Digital Ad Tax Ruling Could Cost Maryland Millions

Court Strikes Down Maryland’s Digital Ad Tax, Serving As Cautionary for Other States

Last fall, ATR pointed out how the tax hike-laden budget that Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) signed into law earlier in the year was on shaky ground. That’s because the state budget assumes revenue from a state digital advertising tax, the nation’s first, which stood a good chance of being struck down in court. That’s precisely what ended up happening last week, when the Maryland Tax Court issued a decision overturning that tax.  The court agreed w…

Digital Ad Tax Ruling Could Cost Maryland Millions

Maryland’s first-in-the-nation digital advertising tax has been struck down by the Maryland Tax Court, setting up a potentially costly refund fight for the state and drawing attention from policymakers in other states considering similar taxes. In three decisions issued Aug. 14, the court ruled in favor of Apple, Google and Peacock TV, finding that Maryland’s […]

Maryland Digital Services Tax Crashes and Burns

We’ve reported before on Maryland’s Europe-style tax grab against the big tech companies and its obvious legal defects.  Now the state’s tax court has finally agreed. We’ll believe this monster is really dead after the appeals, but for now here’s the good news as summarized by the Tax Foundation: Last week, the Maryland Tax Court struck down the state’s first-in-the-nation digital advertising tax and ordered refunds covering five and a half year…