Posted on Thursday, September 18th, 2008 at 11:58 am
States Look to Tax Electronic Downloads
Daily Tech
Many states are after the $130B USD untaxed digital market and salivating at the prospective tax revenue. While internet taxes may have been shot down at the national level, some states aren’t as forgiving. The numbers are growing — 17 states, plus the District of Columbia, tax digital downloads now, or just over a third of the nation’s states. Among these are Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, New Jersey, New Mexico, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, and Washington. Some states like Washington are considering upping taxes as well.
