If youre among those who received a free Samsung Windows 8 tablet from Microsoft at Build and have erroneously gotten a tax bill for it, Microsoft plans to make good on it.
From All About Microsoft:
From All About Microsoft:
Some attendees of Microsoft’s Build conference who received free Windows 8 developer tablets have been receiving an unwelcome surprise: 1099 forms indicating that they’ll have to pay taxes on their ‘gifts.’Microsoft: Tax bills for Windows 8 gift tablets just a mistake
Paying attendees of the Build conference in September received free customized Samsung tablets running the developer preview version of Windows 8. There were no indications at that time that those accepting the gifts would be required to pay taxes on them.
