Seven Questions for Cisco Systems CEO John Chambers

In an AllThingsD interview, Cisco Systems’ CEO talks about the company’s turnaround, the hurdles ahead and how badly he wants to bring his company’s cash home.
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Yahoo: Center of Global Chess Game

As Yahoo Inc. maps out its future, a new plan has emerged for the fate of its overseas investments, which are the critical part of any deal to sell the company.

Senator Disputes Oracle’s Claim About New Jobs

A 2004 tax break for U.S. companies bringing home overseas profits didn’t lead to more net U.S. jobs at technology company Oracle Corp., the company that claimed to have generated the biggest job growth among the 15 largest beneficiaries of the tax holiday, Sen. Carl Levin (D., Mich.) said Tuesday.

After 20 Years, Missing CEO Reappears

For more than 20 years, tech tycoon William H. Millard was one of the world’s most elusive tax exiles, leaving financial footprints in Singapore, Ireland and other locales while racking up an unpaid tax bill of more than $100 million.

Amazon Cuts California Affiliates Loose Over New Tax Law

Amazon has notified all California residents who participate in its affiliates program that a new tax law means they will no longer receive fees for referring site traffic that resulted in a sale.
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Retailers Push Amazon on Taxes

Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Target Corp. and other large retailers are ratcheting up a political campaign to force Amazon.com Inc. to collect sales taxes, sensing opportunity in the budget crises gripping statehouses nationwide.

Video: Vivek Kundra, CIO Of United States, Talks IT Spending

What would you do with an $80 billion IT budget? That’s Vivek Kundra’s job. In a White House video, he talks about how the government reviewed its IT spending priorities in an attempt get projects running late and over budget under control.

Cybercrooks Digging for Tax Data

It’s tax season, which means cyber-thieves are trawling the Web and sending counterfeit email in the hopes of snaring your personal tax data. And they’ve created websites with reasonable-seeming addresses and legitimate-seeming emails in order to lure unsuspecting citizens into clicking on the wrong link or downloading a virus-laden PDF.

It’s That Time of the Year: More Tax Apps Hit the Market

Fresh on the heels of an iPhone app for simple tax returns, Intuit introduces an iPad version of TurboTax for more complicated returns. Meanwhile, H&R Block teams with Pageonce to beam tax refund status to a mobile device.

Walmart's Pitch for Amazon Affiliates

First it was Barnes & Noble. Now Walmart is trying to capitalize on Amazon.com’s sales-tax battles with state governments. Walmart.com said Wednesday that it “welcomes Amazon and Overstock California affiliates,” or websites that direct traffic to the online retailers.