Shaking things up in state and local tax
Shaking things up in state and local tax
On February 12, 2021, the Maryland General Assembly voted to override Governor Larry Hogan’s veto of H.B. 732, which creates an entirely new gross revenues tax on digital advertising services.
As the Maryland Senate voted 29-17 and the Maryland House of Delegates voted 88-48, the bill received the required three-fifths vote by both chambers…
On February 3, 2021, the Kansas House of Representatives introduced H.B. 2230, which would expand the state’s sales tax to include all sales of digital property and subscription services, regardless of whether the purchaser has a permanent right to use the property or whether the right to use the property is conditioned on continued…
This afternoon, the Maryland Senate voted 29-17 to override Governor Larry Hogan’s veto of House Bill 732, which creates an entirely new gross revenues tax on digital advertising services – display ads, search engine ads, mobile application ads, and ads within a piece of software.
Yesterday, the Maryland House of Delegates voted 88-48 to…
Maryland is one step closer to enacting the nation’s first digital advertising tax. This afternoon, the Maryland House of Delegates voted 88-48 to override Governor Larry Hogan’s veto of House Bill 732, which would create an entirely new gross revenues tax on digital advertising services – display ads, search engine ads, mobile application…
In February 2021, the Illinois Department of Revenue issued a Compliance Alert on the tax remittance obligations of remote retailers, marketplace sellers, and marketplace facilitators. It concluded that remote retailers and marketplace facilitators must collect and remit state and local retailers’ occupation taxes (ROT) administered by the Illinois Department of Revenue – including the Chicago…
A digital advertising tax proposal (LC 3237) has been drafted in Montana at the request of a Republican legislator. The bill, currently in draft form, would impose a new 10 percent tax on the annual gross revenues derived from digital advertising services in Montana on each person with worldwide annual gross revenue from…
On January 29, Connecticut Rep. Josh Elliot, D-Hamden, and twenty-four other co-sponsors filed proposed HB 6187, which proposes to establish a 10 percent tax on the annual gross revenues derived from digital advertising services in the state for any business with annual worldwide gross revenues exceeding $10 billion. The proposed bill calls for…
A “proposed bill” introduced in the Connecticut General Assembly (No. 5645) proposes the establishment of a tax on “social media provider companies,” which would be measured by “apportioned annual gross revenue derived from social media advertising services” in Connecticut. The proposed bill calls for the revenue from such tax to be partially dedicated…
The New York State Department of Taxation and Finance issued an advisory opinion concluding that a taxpayer’s e-mail and consulting services are not subject to New York sales tax. The service allows customers to remotely send e-mails using its platform. The Department concluded that it was an e-mail service not taxable as “Internet access” under…
The Iowa Department of Revenue issued a bulletin explaining its sales tax exemption for purchases of computers, along with the recently-enacted exemption for purchases of computer peripherals. The exemption applies to computers and computer peripherals used in processing or storage of data or information by an insurance company, financial institution, or commercial enterprise. The guidance…
