How is a data center like a tractor? Supporters of past failed attempts to exempt data center equipment from sales taxes will be trying another tactic in the upcoming legislative session: Equating data center equipment to agricultural and manufacturing equipment. ...

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A bill that would have provided a sales tax exemption on computer equipment purchased for a data center, in the hopes of attracting more such businesses to Idaho, is dead for this session, according to the Department of Commerce, which ...

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In an attempt to attract more data centers to Idaho, the Department of Commerce is taking another stab at passing a bill that exempts such facilities from sales and use tax on information technology equipment. This year’s bill is the ...

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