Re: Definition of Web Application (related to tax law....)

Off the cuff... anything that delivers dynamic content to the consumer via
the Internet ?


On Mon, Jul 21, 2014 at 11:08 AM, Hendrik Visage <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi there,
>
>  A tax law related question have been thrown in my direction, so
> excuse the cross posting as I believe both sides might be interested
> or affected by this defintion in the (not so?) long run.
>
> How would you describe and define a "web application"?
> Remember, it needs to be sufficiently "simple" for non-techie lawyers
> to understand, but not to simple to let the lawyers nor the tax man
> run circles around the techies or each other.
>
> Could you refer to an *authoritative* definition on the Internet?
> (personally Wikipedia rates for me on authority equal to Facebook and
> Huisgenoot... especially w.r.t. diets and medical advice, but let's
> get back to the technical question at hand)
>
> The definition thus far given to me to evaluate (with the opening
> words from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_application )
>
> “A web application is an application program that is stored on a
> remote server and delivered over the Internet through a browser
> interface. An application program is any program designed to perform a
> specific function. A web application will therefore include computer
> programs which allow website visitors to submit and retrieve data
> to/from a database over the Internet using their preferred web
> browser.”
>
> My issues "concerns" here:  Where does the actual execution takes
> place? (It'll have taxation implications)
>  That definition above makes it a duality as the application is
> "delivered" to the local browser and executed on the browser, though
> the definition states that it still executes on the remote server.
>
>  Shouldn't we differentiate between a *browser* app (local execution)
> and a *Web* app (remote execution)?
> What is the impact of the concurrent needs for *both*? Ie it executes
> partially local *and* remotely?
>
> Any case law out there? (remember, this will have tax impact on ICT
> clients in the future)
>
> Yours asking the questions
> Hendrik
>
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