State officials are asking a circuit court to review a state tax court ruling last month that struck down a first-of-its kind digital ad tax that was supposed to help fund Maryland education reform.
Three tech companies that challenged the 2021 Maryland law — Apple, Google and Peacock TV — won separate Maryland Tax Court rulings in August that found the law violated the federal Internet Tax Freedom Act. The appeal filed in Anne Arundel Circuit Court asks a judge to review those decisions.
“I respectfully disagree with the Maryland Tax Court’s decisions last month regarding Maryland’s Digital Advertising Gross Revenues Tax,” Comptroller Brooke Lierman said in an emailed statement. “I fully support the Attorney General of Maryland’s appeal of these decisions.
“I remain hopeful that, upon review, Maryland courts will find this law constitutional,” her statement said. “The General Assembly enacted this law to align with the realities of today’s economy, to ensure that the biggest tech companies doing business in Maryland pay their fair share and to provide essential support to Maryland’s public schools.”
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