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Sales Tax Update – March 2025

Michael T Dillon, Dillon Tax Consulting LLC
3/3/2025

North Carolina Clarifies Subscriptions to Access Software vs. Digital Content

In a November 1, 2024 decision, the North Carolina Department of Revenue determined that a subscription to access digital content is taxable, whereas the same subscription to access nontaxable content is not subject to sales tax.  Taxpayer, for a subscription fee, provided users with access to its online learning platform, through which users could access songs, videos, books, printable worksheets, online video games, quizzes and other learning activities.  Users could also access online support via a chat feature.  Experiences can be adapted to be unique for each user, and the ...

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Virginia Ignores ITFA and Issues Tax Rulings on Internet Activation and Reactivation Fees

Dillon Tax Consulting
9/10/2014

In two recent rulings, Virginia Ruling of the Commissioner PD 14-130 and 14-131 , the Virginia Commissioner ruled that Internet activation and Internet reactivation fees are not exempt under the Internet Tax Freedom Act. Rather they are subject to Virginia's communications sales tax. In Bloomberg BNA's 9/5 /14 Sales Tax Slice blog posting ...

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