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Online retailers may have to charge sales tax if Senate vote passes

Online retailers may have to charge sales tax if Senate vote passes
  • Posted May 6, 2013, 11:00 AM by Dave LeClair | Filed in The Web, Industry News
  • The United States Senate is set to vote on whether online retailers should be forced to charge sales tax on all purchases, regardless if the buyer lives in a state where the retailer has a physical location or not, according…

United Nations to consider tax for Internet giants in the US

United Nations to consider tax for Internet giants in the US
  • Posted June 11, 2012, 8:30 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News
  • Apple, Facebook, Google and Netflix could be among those affected by a leaked Internet tax proposal via the United Nations. The proposal would force large web companies to pay fees to serve non-US residents for consuming bandwidth, potentially limiting their…

Germany increases tax on flash storage by roughly 2,000%

Germany increases tax on flash storage by roughly 2,000%
  • Posted June 7, 2012, 8:30 AM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Hardware
  • Germans can expect to pay a hefty premium on USB drives and memory cares as the nation raises taxes on flash storage by roughly 2,000%, according to Heise Online (translated). ZPÜ, the office tasked with setting levies against blank media, has reportedly increased the taxes...

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