Tax
Sep. 27, 2017
SF weighs whether to tax robots that take away jobs
Right now, as far as I know, robots are not taxed. However, that could change, and California seems likely to be the state with the most to gain.
Robert W. Wood
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Univ of Chicago Law School
Wood is a tax lawyer at Wood LLP, and often advises lawyers and litigants about tax issues.
Right now, as far as I know, robots are not taxed. However, that could change, and California seems likely to be the state with the most to gain. California taxpayers probably less so. San Francisco is looking at these taxes, as is the state. The basic idea seems to be that technology takes jobs, and that some workers are going to be replaced by robots.
Of course, the robots wouldn't really pay the taxes, it would be the companies o...
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