- Maryland’s new tech tax imposes a 3% sales tax on digital services starting July 1, 2025.
- Affected services include software publishing, computing infrastructure, data processing, and web hosting.
- The tax applies to NAICS sectors 518, 519, 5415, and 5132.
- The definition of taxable services now includes media or software rights licensing.
- Libraries, archives, web search portals, and custom computer programming are also affected.
- The 3% tax applies only if no higher rate is in effect; otherwise, the higher rate prevails.
- Businesses must review product offerings and nexus thresholds to determine tax obligations.
- No exemption for sales to affiliated companies; the tax applies to the taxable price.
- Buyers can use an MPU certificate to shift tax obligations if services are used inside and outside Maryland.
- Each MPU certificate must report the allocation of use in Maryland.
Source: salestaxinstitute.com
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