internet access tax

Maryland’s Digital Advertising Levy Sets Off a New Battle Over Taxing E-Commerce

The most interesting tax news these days may be state efforts to tax digital advertising

February 25, 2021Howard Gleckman

Congress Cries Wolf Over Internet Access Taxes

Unable to do anything important before its election season recess, Congress is about to knock down a favorite digital straw man—It will extend for a few months the about-to-expire federal ban on state taxation of Internet access. The federal moratorium, called the Internet Tax Freedom Act, is

September 16, 2014Howard Gleckman

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A Ditch, an Add, and Maybe an End Run

Australia repeals its two-year-old carbon tax. It’s been a contentious issue for seven years. Australia is one of the biggest producers of carbon emissions per capita. Its government is committed to reducing emissions to 5 percent below year 2000 levels by 2020. A carbon tax might have been the

July 18, 2014Renu Zaretsky