Home rentals site Airbnb has warned a tax inquiry by HM Revenue & Customs could lead to legal proceedings.
A note in newly filed accounts for Airbnb UK said it had been contacted by HMRC over "tax laws or regulations impacting the company's business".
"The company is also subject to tax inquiries and proceedings concerning its operations and intra-company transactions," it added.
"Some of these matters may result in litigation."
The San Francisco-based company has two UK entities - Airbnb UK, which markets and supports the business, and Airbnb Payments UK, which processes payments between Airbnb hosts and guests outside the US, China and India.
Last year, Airbnb UK paid tax of £146,059 on profits of £455,076 and a £14.2m turnover.
The payments arm had a turnover of $353.7m (£273.2m), but it only made a $1.5m profit and paid tax of $303,823.
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