But don’t worry about the same futuristic tax landing here. You’re already paying it, and have been since 2009, when a visionary act of the state Legislature caught the Netflix wave early and imposed a 5 percent cloud tax on those newfangled “digital goods.”
This means that in 2015, new subscribers to the streaming service are paying about $10.50 a month instead of $9.99, and downloaders of video games priced at $49.99 are forking over some $52.50. Stephanie Marquis, spokeswoman for the Wisconsin Department of Revenue, says the state’s still collecting the tax, which applies to Amazon Prime, the Playstation Store, Xbox Live and more.
