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Panel Says Donâ€™t Tax Cloud Computing

By John Dillon | December 18, 2012

A legislative study committee has recommended that lawmakers oppose taxing computer software that’s accessed over the Internet. The committee, which included members of the business community, debated whether a cloud computing tax will hurt innovative companies or cost the state much-needed revenues.

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Shumlin Pledges To Sign ‘Cloud’ Tax Legislation, Urge Moratorium

By Bob Kinzel | May 4, 2012

Gov. Peter Shumlin says he will sign legislation that imposes the state sales tax on cloud computing software beginning in the summer of 2013, but he says he will try to persuade lawmakers next year to drop this tax before it goes into effect.

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Vt. Lawmakers Propose Moratorium On Cloud Tax

By Kirk Carapezza | April 27, 2012

If the plan were approved, the state would refund taxes paid over the past several years to businesses that have been paying the so-called cloud tax on software sold remotely since it went into effect in 2006.

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Newscast: Wednesday, April 4, 2012, 5:50 p.m.

By Neal Charnoff, Lynne McCrea | April 4, 2012

Newscast: Wednesday, April 4, 2012, 5:50 p.m.

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Lawmakers Enter Vermont’s Cloud Tax Debate

By Kirk Carapezza | April 4, 2012

Lawmakers are weighing in on the debate about whether Vermont should continue to charge a sales tax on products sold remotely via the Internet, or the cloud. Some lawmakers say that if the state drops that tax, it could stand to lose much-needed future revenue.