I just won’t hire MD service providers anymore.

-VA business owner

More Maryland taxes.

Why are we not surprised?

The democrat General Assembly is living up to it's long-held reputation:

TAX, TAX, TAX. SPEND, SPEND, SPEND.

Anonymous wrote:I don't follow MD politics, but can Hogan veto this, and would the state assembly be able to over ride the veto?

This is ridiculous. We are a consumer economy, not just a service based economy. Even the EU doesn't tax services in their member states.

they can override vetoes

Wouldn’t this apply to ride sharing and contractors ?

I was just saying today that we should have a high VAT, BUT no income tax. I would be ok with that, but not with what the Dems in MD are suggesting.

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Anonymous wrote:So daycare isn’t considered childcare ?

It is but the way I’m reading it is the tax would only be exempt if it’s daycare through a nonprofit or civic organization.

it says “or” after it so childcare for profit or non profit are not taxed

I would love to be wrong about this.

i think how they define childcare is key . They’ll lose out on a lot of money if they don’t tax daycare but maybe they mean babysitting which it isn’t enforceable anyways

In Maryland all daycare is regulated which means that one person can’t watch your child in their home for more than 20 hours a month or it is illegal. I would say anything over 20 hours of babysitting is considered daycare/childcare. In fact, in Maryland nanny shares are illegal since The nanny will be watching somebody else’s child not in that child’s own home. all of those services will be taxable, according to how I’m reading it. I don’t know if they left the language fuzzy so that later they can go back and tax or if it’s just poorly written.

I don't follow MD politics, but can Hogan veto this, and would the state assembly be able to over ride the veto?

This is ridiculous. We are a consumer economy, not just a service based economy. Even the EU doesn't tax services in their member states.

Will md get rid of contingency legal fees? That would deprive the state of money and boy paying sales tax on realtor fees will be grand

So all those people getting doggy day care, dog walkers etc would be taxed

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Anonymous wrote:So daycare isn’t considered childcare ?

It is but the way I’m reading it is the tax would only be exempt if it’s daycare through a nonprofit or civic organization.

it says “or” after it so childcare for profit or non profit are not taxed

I would love to be wrong about this.

i think how they define childcare is key . They’ll lose out on a lot of money if they don’t tax daycare but maybe they mean babysitting which it isn’t enforceable anyways

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Anonymous wrote:So daycare isn’t considered childcare ?

It is but the way I’m reading it is the tax would only be exempt if it’s daycare through a nonprofit or civic organization.

it says “or” after it so childcare for profit or non profit are not taxed

I would love to be wrong about this.

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Anonymous wrote:Link?

Still waiting?

Google, my friend.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/maryland-house-democrats-want-residents-to-pay-sales-tax-on-services/2020/02/19/784090fe-536e-11ea-9e47-59804be1dcfb_story.html%3foutputType=amp


It would not apply to education services, childcare, health care or services provided by nonprofit or civic organizations.
“Maryland’s sales tax is antiquated,” said House Majority Leader Eric G. Luedtke (D-Montgomery), who sponsored the bill. “We tax goods and not services, and the economy is on services.”

Daycares or education services. that is provided by a nonprofit organization would be exempt. However most daycare centers and at home day cares would be affected by this.

"It would not apply to education services, childcare, health care or services provided by nonprofit or civic organizations."

So, home daycares would still be exempt.

thats assuming that’s how childcare is defined . Maybe they mean babysitters ?

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depends how they define professional services . Would licensing be enough ? https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-md-pol-ga-kirwan-sales-tax-20200219-vo5iatrmrzhg7fpgrkp4twwefq-story.html?outputType=amp

It's behind a paywall.

clear your cache or use a different browser

Anonymous wrote:Taxation is theft

? Then who would pay for our military and politicians' salaries?

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Anonymous wrote:Link?

Still waiting?

Google, my friend.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/maryland-house-democrats-want-residents-to-pay-sales-tax-on-services/2020/02/19/784090fe-536e-11ea-9e47-59804be1dcfb_story.html%3foutputType=amp


It would not apply to education services, childcare, health care or services provided by nonprofit or civic organizations.
“Maryland’s sales tax is antiquated,” said House Majority Leader Eric G. Luedtke (D-Montgomery), who sponsored the bill. “We tax goods and not services, and the economy is on services.”

Daycares or education services. that is provided by a nonprofit organization would be exempt. However most daycare centers and at home day cares would be affected by this.

"It would not apply to education services, childcare, health care or services provided by nonprofit or civic organizations."

So, home daycares would still be exempt.