Maryland Digital Ad Tax Next Steps, Sovereignty Issues Ahead (1)

The escalating legal fight over Maryland’s recently felled tax on digital advertising could result in a landmark US Supreme Court decision down the line on the reach of a federal law prohibiting internet-only taxes and other matters of state tax sovereignty, an attorney representing state revenue agencies said Thursday.

On this potentially lengthy road to the Supreme Court, a new twist emerged as Maryland weighs its next steps in the litigation. State Comptroller Peter Franchot issued a statement Thursday expressing concern about the state’s chances to successfully appeal a state judge’s ruling this week striking down the tax, ...