Do utility taxes apply to Zoom?

Zoom announced that start collecting & remitting local utility and communications taxes in California, New York, Maryland, and Virginia

Does the Tax Foundation agree that Zoom should pay utility taxes?

Not at all. The Tax Foundation says utility taxes are “inappropriate for software-as-a-service companies”

Why should we care? Lawsuits like this are popping up everywhere, we see you New Boston, Texas, as technology bumps up against the old ways of taxation.

Tax Foundation | Zoom Calls Not a Taxing Matter

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