<![CDATA[Kotaku: Tax]]> http://cache.kotaku.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/kotaku.com.png <![CDATA[Kotaku: Tax]]> http://kotaku.com/tag/tax http://kotaku.com/tag/tax <![CDATA[New York Drops DLC Tax Plans]]> New York Governor David Paterson's December tax proposal that would see the state nickel and diming downloadable content has been scrapped in favor of large amounts of federal stimulus money. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5168682&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Proposed New York Budget Adds Tax To DLC]]> Attempting to get his state's economy under control in the face of the recession, New York Governor David Paterson has proposed a budget that includes taxes on downloable content, including music, movies, and games. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5112337&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[New Mexico Proposes Video Game Tax To Get Kids Off Asses]]> The latest proposal that would tax video games (and televisions) in an effort to fund other, seemingly unrelated programs has popped up in New Mexico, initiated by the Sierra Club. The environmental organization's executive director, Carl Pope, writes on the Huffington Post that tacking on a 1% tax on games and televisions would generate some $4 million toward pushing the "No Child Left Inside" agenda, getting chubby kids off their humps and out to national parks where they can receive an outdoor education. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=348301&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[EU Approves France's Game Tax Credit]]> Way back in February of this year the French Parliament approved a plan to allow companies creating video games with a "cultural dimension" a 20% tax credit on development costs, a credit long enjoyed by the film industry in that country. Now the European Commission has approved the plan for a period of four years for games that meet the "criteria of quality, originality and contribute to cultural diversity." While the plan had initially excluded subcontracting costs, France has accepted the commission's request to include such costs as a way of making sure the rest of the European Union can benefit from the new policy. The EU will more than likely be closely monitoring what games benefit from the credit. EU competition commissioner Neelie Kroes is watching.
"We must be sure that the measure will promote only genuine cultural projects and that it will not have the effect of an industrial policy instrument in favour of the videogames sector."
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]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=332904&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Georgia is Gaming]]> I received an interesting package from the State of Georgia over the weekend. It was from the Digital Entertainment Liaison for the Georgia Department of Economic Development's Film, Music and Video office. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=307787&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[France Approves Game Tax Credit]]>
In a move that could have oppressed German game developers looking jealously towards the southwest, the French Parliament has approved a plan to allow game developers creating games with a "with a cultural dimension" a tax credit equaling 20% of development costs up to 3 million euros a year. That's a pretty sizeable chunk of change aimed at keeping developers in the country, providing a sharp contrast to Germany, where some game developers are looked on and treated like borderline criminals. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=234580&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[MMOG Tax Man Comes Aknockin']]>
The Congressional Joint Economic Committee — a group of taxmen, economists and autocrats — have admitted that tax law has fallen "way behind" the march of MMOG progress and are now seriously looking into the issue of taxing virtual assets and incomes. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=208362&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Commie VAT Bastards: More Irish Wii Preorder Stuff]]> Okay, I'm taking back my praise of GAME on Dawson Street and their handling of Wii preorders. See if you follow me here. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=203675&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Video Game Sin Tax?]]> Texas Senator Juan Hinojosa plans to propose a tax on video game sales in the state of Texas, similary to the tax some states place on alcohol or taboacco. More »
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