WASHINGTON (AP) — The District of Columbia can collect sales taxes on the rates hotel guests pay for rooms they book through online travel companies, a judge has ruled.
The city has been collecting taxes on the wholesale rates that the companies pay to hotels. It claimed in a lawsuit that companies including Expedia, Orbitz, Travelocity and Priceline owe between $4 million and $10 million in unpaid taxes and interest dating back to 1998.
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