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Mississippi Bill Would Tax Software Sales
Byzantine writes "The Mississippi Legislature has passed MS House Bill 1461 which would amend the state's tax laws specifically to charge sales tax on 'electrically transferred digital products,' including products bought via mail-order. The bill is currently on the governor's desk awaiting signature." Softpedia claims that 20 states have enacted download taxes of one sort or another — most of them for iTunes music — and that New York is considering taxing downloads of all kinds.
tax fraud, that's how they will nail downloaders.
Ingenious.
That is how they got Capone.
They got him for tax evasion...that's how they will nail downloaders. It's genius!
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You can tax my porn when you pry it from my wet sticky fingers ;)
and that New York is considering taxing downloads of all kinds.
I want peace on earth and goodwill toward man.
We are the United States Government! We don't do that sort of thing.
Depends on whether or not Microsoft lobbyists were involved in writing the bill ;) If they weren't 8% of $0 = $0. If they were then 8% of $0 = $1,000.
I want peace on earth and goodwill toward man.
We are the United States Government! We don't do that sort of thing.
Maybe someone should tell them it's not FIFO~
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Who the hell is "Mississippi Bill" and why does he care about software sales? He should probably devote more of his time to planning his upcoming battles with Minnesota Fats and the Cincinnati Kid.
I don't think they actually have computers there. I've never met anyone claiming to be from Mississippi on the Internet.
I'm trying to teach myself to set people on fire with my mind... Is it hot in here?
Can liberty have something to do with *getting* a hummer? Please?
Sorry, I call BS coming from NH. There has been a property tax here for 20 years (as long as I've been here) at least. The difference is that the property tax and business taxes are the only taxes. What this means is that towns with no business have much higher property taxes than those that don't. But... I've got lower property taxes on a 1 acre lot near a lake in NH than people I know on a postage stamp in Taxachusetts. And, get this, no state income tax, and really hold onto you hats, no sales tax. Also, guns are very easy to get, so.... GET OFF MY LAWN!