Maryland Tax Court Voids Digital Ad Tax, Orders Refunds to Apple, Google and Peacock TV
The ruling requires Maryland to return more than $400 million collected under the 2021 tax, which targeted large tech companies.
- On Friday, the Maryland Tax Court struck down the state's digital advertising tax, ordering refunds to Apple, Google, and Peacock TV for taxes collected under the unconstitutional law.
- Enacted in 2021 to fund the Blueprint for Maryland's Future, the Digital Advertising Gross Revenues Tax targeted companies with at least $100 million in global revenue at graduated rates from 2.5% to 10%.
- The court found the tax violates the 1998 Internet Tax Freedom Act by discriminating against digital advertising while not taxing similar print, billboard, or television ads equally.
- Comptroller Brooke Lierman and legislative leaders said they "respectfully disagree" with the ruling and will pursue judicial review by the circuit court within 30 days.
- Policymakers in Illinois and Utah, which adopted similar taxes this year, are monitoring the decision closely as legal experts expect other states will face identical constitutional challenges.
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Maryland tax court voids digital ad tax, orders refunds to Apple, Google and Peacock TV
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