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<p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">Hi NBLUG, <br>
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<p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">I started a
new job at a local tax and wealth management firm in February
and now that tax season is over I had the time to poke around
the internet and try to learn more about what open source
accounting software there is. While doing that I stumbled upon
the 2006 report "An Open Source Tax Credit" (<a
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href="https://www.americanprogress.org/article/an-open-source-tax-credit/"
class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://www.americanprogress.org/article/an-open-source-tax-credit/</a>)
about how developing an open source tax credit for developers
who are not self employed, but still contribute to open source
projects would be beneficial. Currently, self employed
individuals and corporations may already take a deduction for
their development expenses related to open source development,
but this proposal would apply to other contributors that are not
in that position. <br>
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<p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">I'm curious
if this would help out anyone in NBLUG with their various
contributions to open source projects - ? How helpful would this
incentive be to open source projects and the open source
community? Honestly, I am not even sure how many members NBLUG
has overall, how many of those contribute to open source
projects, how many are not self employed, etc. much less how
much of a difference this would make to national or
international projects. But anything that could incentivize more
open source development is exciting in my book. <br>
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<p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">Any
commentary/insights/thoughts are welcome!<br>
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<p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">Brad<br>
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