Shaking things up in state and local tax
Shaking things up in state and local tax
Earlier today, Maryland Governor Larry Hogan vetoed H.B. 732, which proposed a first of its kind Digital Advertising Tax. The Governor also vetoed H.B. 932, which would have expanded Maryland’s sales tax to sales of digital products (both downloads and streaming).
Unless a special session is scheduled between now and the end…
The California Department of Tax and Fee Administration announced that the state’s Office of Administrative Law has approved amendments to regulations on the state’s remote seller law. The amendments are retroactive to April 1, 2019, the effective date of the legislation.
Under the amended regulations, a remote seller that did not surpass the $500,000…
On April 13, 2020, legislation (S.8166) was introduced in the New York State Senate that would expand the sales tax base to digital advertising services. “Digital advertising services” is defined as “advertisement services on a digital interface, including advertisements in the form of banner advertising, search engine advertising, interstitial advertising, and other comparable…
On March 31, the South Carolina Department of Revenue issued a private letter ruling (PLR) finding that a car rental company in the state is responsible for sales tax on short-term rentals because it qualifies as a marketplace facilitator. The DOR determined that the company was a marketplace facilitator because it operates on a website…
The Utah Governor signed a law amending sales and use tax exemptions in relation to certain data centers on March 31, 2020. S.B. 114 includes several measures including the definition of a qualifying data center for purposes of the Sales and Use Tax Act; the exemption for an occupant of a qualifying data center for…
In 2015, Chicago expanded its 9% “amusement tax” to reach amusements that are delivered electronically. In September , 2019, an Illinois appellate court held in Labell v. City of Chicago that the new streaming tax complied with the state constitution and did not violate the Internet Tax Freedom Act. On March 25, 2020, the Illinois…
In Gannon v. Airbnb, Inc., a Florida appellate court held that vacation rental platforms are not required to collect local lodging tax. The ruling reasons that the tax is imposed on the owner of the property, and vacation rental platforms are “conduits,” not owners. A dissenting opinion analogized rental platforms to property managers, which…
On a recent podcast, our State and Local Tax team discussed the Maryland digital advertising tax, which proposes a first of its kind state tax on digital advertising imposed on gross revenues of up to 10%. The bill awaits Governor Larry Hogan’s signature – and he is expected to veto it.
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This podcast discusses the recently passed Maryland digital advertising tax, which proposes a first of its kind state tax on digital advertising imposed on gross revenues of up to 10%. The bill awaits Governor Larry Hogan’s signature – and he is expected to veto it. Our State and Local Tax team provides a ten…
Earlier today, the Maryland legislature passed H.B. 732, which proposes a first of its kind Digital Advertising Gross Revenues Tax. The legislature also passed H.B. 932, which would expand Maryland’s sales tax to sales of digital products (both downloads and streaming). The bills will now be sent to Governor Hogan for signature or veto.…
