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# Maryland Tax Court Voids Digital Ad Tax, Orders Refunds to Apple, Google and Peacock
- URL: https://broadbandbreakfast.com/maryland-tax-court-voids-digital-ad-tax-orders-refunds-to-apple-google-and-peacock/
- Published: 2026-08-18T13:23:13.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-21T09:47:50.000Z
- Description: The case has been closely watched by other states considering similar taxes.
- Author: Associated Press
- Tags: Maryland, #with-siderail, Apple, Google, Peacock, AP, Internet Tax Freedom Act, Big Tech, Meta, Amazon, Julius Richardson, Bill Ferguson, Joseline Pena-Melnyk

ANNAPOLIS, Md., Aug. 18, 2026 (AP) — A Maryland state tax court has struck down the state’s first-in-the-nation tax on digital advertising and ordered state officials to repay the tax money already collected from big tech firms.

The Maryland Tax Court said the tax violates the federal Internet Tax Freedom Act as well as the First Amendment and the commerce and due process clauses of the U.S. Constitution.

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