Maryland’s attempt to stop businesses from telling customers about a controversial tax has hit a constitutional wall. On August 15, 2025, the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled that the state’s “pass-through”...more
8/20/2025
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Chamber of Commerce ,
Compelled Speech ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Digital Advertising Tax ,
Digital Taxes ,
First Amendment ,
State and Local Government ,
State Taxes ,
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Unconstitutional Condition
Washington’s sales tax on advertising services takes effect October 1, 2025, and comes in two forms: a tax on digital automated services and a tax on retail sales of advertising services. Both impositions apply to digital...more
8/12/2025
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Business Taxes ,
Buyers ,
Department of Revenue ,
Digital Advertising Tax ,
New Legislation ,
Sales Tax ,
SALT ,
Sellers ,
State and Local Government ,
State Taxes ,
Taxation ,
Washington
On April 27, 2025, the Washington Legislature delivered to Governor Bob Ferguson’s desk Senate Bill (SB) 5814, a sweeping tax bill that, among other changes, would expand the state’s retail sales and use tax to sales of...more
Senator Steven Glazer, chair of the California State Senate Revenue and Tax Committee, is treating data like the next gold rush and taking bold steps to mine this new vein of wealth with his proposed “Digital Data Extraction...more
Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen’s ambitious plan to provide $2 billion in property tax relief via an increase in the sales tax rate and an expansion of the sales tax base is stirring significant debate. Part of his proposal is...more
1/19/2024
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Commerce Clause ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Digital Advertising Tax ,
Digital Service Providers ,
Internet Tax Freedom Act ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Maryland ,
New Legislation ,
Property Tax ,
State and Local Government ,
State Taxes ,
Tax Litigation ,
Tax Relief
Like the federal government, many states have adopted False Claims Act (FCA) provisions that exclude tax matters from coverage. The federal model makes clear that matters under the Internal Revenue Service are not covered by...more
On December 3, 2021, the Maryland Comptroller published notice of its adoption of the digital advertising gross revenues tax regulations (which was originally proposed on October 8, 2021). Per the Maryland Administrative...more
On June 4, 2021, the Texas Comptroller issued a policy statement (Accession No. 202106003L) announcing that it is not going to enforce its previously stated policy of taxing medical billing services. This guidance comes in...more
7/29/2021
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Health Insurance ,
Health Insurance Tax ,
Healthcare ,
IRS ,
Local Taxes ,
Medical Bills ,
Policy Statement ,
Sales & Use Tax ,
State and Local Government ,
Taxation ,
Texas