Business Tax Tip #29 Sales of Digital Products and Digital Codes

Business Tax Tip #29 Sales of Digital Products and Digital Codes

Business Tax Tip #29 Sales of Digital Products and Digital Codes Contents Introduction .................................................................................................................................................. 3 Retail Sale and Use of a Digital Product or a Digital Code .......................................................................... 3 Retail Sale .................................................................................................................................................. 3 Use ............................................................................................................................................................ 4 Definition of a Digital Product or a Digital Code ......................................................................................... 4 Digital Product ........................................................................................................................................... 4 Digital Code ............................................................................................................................................... 5 Subscriptions ................................................................................................................................................ 6 Services Performed Electronically ................................................................................................................. 7 Taxable Services ........................................................................................................................................ 7 Non-Taxable and Professional Services ..................................................................................................... 7 Bundled Transactions ................................................................................................................................ 8 Taxable Price of a Digital Product or a Digital Code .................................................................................... 9 Advertising Agencies .................................................................................................................................... 9 Education .................................................................................................................................................... 10 Charges for Continuing Education Classes, Seminars or Conferences that are Delivered in Person and not Delivered Electronically ..................................................................................................................... 10 Charges for Continuing Education Classes, Seminars or Conferences Delivered Electronically .............. 10 Charges by Non-Profit Organizations for Continuing Education Classes, Seminars or Conferences Delivered Electronically ........................................................................................................................... 12 Charges for Online Courses and Lectures by a School ............................................................................. 12 Charges for the Sale of Textbooks ........................................................................................................... 13 Entertainment ............................................................................................................................................ 13 Pre-recorded Audio and Video Content .................................................................................................. 13 Streaming Audio and Video Services ....................................................................................................... 14 Cable Television ....................................................................................................................................... 14 Satellite Television and Radio Services .................................................................................................... 14 Live Music Performances ........................................................................................................................ 14 Books, Magazines, Newspapers, Periodicals, and other Products ........................................................... 15 Documents .................................................................................................................................................. 15 Electronic Communications ....................................................................................................................... 15 Photography and Videography .................................................................................................................. 15 Ringtones .................................................................................................................................................... 16 Software ..................................................................................................................................................... 16 Exemption for Customized Software ....................................................................................................... 17 Notification to Vendor ............................................................................................................................. 18 Computer Programs for Resale ............................................................................................................... 22 Video Games ............................................................................................................................................... 22 Exclusions for Resale of a Digital Code or a Digital Product ..................................................................... 22 Exemptions to the Sale of Digital Codes and Digital Products ................................................................. 23 Casual and Isolated Sales and Distributions and Transfers ...................................................................... 23 Construction with other tax laws ............................................................................................................ 24 Exempt organizations .............................................................................................................................. 24 Film Production Activities ........................................................................................................................ 24 Government Sales ................................................................................................................................... 24 Interstate Commerce .............................................................................................................................. 25 Nonresident Property .............................................................................................................................. 25 Parent Teacher Organizations ................................................................................................................. 25 Production Activity .................................................................................................................................. 25 Property for Use in Another State ........................................................................................................... 26 Research and Development .................................................................................................................... 26 Marketplace Facilitators ............................................................................................................................ 26 Nexus .......................................................................................................................................................... 27 Out-of-State Vendors .............................................................................................................................. 27 Sourcing of Sales of Digital Codes or Digital Products ................................................................................. 27 Customer Tax Address ............................................................................................................................. 27 Primary Use Location .............................................................................................................................. 28 Digital Codes and Digital Products Used in Multiple States ..................................................................... 28 Introduction Effective March 14, 2021, the Maryland sales and use tax applies to the sale or use of a digital product or a digital code. The statutory references contained in this publication are not effective until March 14, 2021. At that date, the sales and use tax rate on a sale of a digital product or a digital code is 6%. Business Tax Tip #29 Sales of Digital Products and Digital Codes was originally published on March 9, 2021. This tax tip has been revised in response to the passage of Senate Bill 787 during the 2021 legislative session and republished on June 3, 2021. This tax tip was updated on July 14, 2021 to add the following subsections: Notification to Vendor; and Digital Codes and Digital Products Used in Multiple States. Business Tax Tip #29 contains a non-exhaustive list of digital codes and digital products the sale of which is subject to the sales and use tax if obtained or delivered by electronic means. If you have questions on Business Tax Tip #29, please contact the Comptroller’s office at [email protected].

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