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Chart: Taxes paid by tech companies

May 1, 2006 A look at what several tech powerhouses may or may not have paid the government over the years. TAGS: tax

Telecom tax imposed in 1898 finally ends

August 1, 2006 Levied on wealthy Americans with phones in 1898 to help fund Spanish-American War, tax was discontinued Tuesday. TAGS: tax, telephone service, telecommunications, Verizon Communications

Symantec pays $36 million in tax spat

June 9, 2006 Tax bill is still less than the IRS had asked for. But the security company's not off the hook yet. TAGS: Symantec Corp., tax, VERITAS Software Corp., security

Amazon prepares for online taxes

April 10, 2006 Online retail giant is ready for day when Internet retailers will be responsible for collecting sales tax. TAGS: tax, Amazon.com Inc., patent, retailer, small business

Jobs uses his Apple shares to pay taxes

March 28, 2006 Company withholds nearly $296 million, or 4.57 million of the CEO's restricted shares, to cover applicable taxes. TAGS: CEO, tax, Apple Computer

Smokers asked to cough up taxes for Web buys

February 18, 2005 Michigan sends bills to more than 500 residents for cigarettes purchased tax-free over the Web. TAGS: tobacco, Michigan, tax, resident, bill, state

IRS warns of online tax filing scams

April 16, 2007 Taxpayers are being lured to fraudulent Web sites that purport to offer free online tax filing services, but instead steal refunds. TAGS: tax, alliance

IRS trudges on with aging computers

April 12, 2007 More than 20 years after its first attempt at a massive upgrade of 1960s-era mainframes, the IRS still isn't sure when the project will be finished. TAGS: tax, computer system, mainframe, audit, goal, vision, agency

The tax man cometh after iTunes

April 13, 2006 Internet shoppers accustomed to tax-free digital downloads may be in for an unpleasant surprise. TAGS: margin, font, tax, Apple iTunes

The politics of tech's tax breaks

May 1, 2006 Do incentives used to lure tech companies keep money from public schools--and thus hurt U.S. efforts to stay competitive? TAGS: tax, critic, government, technology company, Symantec Corp., manufacturing, school, income, Cisco Systems Inc., president, U.S., Intel, Apple Computer, Microsoft Corp.

TurboTax e-filing woes draw customer ire

April 18, 2007 Intuit says it was "overwhelmed" by last-minute deluge of returns that taxpayers tried to e-file Tuesday, but IRS grants users a 48-hour reprieve. TAGS: Intuit Inc., TurboTax, tax, return, spokesman, server

New Mexico's video game nanny tax

February 11, 2008 PFF's Adam Thierer says the state's decision is a troubling harbinger for makers and users of electronic game technologies. TAGS: New Mexico, tax, video game, kid, measure, speech, children, Sudoku, games, TV, video

Gateway net rises 21 percent

November 3, 2006 Rise in quarterly profit is helped by tax gain as the company released reserves set aside for an audit. TAGS: quarterly profit, audit, Gateway Inc., tax, PC

States push to tax Net shopping

April 12, 2006 Tax collectors warn that on April 17, Americans had better fess up to what taxes they've avoided through Internet shopping--or else. TAGS: use tax, B2B, tax, mail-order, purchase, audit, state, Amazon.com Inc., California

IRS to search PayPal records for tax evaders

April 13, 2006 Federal court grants IRS permission to troll through PayPal customers' offshore credit card and bank records. TAGS: PayPal, Costa Rica, online payment, tax, court, credit card, bank, Singapore, law, order, income, eBay Inc., U.S.

Senators target Net, phone taxes

June 28, 2006 Senate panel takes aim at Internet, mobile and local phone taxes. But Democrats say they'll oppose a permanent tax moratorium. TAGS: amendment, tax, Byron Dorgan, Democrat, senator, telecommunications, proposal, Sen., Internet access, cell phone, Republican, broadband

U.K. tax credits site to stay closed after fraud

March 19, 2007 Web site shut down by fraudsters in 2005 won't be back online before next summer, may never be reopened, U.K. government says. TAGS: tax, Electronic Data Systems Corp., U.K., fraud, information technology, department, government, monitoring, payment

German tax office moves to Linux

June 9, 2006 Tax authority in Lower Saxony is jumping from Solaris to Suse Linux and the KDE desktop. TAGS: KDE, SuSE Linux, tax, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Solaris, SuSE, Germany, Linux

Google search not enough to locate taxpayer, court says

June 6, 2007 Pennsylvania county says Google search to locate a man whose property was later sold for back taxes was sufficient. State court disagrees. TAGS: county, Pennsylvania, Google Search, tax, court, property, Google Inc.

Senate tax proposal under scrutiny

July 6, 2006 The U.S. Senate mulls expanding how the IRS can use the Internet to contact American taxpayers. But privacy and security concerns linger. TAGS: tax, phishing, legislation, summary, Sophos Plc., e-mail, security
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