why white folks specifically?

Which country is that?

Counterpoint: it is my impression that experienced embedded software/hardware engineers are arguably hard to find, yet they aren't the most well paid.

What is that 750 USD supposed to cover? - Monitor - PC/ laptop - desk - chair ... either one of those things can cost as much as that

> What is that 750 USD supposed to cover? - Monitor - PC/ laptop - desk - chair ... either one of those things can cost as much as that

If I were to guess it's maybe all of those things except the PC / laptop because chances are the company would issue that separately with a $750 budget.

My sample size is only 3 based on people I know who have similar deals:

    - One of them got $2,000 to buy whatever work supplies they wanted but no company computer was included.
    - Another got $1,000 to buy whatever work supplies they wanted but the company issued a laptop separately (~$2k).
    - The last one can request any computer related items within reason as long as it's not abused.

For the last one that translated to 2 laptops and a few monitors over 7 years but things like a desk and chair aren't included.

I'd be curious to see what others have gotten for home office supplies. There's other ancillary things too like internet and phone bills. Companies that go all-in with remote workers often partially help pay those bills too.

My company issues a laptop to every employee, you can also buy a mouse and keyboard, headset, various dongles, monitor, through our company portal.

So that money is mainly used for a chair and desk, or really anything else you want. Even if you don’t use it, it’s just another extra $750.

I found it more than enough, bought a cheap desk in IKEA, and a $300 office chair.

If I were your employer I'd expect you to foot the bill if you want to spend $750 on a monitor or desk alone when there are much cheaper options

You already have a company laptop, computer accessories can be bought through the company. So it’s mostly for desk and chairs.

That’s still $750 more than most companies.

what country may that be?

Can you give me an idea on what the rates are?

I presume this would be considered fraud.

That's not how it works within Europe. You need to collect taxes in the country where your customer is located, you need to register with VAT instances in those countries. There are exceptions, for example up to some total revenue you may be allowed to collect local sales tax instead. This is what I've understood, but it probably gets more complicated in real.

> You need to collect taxes in the country where your customer is located, you need to register with VAT instances in those countries

Correct for the 1st part, on the 2nd part there is a VAT MOSS (One Stop Shop) where you report it in one place your sales/VAT for all the EU countries

I presume the tax man is aware of this kind of schemes

Sure, but in some countries capital gains are tax free.