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Sam Megally

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Sep 9, 2026
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Jul 14, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 9, 2026 · Sam Megally

    About Face? Texas Comptroller Signals Willingness To Walk Back Data Processing Tax Positions (opens the original)

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    Texas is one of approximately 15 states that impose sales tax on data processing services. Under Texas Tax Code Section 151.0035, "data processing service" is defined as "word processing, data entry, data retrieval, data search, information compilation, payroll and business accounting data production ... or other computerized data and information storage or manipulation." The Comptroller's office has interpreted this definition and application of tax to services it considers to be data processin

  2. Article · Aug 25, 2026 · Sam Megally

    Ad Infinitum: Court Invalidates Maryland Digital Ad Tax As Latest State Overreach (opens the original)

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    The Maryland Tax Court on August 14, 2026, invalidated Maryland's first-in-the-nation digital advertising gross revenues tax in three companion decisions – Apple Inc. v. Comptroller, No. 23-DA-OO-0456, Google LLC v. Comptroller, No. 23-DA-OO-0649, and Peacock TV, LLC v. Comptroller, No. 23-DA-OO-0654 (Md. Tax Ct. Aug. 14, 2026) – finding the tax violated federal law and multiple provisions of the U.S. Constitution. The court held that digital advertising services are "similar" to traditional adv

  3. Article · Jul 17, 2026 · Sam Megally

    Texas Takes Aim At Data Centers: Tax Incentives And Grid Costs In The Crosshairs (opens the original)

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    Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's June 10, 2026, directive letter to the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUC) and Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), combined with an upcoming Texas Senate Finance Committee hearing on July 27, 2026, signal that Texas is setting the stage to revisit the regulatory and tax framework that has made the state a leading destination for data center investment. As discussed in Holland & Knight's previous alert, Gov. Abbott issued a directive letter to the PUC and

  4. Article · Jul 14, 2026 · Sam Megally

    The Party’s Over: After More Than Three Decades, California Will Begin Taxing SaaS (opens the original)

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    Gov. Gavin Newsom on June 29, 2026, signed Senate Bill 122 (SB 122, Chapter 23), a budget trailer bill that, among other provisions, extends California's sales and use tax to "digital products," defined as prewritten computer software transferred electronically or accessed remotely. This marks a significant shift in California tax policy. For the first time, software-as-a-service (SaaS) and other remotely accessed software will be subject to California sales tax, effective January 1, 2027. With

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