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Maryland To Tax Custom Programming and Computer Services
mcwop writes "Early this morning Maryland passed legislation to apply a new 6% sales tax to 'custom computer programming' and other computer- and hardware-related services. Computer industry groups lobbied hard against the measure to no avail. Purchasers of IT services may find that in-house IT and buying out-of-state become attractive options, as well as cutting money out of other projects."
Great, now our politicians want outsourcing.
I wonder what those congresmen do to the hookers
Pay them with your tax dollars. That's a fact.
If only there was some way to write the code out-of-state, and then transfer it to the buyer in Maryland... ... like a big series of tubes ...
Humpty Dumpty was pushed.
Hi, I'm in Maryland, and I'll cut your lawn for $25,000 and throw in a custom eCommerce system absolutely free!
technical writing / development
Many many many posters on Slashdot are leftist/progressive's. This is your chance to increase the redistribution of wealth. You should thank Maryland by moving there and doing contract work.
Not me - I specifically wrote in "not to be spent on hookers" on my last check to the IRS.
Maryland state motto...
If you can dream it, we can tax it
Maryland State Motto: If you can dream it, we can tax it.
In Other Words, Open Source/Free Software becomes an even better bargain! 6% tax on $) expense is $0 tax.