Pennsylvania lawmakers are considering legislation (HB 1678) that would expand the state’s 5% gross receipts tax to digital advertising, making the state the latest to enter the fray over taxing social media companies.
The Pennsylvania House Finance Committee brought up the bill Wednesday for discussion, weighing the risk of litigation from Big Tech and underscoring the state’s need to find more revenue streams to fund services.
The Pennsylvania debate comes a month after Utah enacted a targeted advertising tax that’s likely to draw a legal challenge similar to those brought against Maryland, which adopted a digital ad tax in ...
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