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Florida Department of Revenue Concludes That Online Learning Service Is Subject to Communications Services Tax

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The Florida Department of Revenue issued a Technical Assistance Advisement concluding that a taxpayer’s online learning services were subject to the state’s Communications Services Tax (“CST”) as a “video service” (statutorily defined as “the transmission of video, audio, or other programming service to a purchaser …” and includes “digital video”), while the taxpayer’s sales of an internal email service were nontaxable “information services.”  Florida Dep’t of Revenue, Technical Assistance Advisement 22A19-002R (Oct. 7, 2022).  The…

Massachusetts Court Takes A Bite Out of Cookie Nexus

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The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court held that an online retailer was not required to collect and remit the state’s sales and use tax prior to the United States Supreme Court’s 2018 decision in South Dakota v. Wayfair because its use of apps, cookies, and content delivery networks (CDNs) did not create “physical presence” nexus, as required prior to the Wayfair decision, and the Wayfair “economic nexus” standard could not apply retroactively. U.S. Auto Parts Network,…

Maryland State Judge Strikes Down Digital Ad Tax

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On October 17, 2022, a Maryland state judge in the Circuit Court of Anne Arundel County struck down the state’s Digital Advertising Tax (“Digital Ad Tax”) as violating the Internet Tax Freedom Act (“ITFA”) and the Commerce Clause and First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.  Comcast of California/Maryland/Pennsylvania/Virginia/West Virginia LLC, et al. v. Comptroller of the Treasury of Maryland, Case No. C-02-CV-21-000509 (Md. Cir. Ct. Anne Arundel Cnty.).  The judge issued her ruling from the…

Louisiana Board of Tax Appeals Addresses Modern Manufacturing

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On September 8, 2022, the Louisiana Board of Tax Appeals (“Board”) granted a taxpayer’s motion for summary judgment in a case involving whether the taxpayer qualified as a manufacturer for purposes of Louisiana’s apportionment provisions.  Cervey LLC, f/k/a New – Tech Computer Systems LLC v. Secretary of Department of Revenue, Louisiana, La. BTA Docket No. 12272D (Sept. 8, 2022). The taxpayer’s business consisted primarily of three types of software: (1) software for maintaining health records…

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