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Maryland To Tax Custom Programming and Computer Services

Posted by kdawson on from the strangling-the-golden-goose dept.

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."

5 of 395 comments (clear)

  1. Re:IOW by Sponge+Bath · · Score: 4, Funny

    I wonder what those congresmen do to the hookers

    Pay them with your tax dollars. That's a fact.

  2. daydreaming by oliphaunt · · Score: 4, Funny

    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 ...

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    Humpty Dumpty was pushed.
  3. Expensive lawn care, free programming by athloi · · Score: 5, Funny

    Hi, I'm in Maryland, and I'll cut your lawn for $25,000 and throw in a custom eCommerce system absolutely free!

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    technical writing / development
  4. Re:IOW by Paco103 · · Score: 5, Funny

    I wonder what those congresmen do to the hookers
    The same thing they do to their constituents. . . .
  5. Re:So... by GateGuy · · Score: 4, Funny

    Maryland state motto...

    If you can dream it, we can tax it

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    Maryland State Motto: If you can dream it, we can tax it.