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Sales Tax Update - February 2026

by Michael T. Dillon, Esq., Dillon Tax Consulting LLC
2/18/2026

Effective January 1, 2026, a remote retailer or marketplace facilitator is required to register for Illinois sales tax (i.e., State and local Retailers' Occupation Tax (ROT)) if the retailer or facilitator makes $100,000 or more in cumulative gross receipts from sales of TPP to purchasers in Illinois during a 4 calendar quarter lookback period.  Prior to this change, Illinois alternatively considered economic nexus to exist if the seller made 200 or more separate transactions for the sale of TPP to purchasers in Illinois.

With the passage of Public Act 104-0006, Illinois follows the trend of states that have ...

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Maryland

Maryland imposes sales and use tax on the sale of software and digital products

Michael T Dillon, Dillon Tax Consulting LLC
3/9/2021

Maryland will begin imposing sales tax on the sale of digital products, starting March 14, 2021.  This is an abrupt change in tax policy for a state that has historically steered away from imposing sales tax on electronically delivered and remotely accessible software, digital products, and cloud-based data and information services.  These changes may be ...

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