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Maryland Digital Ad Tax Struck Down | Annapolis News
Maryland’s digital ad tax is dead after the state’s Tax Court ruled it unconstitutional, striking down a law that targeted big tech firms and threatened to collect $250 million annually. The decision, handed down Friday, sided with Apple, Google, and Peacock TV, declaring the tax violates the federal Internet Tax Freedom Act — forcing Maryland to refund all $400 million collected so far, plus interest. This isn’t the first legal blow — a federal appeals court already struck down parts of the law last year for violating the First Amendment. Critics have long argued the tax stifles innovation…
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