Airbnb agrees to pay €576m to settle a tax dispute in Italy

Short-term rental platform Airbnb has agreed to pay €576m to settle a years-long dispute over unpaid taxes in Italy but said it will not try to recover the money from its hosts (Alamy/PA)

Short-term rental platform Airbnb has agreed to pay €576m to settle a years-long dispute over unpaid taxes in Italy but said it will not try to recover the money from its hosts.

In November, Italian prosecutors said AirBnb owed about €779m in short-term rental taxes it had failed to pay on behalf of Italian landlords who used the platform between 2017 and 2021.