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Brazil gives tax exemption to Foxconn, iPad production may follow

by Chris Rawson (Jan 26th, 2012)

Not very long after Tim Cook said that Apple sees a "huge opportunity" in Brazil, it turns out the company's CEO may have had more than sales on his mind. Brazil has granted iPad assembler Foxconn special exemptions from Brazilian excise and other taxes, clearing the way for iPad production to ...

5 iOS apps for Tax Day

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Apr 11th, 2011)

With roughly a week to go before taxes are due -- the federal deadline is on April 18, and many states have followed suit -- plenty of Americans are scrambling to file before the clock ticks away. We've gone and found five apps that will help you make Tax Day, and waiting for that refund, a bit ...

TurboTax for iPad just in time for tax season

by Mike Schramm (Mar 9th, 2011)

You may not have thought that doing taxes on your iPad was an option, but turns out it is. TurboTax has released what seems to be a full version of its tax software for the iPad, available on the App Store right now (the app is actually called 2010, but that's because it's for your 2010 taxes, ...

Apple, others lobby for tax holiday

by Steven Sande (Feb 17th, 2011)

Fortune is reporting that Apple is one of many major multinational corporations that are banding together to lobby the US government for a one-year "tax holiday" on foreign cash that is repatriated back to the country. At the present time, repatriated cash is taxed at a 35 percent rate. The ...

TUAW Poll: What Apple product are you going to buy with your tax refund?

by Steven Sande (Apr 15th, 2010)

Happy Tax Day! It's April 15th, and in America, that means that the air is filled with the sound of screaming taxpayers who waited until the last moment to file their returns. For those who may have filed early and might have even received a tax refund check, we offer this distraction to cover ...

Apple store in Brazil? Jobs says no

by Mike Schramm (Mar 17th, 2010)

Rio de Janeiro may have picked up the 2016 Olympics, but they won't be getting an Apple store. According to MacMagazine Brazil, the city's Secretary of Heritage emailed Steve Jobs personally to ask if there were any plans to start up an Apple store in the city. Jobs replied back in the negative, ...

SnapTax allows you to do your taxes on your iPhone

by Mike Schramm (Jan 7th, 2010)

It's a new year, which means that in a few months, taxes will come due yet again. So why not get a head start on them with your iPhone -- there is, it turns out, an app for that. TurboTax has an app coming out called SnapTax that promises to make taxes easy. All you do is take a picture of your W2 ...

Apple's North Carolina facility now moving towards reality

by Michael Rose (Jun 4th, 2009)

As noted last week, the lovely state of North Carolina has offered a healthy tax incentive to Apple for the construction and operation of a data center there. Now that the bill has become law -- creating $46 million in credits for Apple over the next 10 years -- Apple and the NC governor's office ...

Apple building server farm, secret lair in North Carolina

by Mike Schramm (May 25th, 2009)

As Mike mentioned in the news roundup yesterday, word is going around that the corporate overlords at Apple are planning to build a massive server farm in the state of North Carolina within the next decade or so. How do we know? Because the company is working on getting a few nice tax breaks to go ...

CA lawmakers want to tax iTunes downloads

by Mike Schramm (Mar 18th, 2008)

The California Assembly, apparently facing an $8 billion deficit, has introduced a bill that would apply sales taxes to "media downloads," namely the music sales going through iTunes (which, as we've reported, is challenging even retailer giant Walmart for music sales numbers). But it seems as ...

Do your taxes (US) with your Mac

by Dave Caolo (Apr 11th, 2007)

Here's one for our readers in North America. As of this writing, you've got six days to pay your dues to Uncle Sam. You know how the saying goes, "There only two things you must do in this life: Die and pay your taxes." Since there's no avoiding it (unless you think prison sounds like fun), then you ...

New Jersey begins taxing iTS downloads like CDs and armored cars

by David Chartier (Oct 2nd, 2006)

The state of New Jersey is suffering from a slight $4.5 billion debt problem. Macenstein is reporting that amidst a recent sales tax increase and a frantic session of checking the sofa for change, Governor Jon Corzine has expanded the list of items which can be taxed to include, amongst other ...

Macworld on TurboTax Deluxe 2005

by Scott McNulty (Feb 10th, 2006)

Two things are certain in life: death and taxes, however, if you are going to be doing your taxes on your Mac it is almost certain that you will be using TurboTax Deluxe 2005. It is the only game in town (well, the only Mac desktop application) but luckily Macworld says it is a great product. It ...

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