Pasadena will tax Netflix, Hulu and your city might be next

California cord cutters may have escaped cable’s annoying commercials, but in some cities, including Pasadena, they won’t escape its tax. The city’s finance department decided Thursday to apply a 9.4 percent tax on “video services” to subscribers of streaming video providers such as Netflix, HBO Go and Hulu. The tax begins Jan. 1. Pasadena won’t be alone either.
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