Mississippi Bill Would Tax Software Sales 293
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.
Re:Tax Evasion? (Score:4, Funny)
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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porn tax (with apologies to Mr. Heston) (Score:4, Funny)
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.
Re:Someone please help me ... (Score:3, Funny)
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.
Re:thus ensuring (Score:5, Funny)
Maybe someone should tell them it's not FIFO~
Mississippi Bill? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:thus ensuring (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Logical Move (Score:4, Funny)
Can liberty have something to do with *getting* a hummer? Please?
Re:Inevitable.... (Score:2, Funny)