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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Appellate Courts ,
Chamber of Commerce ,
Compelled Speech ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Digital Advertising Tax ,
Digital Taxes ,
First Amendment ,
State and Local Government ,
State Taxes ,
Taxation ,
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 May 20, 2025, Washington Governor Bob Ferguson signed into law Senate Bill (SB) 5814, a sweeping tax bill that expands Washington’s retail sales and use tax to digital advertising services and a range of high-tech and IT...more
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
Legislators in Sacramento, California, are mulling over one of the most (if not the most) troubling state and local tax bills of the past decade.
Senate Bill (SB) 799, introduced earlier this year and recently amended,...more
4/23/2025
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False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Fraud ,
Government Agencies ,
Penalties ,
Proposed Legislation ,
State Attorneys General ,
State Taxes ,
Tax Liability ,
Taxation ,
Whistleblowers
In a realignment of judicial review standards, the Kentucky General Assembly overrode Governor Andy Beshear’s (D-KY) veto of Senate Bill (SB) 84, effectively abolishing judicial deference to all agency interpretations of...more
In its latest Advisory Opinion, TSB-A-24(4)S (June 26, 2024), the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance (the Department) reaffirmed the broad protections offered by the Internet Tax Freedom Act (ITFA) against...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