Taxation/Accounting
Agenda for TPS: Broadband Innovation and Tech Policy Summit '09
May 6, 2009 | There are only a few days left until the opening of TPS: Broadband Innovation conference and the 3rd annual Read More
LinkedIn CEO: "Let Our Startups Bail Us Out"
Mar 4, 2009 | In case you missed it, LinkedIn chairman and CEO Reid Hoffman, wrote an op-ed that appeared in The Washington Post yesterday in Read More
Are You Ready for Some Stimulus?
Feb 10, 2009 | Now that the U.S. Senate has voted 61-37 to pass the economic recovery legislation, the Senate and House of Representatives Read More
Commerce Secretary v.2
Feb 4, 2009 | Now that President Obama has ended the suspense about who will replace Governor Bill Richardson as the Commerce Secretary designate, Read More
Is D.C. "Killing" Silicon Valley?
Dec 23, 2008 | According to Silicon Valley author Michael S. Malone, the answer is an emphatic Yes. Mr. Malone, a journalist and author who Read More
Reid's Picks for Senate Committee Chairs
Dec 16, 2008 | According to The Hill, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) has announced whom he's recommended to chair the various U.S. Read More
Announcing the Tech Policy Predictive Market
Dec 10, 2008 | As we first mentioned on Twitter, we have been working on a new project in partnership with the Information Read More
Broadband, Tech to Play Key Role in Obama's Economic Recovery Plan
Dec 8, 2008 | The buzz over the weekend has been about President-elect Barack Obama's economic recovery plan to create 2.5 million new jobs. Read More
Tech Policy Summit Q&A With Raman Khanna
Nov 20, 2008 | As a general partner with venture capital firm ONSET Ventures, Raman Khanna has been an advisor and board member Read More
Tech Policy Summit Q&A With Chris Shipley
Oct 31, 2008 | We have a treat today for Halloween: the second Q&A with a member of Tech Policy Summit's Advisory Board (click here for our Read More
Turning Parking Lots Into Power Plants?
Oct 9, 2008 | In the midst of overwhelmingly gloomy news about the economy, the solar energy industry received a ray of hope last Read More
Tax Credits Stall in Congress
Oct 1, 2008 | The fate of the R&D tax credit once again hangs in the balance. The tax credit expired for the 13th Read More
News From Who's Who
Aug 21, 2008 | From time to time, we like to highlight some of the press releases and announcements you can find in the Who's Who section Read More
Solar Projects Hinge on Investment Tax Credit
Aug 18, 2008 | Northern California utility Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E) announced two historic solar power agreements last week that, combined, would Read More
TX May Ask Amazon for Millions in Tax Dispute
May 9, 2008 | Amazon.com may have to pay the state of Texas millions of dollars in uncollected sales taxes. Federal law allows states Read More
Tech Execs Testify on Role of Small Businesses
Apr 24, 2008 | It is National Small Business Week and the U.S. House Small Business Committee, chaired by Rep. Nydia Velazquez (D-NY), held Read More
Gravel's Take on Tech
Dec 9, 2007 | TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington has released a transcript of his fifth presidential candidate interview -- this time, he spoke with Read More
13th Time Isn't the Charm for R and D Credit
Dec 7, 2007 | The Senate voted yesterday to approve a one-year extension of the R&D tax credit, which is set to expire on Read More
John McCain's Take on Tech
Nov 12, 2007 | Techcrunch blogger Michael Arrington is interviewing presidential candidates to get their views on tech-related issues. We wrote about his first Read More
Internet Tax Bill Ready for President's Signature
Oct 30, 2007 | Earlier today, the House of Representatives voted 402-0 to extend the moratorium on Internet taxes for another seven years and Read More
Senate Votes to Ban Net Taxes for 7 Years
Oct 26, 2007 | The Senate voted last night in favor of extending the Internet tax moratorium for another seven years, despite widespread efforts Read More
House Votes to Extend Ban on Net Taxes
Oct 15, 2007 | Despite calls for a permanent ban on Internet taxes, the House of Representatives voted 405-2 today in favor of Read More
What's the Real Cost of Taxing Internet Access?
Jun 18, 2007 | It's a question more people are asking since, as we pointed out last month, the current moratorium on Internet access Read More
Calculating the R&D Tax Break
May 30, 2007 | According to The Wall Street Journal (sub required), Sen. Max Baucus (D - MT), Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, Read More
News.com Podcast: Internet Taxation
May 22, 2007 | In their latest podcast, News.com's Charlie Cooper and Declan McCullagh talk with former House Majority Leader Dick Armey about the Read More
Tech Politics Podcast:Taxation, Real ID
Apr 13, 2007 | With tax day just around the corner, News.com's Tech Politics Podcast focuses on the issue of Internet taxation. Hosts Declan Read More
A Silicon Valley Take on SOX
Jan 18, 2007 | News.com asks, "Is Silicon Valley strangled by SOX?," referring to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act that affects corporate governence rules at public Read More
EU to Leave Copyright Levies
Dec 13, 2006 | The Associated Press reports in Yahoo! News that the European Commission has withdrawn plans to eliminate copyright levies that are Read More
Congress Adjourns, But Not Before Passing Tax Bill
Dec 11, 2006 | Before adjourning, the 109th Congress passed a tax bill that includes a provision restoring the expired R&D tax credit. As Read More
R and D Tax Credit Top Priority
Nov 15, 2006 | As mentioned in yesterday's post about the lame duck session, a cross-section of tech industry associations (including Tech Policy Summit Read More
Lobbying During the Lame Duck
Nov 14, 2006 | News.com's Anne Broache writes today about the tech industry's efforts to push for legislation to pass during the lame duck Read More
Exclusive: Q and A with Rob Atkinson
Oct 23, 2006 | Earlier this month, we had the opportunity to spend some time speaking with Robert Atkinson, President of the Information Technology Read More
New Group to Study SEC Regulation and Competitiveness
Sep 13, 2006 | According to a press release issued yesterday, a new group called the Committee on Capital Markets Regulation has been formed Read More
ITIF Issues Report on R&D Tax Credit
Sep 7, 2006 | The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) -- one of Tech Policy Summit's event partners -- has published a new Read More
IRS Considers Tightening Online Tax Reporting
Aug 23, 2006 | Individuals and businesses that sell goods online may find themselves facing tougher tax rules. According to CNNMoney.com, the IRS is Read More
Tech Groups Urge Action on R&D Tax Credit
Aug 10, 2006 | Jim Puzzanghera wrote a piece in the LA Times last week about the tech industry's disappointment, to put it lightly, Read More
CTIA's MyWireless.org Strategy
May 22, 2006 | MyWireless.org has been running television commercials (which we've seen on the west coast) to garner support for its mission of Read More
Cities Suing Online Travel Sites
May 15, 2006 | San Antonio, Texas is the latest U.S. city to file a class-action lawsuit against online travel sites like Travelocity, Orbitz, Read More
