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title: "Maryland's Controversial Tax on Digital Advertising Explained"
date: 2021-02-28T00:00:00-05:00
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# Maryland’s Controversial Tax on Digital Advertising Explained

 February 28, 2021 | 8 min

 

 

 

 

 

 

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On February 12, 2021, the General Assembly of the State of Maryland enacted legislation imposing the Digital Advertising Gross Revenues Tax, overriding a prior veto of the legislation by Maryland Governor Larry Hogan. The Act imposes a tax, at rates of up to 10%, on gross revenues ​“derived from digital advertising services in the state.” The tax could be extremely burdensome, and within days of the Act’s enactment, a number of advertising industry groups commenced litigation, in an effort to block implementation of the Act.

Tax partner Andrew Lee breaks down what you need to know about this first-of-its-kind tax on this episode of the Kelley Drye’s Legal Download.

 

 

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