Tag: tax
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One State Wants To Ban Taxes on Streaming Services
Missouri’s House of Representatives wants to pass a bill to prevent local governments from taxing video streaming services. This comes as more cities are seeking to levy the same taxes and fees that are applied to cable providers. Proposals meant to help offset the financial losses of cable providers amid the rise of cord cutting…
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Virginia Cancels Plans For a Proposed ‘Netflix Tax’ on Streaming Services
Yesterday Virginia lawmakers voted down a proposed new tax on streaming services like Netflix. The bill would have added a tax to streaming services from Netflix to Spotify to help replace a drop in revenue from cable TV taxes. This tax would have added $0.55 to a standard $10.99 Netflix bill. Well still far lower than…
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Illinois Wants to Tax Netflix
For years cable TV has been a major profit center for states and cities. Now as more and more Americans are switching to streaming it is affecting many state’s tax revenues. Some states, such as Pennsylvania, have already started to tax streaming services such as Netflix, Spotify, and Hulu. Even live TV services, such as…
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The Cord Cutting Show Episode 23 – The New Fire TV, Apple TV, Netflix Tax, and More!
Today’s Hosts: Luke: CordCuttersNews.com Elias: AFTVNews.com Ryan: TheStreamingAdvisor.com Today’s Stories: Amazon’s next-generation Fire TV is codenamed “Sloane” — New Fire TV Stick is unlikely http://www.aftvnews.com/amazons-next-generation-fire-tv-is-codenamed-sloane-new-fire-tv-stick-is-unlikely/ Comparing the new Apple TV to the potential new Amazon Fire TV: http://www.aftvnews.com/comparing-the-new-apple-tv-to-the-potential-new-amzon-fire-tv/ http://www.aftvnews.com/possible-next-gen-4k-fire-tv-surfaces-in-fcc-filing/ Exclusive: Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant coming to Amazon Fire TV http://www.aftvnews.com/exclusive-amazons-alexa-voice-assistant-coming-to-amazon-fire-tv/ http://www.thestreamingadvisor.com/2015/09/10/5-things-we-didnt-get-from-the-new-apple-tv/ Netflix and Amazon users…
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Could We See A Tax On Netflix?
Argentina just launched a 3% tax on all online subscription services in a effort to bring in more revenue. The tax has been called the “Netflix Tax” and the government see it as a way to get a head of decreasing revenue from traditional cable taxes. Source (This story is in Spanish) The tax in Argentina brings…