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Md. Mulls 'Next Steps' After Court Rejects Digital Ad Tax

Maryland is weighing options after a state court struck down the state’s digital ad tax law, the state attorney general’s office said Monday. “Our office is reviewing the decision to determine next steps,” a spokesperson emailed. Anne Arundel Circuit Court…

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Judge Alison Asti ruled from the bench at a Monday motions hearing in the lawsuit by Comcast against Maryland’s comptroller (case C-02-CV-21-000509). The ruling pleased Comcast, a spokesperson said. A federal court earlier said the Tax Injunction Act precluded it from reviewing the tax, but that court continues to review the state’s prohibition on passing on the tax’s costs to consumers (see 2209070026).