The IRS Makes It Easier to Pay Taxes on Uber and Airbnb Income
Skift Take
This is a clear sign that the sharing economy isn’t in its infancy anymore.
On Aug. 22, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) debuted an online Sharing Economy Resource Center to help taxpayers better understand how to file taxes for income earned through ride-sharing services like Uber and Lyft, or from renting out rooms and houses on platforms like Airbnb and HomeAway.
Establishment of this online resource center is a clear sign that the federal government both recognizes the growing popularity of these services and knows that it is not capturing all the tax revenu
