[Hidden-tech] DOR FAQ on new IT services tax

[Al Williams]

Greetings,

I think there are a lot of potential partners here, depending on the scope
of what is being discussed, including groups like the MBI, Wired west, the
community media community, and local arts orgs.

Al


On Wed, Aug 7, 2013 at 11:46 AM, Tess Gadwa <info at yesexactly.com> wrote:

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> What gets me about this article is that we in Western MA will never see
> many of the improvements this tax is supposedly going to finance:
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> “We feel very strongly in support of the innovation economy,” Brewer said.
> “But many of those employees that would be utilizing the innovation economy
> need to get from their residence to their place of business. It requires
> having adequate investment in the MBTA, in regional bus transportation, in
> good roads and bridges.”
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> http://www.wbur.org/2013/08/**07/software-services-tax-**repeal-effort<http://www.wbur.org/2013/08/07/software-services-tax-repeal-effort>
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> Innovation makes possible telecommuting and relocation to rural areas with
> a lower cost of living, amongst other things. We in Western Mass have
> glaring infrastructure and public transportation needs, but these are
> typically neglected at the expense of more populated areas to our East.
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> With best regards,
> TEss
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> On Wed, Aug 7, 2013 at 11:38 AM, Chris Hoogendyk <hoogendyk at bio.umass.edu>wrote:
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>> There was a piece on NEPR this morning talking about just that. They
>> interviewed someone who was head of a large software company who was
>> talking about businesses fleeing Massachusetts. They also said there was an
>> initiative that was going to try to repeal it, if necessary through a
>> ballot initiative in the election next year.
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>> Ah, found the piece on WBUR - http://www.wbur.org/2013/08/**
>> 07/software-services-tax-**repeal-effort<http://www.wbur.org/2013/08/07/software-services-tax-repeal-effort>
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>> Seems they would be looking for people from HiddenTech to join their
>> bandwagon.
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>> On 8/6/13 9:30 PM, Tess Gadwa wrote:
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>>> I want to know why we as an industry are not doing some serious lobbying
>>> to get this stupid and arbitrary tax repealed. Does anyone know of a group
>>> that is taking action on this front? Even a list of representatives to call
>>> would be helpful.
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>>> Tess Gadwa
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