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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

Maryland tax court voids digital ad tax, orders refunds to Apple, Google and Peacock TV

Digital Ad Tax - (Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

A Maryland state tax court has struck down the state’s first-in-the-nation tax on digital advertising and ordered state officials to repay the tax money already collected from big tech firms.

The Maryland Tax Court said the tax violates the federal Internet Tax Freedom Act as well as the First Amendment and the commerce and due process clauses of the U.S. Constitution.

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