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Washington State Expands Sales and Use Tax to Digital Ads and High-Tech and IT Services

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On May 20, Washington state enacted SB 5814, expanding the sales and use tax base to include a range of high-tech and digital services, including advertising, software, and IT support. Signed into law by Governor Bob...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Washington’s Digital Ad Tax Enacted: Is Litigation Now Inevitable?

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

McDermott Will & Schulte

Washington’s Digital Ad Tax: A Lawsuit Waiting To Happen?

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

McDermott Will & Schulte

ITFA Is Alive and Well: New York Advisory Opinion Reaffirms Sales Tax Exemption for Internet Access Services

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

McDermott Will & Schulte

California Legislator Considers Digital Advertising Tax

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

Bowditch & Dewey

The Wayfair Decision: How Technology is Changing State Tax Laws

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The U.S. Supreme Court decision in South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc. 138 S. Ct. 2080 (2018) upended how businesses think about state tax compliance. In Wayfair, the Court upheld a South Dakota sales tax law that taxed...more

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Hillsborough County Commercial Lease Sales Tax Rate Reduced by Recent Florida Supreme Court Decision

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A recent Florida Supreme Court decision found that the Hillsborough County 1% transportation sales surtax is unconstitutional. As a result, the decision reduced the sales tax rate on commercial lease payments in Hillsborough...more

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Surtax in Gridlock – The Saga of Hillsborough County’s Transportation Surtax Reaches the Florida Supreme Court

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Four hundred and fifty-six days after it was approved by more than 57% of the Hillsborough County electorate, legal challenges to a county charter amendment that added a 1% sales tax designed to finance the county’s...more

Carlton Fields

Hillsborough County Voters Pass Transportation Surtax – And Now It’s June…

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In November 2018, more than 57 percent of Hillsborough County voters approved the imposition of a 1 percent sales tax designed to improve the county’s transportation infrastructure and transit service. The tax, enacted...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

MoFo New York Tax Insights - Volume 10, Issue 5

2019-20 NYS BUDGET ENACTED, INCLUDING REAL ESTATE TRANSFER TAX INCREASES - On April 12, 2019, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo signed into law the New York State Budget Bill for the State’s 2019-20 fiscal year, which began on April...more

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A Range Of State Responses After Wayfair

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Several weeks have passed since the United States Supreme Court decided South Dakota v. Wayfair Inc. Many states have already issued administrative guidance in response to the decision. Other states have announced that they...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

MoFo New York Tax Insights - Volume 9, Issue 10

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STATE COURT REFUSES TO DISMISS ACTION CHALLENGING CONSTITUTIONALITY OF NYC PROPERTY TAX SYSTEM - The Supreme Court, New York County, has denied motions to dismiss an action seeking relief for alleged inequalities in the...more

Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP

Client Alert: Illinois Imposes Economic Nexus Standard Impacting Remote Sellers

On June 21, 2018, the United States Supreme Court dramatically altered the state tax world when it issued its decision in South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc....more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Georgia Legislature enacts significant income, sales, and property tax legislation

The Georgia legislative session concluded on March 29, 2018. In addition to two major bills relating to federal tax reform, Georgia enacted several other pieces of notable tax legislation....more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Sales Tax for Online Sales: An Update

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With retailers reporting huge online sales from Black Friday and Cyber Monday, now seems like a great time for an update on the online sales tax issue. In our recent article we mentioned that a group of online retailers that...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Retroactive Tax Law Upheld, Circuit Court Jurisdiction Limited

Before 2014, Alabama sales tax applied only to the sale of prepaid calling cards or authorization numbers, pursuant to Ala. Code §40-23-1(a)(13). In 2014, the Alabama Legislature amended the above statute to “clarify” that it...more

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