The gaming division of Sony Corp. wrote a check for $1.2 million to Chicago to settle unpaid liabilities under the city’s first-in-the-nation “Netflix tax,” suggesting some tech and entertainment companies are choosing to pay instead of fight the tax regime in court.
A confidential settlement obtained May 15 through a Freedom of Information Act request revealed the cash payment. The settlement total, paid Jan. 15, covers Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC’s amusement tax liabilities for gaming charges paid by Chicago customers between April 1, 2017 and Oct. 31, 2018. Chicago waived any interest and penalties that might have been applied to ...
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