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Maryland correcting things that shouldn't have to be corrected

OPINION, Tim Rowland | Herald-Mail | April 14, 2008

CompTIA Hails Maryland Senate Repeal of Tech Tax

OPINION | CompTIA | April 4, 2008 Urges House of Delegates to Follow Suit

Bad decision on tech tax dogs legislature

EDITORIAL | The Capital | April 3, 2008 "The tech tax is pure folly and has to go"

Maryland 'tech tax' becomes part of Virginia pitch

EDITORIAL | The Capital | March 28, 2008 Virginia Senator: "Tech Businesses Welcome in the Commonwealth of Virginia"

Mind the Gap

EDITORIAL | Washington Post | March 17, 2008 "...an increase in the income tax is preferable to arbitrarily soaking the computer services industry"

High Tech Tax

EDITORIAL | The Wall Street Journal | March 15, 2008 "Wait until they see what happens to revenue when business begins to leave the state."

A Better Tax

EDITORIAL | Baltimore Sun | March 14, 2008 "Maryland's income tax rates...offer a fairer way to finance state government than almost any...alternative."

Repeal the discriminatory tax on computer services

OPINION, Denise Holland | The Afro-American Newspaper | March 12, 2008

Repeal the Computer Tax

EDITORIAL | The Gazette | March 12, 2008 "Can Maryland afford to lose jobs in a drooping economy?"

Repeal Computer Tax

LETTER TO THE EDITOR, Kevin Igoe and Cheryl Kagan | The Gazette | February 15, 2008 Bi-partisan call for repeal

New computer tax a boon for Virginia

LETTER TO THE EDITOR, Steve DelBianco | Baltimore Sun | February 27, 2008 Former Virginia Economic Development Director thanks Maryland for giving new advantage to Virginia

Killing the Golden Goose

OPINION, Barry Rascovar | The Gazette | February 22, 2008

Paying for BRAC

EDITORIAL | Baltimore Sun | February 22, 2008

Maryland's new computer tax defies realities of 'business physics' 

OPINION, Don Fry | Greater Baltimore Committee | February 21, 2008

The Price of Vice and Vanity

EDITORIAL | Frederick News Post | February 19, 2008

Unplug Maryland Computer Services Tax

EDITORIAL | Washington Examiner | February 8, 2008

Hard Lessons for the Techies

OPINION, C. Fraser Smith | Baltimore Sun | January 27, 2008

Computer Tax Will Hurt Maryland

OPINION, Tom Loveland | Washington Post | January 7, 2008

Maryland Covertly Singles Out Computer Services For New Tax

OPINION, Joseph Henchman | The Tax Foundation | December 17, 2007

Tax and Run: MD's Slapdash Levy on Computer Services Fails Smell Test

EDITORIAL | Washington Post | December 7, 2007

Maryland's Computer Services Malfunction

OPINION, Randolph May | The Free State Foundation | November 20, 2007

This Maryland Tax Doesn't Compute

OPINION, Randolph May | The Free State Foundation | November 8, 2007

News

Governor O'Malley Signs Legislation to Protect Maryland's Priorities

Press Release | Office of the Governor | April 8, 2008

House kills 'tech tax'

Gadi Dechter and Bradley Olson | Baltimore Sun | April 6, 2008

Legislature Backs 'Tech Tax' Repeal

John Wagner | Washington Post | April 6, 2008

April 5, 6:34pm - Full House Votes 93-44 for Repeal



Delegates see vindication on 'tech tax'

Gadi Dechter | Baltimore Sun | April 5, 2008

Senate votes to repeal computer services tax

Gadi Dechter | Baltimore Sun | April 4, 2008

Senate Approves Repeal of New Levy

John Wagner | Washington Post | April 4, 2008

Full Senate close to repealing tech tax, increasing surcharge on millionaires

Len Lazarick | Baltimore Examiner | April 3, 2008

Senate Votes to Dump Disliked 'Tech Tax'

Brian Witte | Associated Press | April 3, 2008

Tech Tax Repeal Gets Senate OK

Robert Lang | WBAL | April 3, 2008

April 3, 5:34pm - Full Senate Votes 30-17 for Repeal



Hey Montgomery County, Did You Just Get Spanked?

Kate Ryan | WTOP News | April 3, 2008

Senate panel votes to repeal 'tech tax'

Gadi Dechter | Baltimore Sun | April 3, 2008

Senate Panel Approves 3-Year Income Tax on Millionaires

John Wagner | Washington Post | April 3, 2008

Proposal could replace new 'tech tax'

Meg Bernhardt | Frederick News-Post | April 3, 2008

Tech tax killed by committee, replaced by a hike on wealthy and cuts

Andy Rosen | Daily Record | April 3, 2008

Panel OKs income tax rise

Tom LoBianco | The Washington Times | April 3, 2008

Tech tax repeal clears Senate panel

Alan Brody | The Gazette | April 2, 2008

Senate Panel Approves Bill To Repeal Tech Tax

WBAL TV 11 | April 2, 2008

April 2, 4:20pm - Senate Budget & Tax Committee Votes 10-5 for Repeal



Computer tax repeal may pass

Andy Rosen | Daily Record | April 2, 2008

Lawmakers Still Working To Repeal Tech Tax

Associated Press | April 2, 2008

'Tech Tax' Repeal Likely to Clear Md. Senate Panel

John Wagner | Washington Post | April 1, 2008

Session to end on fiscal note

Liam Farrell | Annapolis Capital | March 30, 2008

Discussions heat up on computer tax repeal

Alan Brody and Sean R. Sedam | The Gazette | March 28, 2008

House, Senate leaders can't agree on budget cuts

Bradley Olson | Baltimore Sun | March 28, 2008

O'Malley's Budget Compromise Sinking in Committee

John Wagner | Washington Post | March 28, 2008

Computer services tax faces uncertain fate in Senate vote

Andy Rosen | The Daily Record | March 28, 2008

O'Malley Seeks Tech Tax Repeal Votes

Associated Press | March 27, 2008

Assembly seeks to skim $300 million from Md. budget

Bradley Olson | Baltimore Sun | March 27, 2008

Assembly IT tax repeal has strong backing; replacement funds weighed

Len Lazarick | Baltimore Examiner | March 27, 2008

Deal may end 'tech tax'

Gadi Dechter and Bradley Olson | Baltimore Sun | March 27, 2008

O'Malley Discusses Deal to Kill Computer Services Tax

John Wagner and Philip Rucker | Washington Post | March 27, 2008

Consensus on tech-tax repeal lacking

Bradley Olson | Baltimore Sun | March 26, 2008

Governor Meets With Lawmakers on Tech Tax Repeal

Brian Witte | Associated Press | March 25, 2008

With tech tax in crosshairs of repeal

Associated Press | March 21, 2008

Computer services tax stays, for now

Sean Sedam | The Gazette | March 21, 2008

House Approves $31 Billion Budget Along Party Lines

John Wagner | Washington Post | March 21, 2008

Tech tax will apply broadly under new rules

Kevin Shay | The Gazette | March 21, 2008

Maryland comptroller releases draft plan for collecting tech tax

Scott Dance | Washington Business Journal | March 14, 2008

March 14 - Comptroller Releases Draft Regulations



Governor Backs Repeal of Tax

John Wagner | Washington Post | March 14, 2008

March 13 - Governor O'Malley Calls for Repeal



Tax repeal bid hits snag, but foes rally on

Kevin Shay | The Gazette | March 14, 2008

New tax on top earners backed

Gadi Dechter | Baltimore Sun | March 13, 2008

Senate Balks at Plan to Allow Repeal of Computer Services Tax

John Wagner | Washington Post | March 13, 2008

Computer services tax hearings mobilize IT industry in Annapolis

Scott Dance | Baltimore Business Journal | March 12, 2008

March 12 - House & Senate Hearings



$300 million in cuts eyed

Bradley Olson | Baltimore Sun | March 8, 2008

Senate Panel Approves $300 Million in Cuts

John Wagner | Washington Post | March 8, 2008

Tech taxes in some states have failed to take hold

Kevin Shay | The Gazette | February 29, 2008

A Belated but Mighty Lobbying Effort Against the New Computer Services Tax

John Wagner | Washington Post | February 28, 2008

Tech industry rallies in Annapolis to repeal computer services tax

Scott Dance | Washington Business Journal | February 27, 2008

February 27 - Save Maryland IT Day



Neighboring States Work to Lure MD IT Companies

Whitney Blake | Washington Examiner | February 26, 2008

New tax stirs up threats to move

Gadi Dechter | Baltimore Sun | February 22, 2008

Pa., Del. courting state's IT services firms as tax looms

Scott Dance | Baltimore Business Journal | February 15, 2008

Business owners urged to unite in effort to give new tech tax the ax

Katie Arcieri | Annapolis Capitol | February 7, 2008

Stung by tax, computer firms mobilize

Kara Rowland | Washington Times | February 7, 2008

Computer Tax Repeal to Be Considered

Robert Lang | WBAL | January 7, 2008

Repeal Sought for Computer Tax

Andrew Green | Baltimore Sun | December 9, 2007

Maryland Lawmakers Approve Tax Package

John Wagner | Washington Post | November 20, 2007

Television

Md. Senate Rejects Computer Tax Repeal    <--Rally and Hearings - view footage

NBC4 | March 12, 2008

Tax May Force Computer Businesses Out Of State    <--Save Maryland IT Day - view footage

WJZ-TV 13 | February 27, 2008

Still Debate Over Sales Tax For Computer Companies

WJZ-TV 13 | February 23, 2008

Press Releases

Tech Tax Coalition to Host "Save Maryland IT Day"

Maryland Computer Services Companies Join Forces to Urge Repeal of Tax

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About MCSA

Tech firms savor hard-earned tax repeal

Steve Berberich | The Gazette | April 11, 2008

Computer tax battle quickly begets a lobby

Gadi Dechter | Baltimore Sun | April 7, 2008

A Computer Exec's Effort to Decode Annapolis

John Wagner | Washington Post | March 19, 2008