As the United States debates how to tax major IT companies, Congress in eastern Maryland has decided to introduce a tax system for sales through Internet advertising.
If implemented, it will be the first time in the United States.
In the United States, there is growing criticism that large, growing IT companies are using their monopoly position to hinder competition, and discussions about the new tax system are becoming more active.
On the 12th, the eastern Maryland parliament decided to introduce a taxation system for sales from Internet advertising.
This tax system imposes up to 10% tax on the sales of online advertisements displayed to consumers in the state for companies with annual global sales of $ 100 million and Japanese yen of 10.5 billion yen or more. is.
A wide range of IT companies, including Google and Facebook, are expected to be taxed, and the Internet Association, an industry group, has issued a statement saying, "The court has the final say on this issue." ..
It will be the first time in the United States if this tax system is implemented, but the American media has reported that there is a possibility of a legal battle over legality and so on.
As the digital economy is expected to accelerate further in the United States, similar tax systems for IT companies are being considered in other states.