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As digital products and services continue to proliferate, states have begun to address the sales tax implications of sales of Software as a Service (SaaS) in a variety of ways. While a few states have clearly addressed how...more
The New York State Tax Appeals Tribunal recently upheld a sales tax assessment issued to a company that provided services to customers mostly through what the company described as a software-as-a-service (“SaaS”) model. In...more
This is the fourth edition of the Eversheds Sutherland SALT Scoreboard for 2023. Since 2016, we have tallied the results of what we deem to be significant taxpayer wins and losses and analyzed those results. Our entire SALT...more
The function and utility of computers has changed and evolved at an exponential rate over the last several years, and will likely continue to do so, particularly as advancements like artificial intelligence become integrated...more
An Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) recently found that a taxpayer’s vendor and labor management services, which were provided in conjunction with the grant of a software license, were subject to sales tax as the sale of...more
Information Technology Services and the Texas Sales and Use Tax - Under certain circumstances, information technology and associated services may be subject to Texas sales and use tax. The specifics depend on how the Texas...more
Software can be taxed differently under the Texas sales and use tax, depending on the rights granted to the purchaser and method of delivery. Or, at least, so says the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts (or “Comptroller”...more
In this third installment of the series on taxation of software, Matt Hunsaker talks about how states tax services that often tag along sales of software. A befuddling mix of rules, but Matt gives some general concepts to...more
In this episode Matt Hunsaker explores ways in which states tax custom software differently than prewritten or canned software....more
Matt Hunsaker has finally quit resting on his laurels and has begun a multipart series highlighting the complexity of state taxation of software. In Part 1 he lays the stage by discussing states' early efforts to shoehorn...more
Software vendors and purchasers won an important victory in a decision handed down by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) this May. The SJC affirmed vendors can use the normal abatement process to apportion sales...more
Arkansas has issued a legal opinion treating SaaS as a nontaxable service when it is hosted remotely. Matt Hunsaker breaks down the issues....more
After years of back and forth, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial court has issued the much anticipated ruling in Oracle. Good news! Taxpayers are allowed refunds for software used in multiple locations even if they didn't...more
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court denied the Commissioner of Revenue’s attempted money grab and held that there is a statutory right to apportion sales tax on receipts from the sale or license of software that was...more
Matt Hunsaker does a rapid fire analysis of various state and local tax issues in the technology space. Stay tuned for an update on software and cloud computing....more
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court held that sales tax applied to subscription fees for three online Citrix products, “GoToMyPC,” “GoToAssist” and “GoToMeeting,” which allow users to remotely access other users’...more
As previously reported, in Ex parte Russell County Community Hospital, the Alabama Supreme Court announced that all software, including customized software created for a particular user, is "tangible personal property" and...more
The Alabama Supreme Court recently issued an opinion providing guidance on how computer software and related services are taxed by the State of Alabama for sales tax purposes. This is the first such opinion in this area by...more
In a recent decision, the Alabama Supreme Court held that the sale of computer software, whether "canned" or customized, is subject to Alabama sales and use tax, while confirming that separately invoiced services for custom...more
In a 5-3-1 decision, the Alabama Supreme Court ruled on Friday that the sale of computer software in Alabama is subject to sales or use tax, even if it’s customized in whole or in part for a particular user (see Ex parte...more
Lawmakers in Mississippi are tackling the pervasive use of automated sales suppression devices, commonly known as “zappers,” by businesses to hide a portion of their sales and thereby avoid paying sales tax. Zapper programs...more
Guidance from state tax departments can be a useful resource for analyzing how a state’s tax laws apply to a specific set of facts. But with increasing frequency, tax departments are releasing guidance that seems less...more
May 16, 2017: Illinois Department of Revenue Affirms Cloud-Based Services Not Taxable - In two recent General Information Letters (GILs), the Illinois Department of Revenue (Department) reaffirmed that computer software...more
On October 27, 2015, a three-judge panel sitting for the Michigan Court of Appeals unanimously affirmed a lower court decision finding that the use of cloud-based services in Michigan is not subject to use tax in Auto-Owners...more
In This Issue: - ALJ Upholds Denial of Sales Tax Refund Because Vendor Failed to First Make Refunds to Customers - HMO Held Exempt from New York City General Corporation Tax - State Tax Department Issues...more