Why “tax” is being discussed
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Tax software exists because a select set of politicians want you to hate doing taxes. It's complexity is intentional, and baked in with the business of selling software to "make…
by cyanydeez · Oct 31, 2026
> They should tax ads then That's what they're trying to do. The problem is that the person paying for the ads is not in France (and has no presence in the EU at all), and the p…
by spwa4 · Oct 31, 2026
Stripe Managed Payments is MoR too - https://stripe.com/managed-payments Apple actually ran a comparison of both of these companies recently in their court filing…
by benoau · Oct 31, 2026
Nonna – TypeScript Dependency injection without the reflection tax
by santoman · Oct 31, 2026 · 3 points
French lawmakers just voted 11-10 in favour to introduce a tax on internet data
by Cyclone_ · Oct 31, 2026 · 4 points
It's not a tax on the customer directly, but who does it get passed on to? That's like saying VAT isn't a tax on the customer as the retailer pays it to the state.
by reorder9695 · Oct 31, 2026
Interest
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Mentions
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A tax is a mandatory financial charge or levy imposed on an individual or legal entity by a governmental organization to support government spending and public expenditures collectively or to regulate economic activity through measures designed to mitigate negative externalities. Tax compliance refers to policy actions and individual behavior aimed at ensuring that taxpayers are paying the right amount of tax at the right time and securing the correct tax allowances and tax relief. Read more on Wikipedia