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Usually the big tax gain for the locality is property tax on the equipment located within the data center.
by tssva 10y ago
Usually the big tax gain for the locality is property tax on the equipment located within the data center.
- patrickg_zill 10y agoNot sure that all municipalities charge a tax on the servers. However they get taxes on power and utilities like water. Also a larger base of utilities means the capital costs are spread across more billing.
- tssva 10y agoThey may not all do so, but the largest data center concentrations in the US are in Loudoun County, VA and in the Dallas/Fort Worth areas. You will pay local tax on your equipment in both locations.