spanish and has been translated into English via Google Translate. Click here to read the original article.

By 2020, the Mexico's Government plans to apply the “hotel tax” for those who offer the hosting service through Airbnb, for which they intend to collect 13 million pesos (about $686,000).

Arturo Fuentes Vélez, Secretary of Treasury, reported that the intention to collect this state tax is due to a national trend, where other states also ask for the payment of said tax, since migration to digital platforms for the hiring of this service.

He mentioned that only with the tax to those who grant the hosting service through Airbnb, they intend to collect 13 million pesos (about $686,000) throughout the state.

Currently, the government of Chihuahua collects nearly 100 million pesos annually for the "hotel tax", which is levied for the lodging service.

This article was written and published in Spanish and has been translated into English via Google Translate. Click here to read the original article.

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