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Sales Tax Update - June 2025

6/2/2025

Maryland Imposes New 3% Sales Tax on List of Software, IT and Data Services

On May 20, 2025 Governor Moore signed House Bill 352, enacting a 3% tax on a long list of software, data and IT services.  Recall that in 2021, Maryland expanded its sales tax to include digital products, which its defined broadly to include computer software regardless of method of delivery and certain business to business services. Excluded from taxable software requires configuration (i.e., does not operate immediately “out of the box”) and customized software.  In July 2022, Maryland effected additional sales tax legislation to exclude ...

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MTC Announces Voluntary Amnesty Initiative for Online Marketplace Sellers

Dillon Tax Consulting
8/11/2017

The Multistate Tax Commission (MTC) has just announced a special tax amnesty program for unregistered online marketplace sellers that have established nexus and historical exposure as a result of storing inventory in third-party fulfillment centers that facilitate retail sales into the state (e.g., Amazon FBA program). Under the program, eligible taxpayers may obtain amnesty ...

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