Re: Cost Recovery Surcharge & Va Personal Property Tax Recovery for IP Transit

[Christopher Morrow <morrowc.lists () gmail com>]

On Mon, Jan 6, 2020 at 10:30 AM William Herrin <bill () herrin us> wrote:

> If it's not written in to your contract, it's a breach of contract. Either way it's a deceitfully imposed surcharge, 
> not a state tax. Virginia does not tax the sale of services like transit and colo. More, the only personal property 
> tax I've heard of in Virginia is on motor vehicles.

also, houses and ( I think ) boats. (personal property tax)

I could imagine this is: "Hey, have our customers pay our
realty/property taxes for us!" plan... or that perhaps they are
'leasing you ground space" and passing on the %-age of their total
space's tax footprint to you.

not saying either of those sounds terrific though :)