This is a controversial tax that the General Assembly approved by [overriding] the Governor’s veto. It creates a new tax on digital advertising on platforms such as Facebook, Google and other digital platforms. It will operate pretty much like a sales tax and the big tech companies will pass the tax along to [consumers]. The fight is not over, as the US Chamber of Commerce, the Internet Association, NetChoice and the Computer and Communications Industry filed a suit against the State of Maryland citing that it violates the Internet Tax Freedom Act and is an infringement of the Due Process Clause of the US Constitution.
Internet Governance
Posted 04/8/2021
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