Alabama's Proposed Streaming Tax Faces an Uphill Battle at Capitol - McDermott Will & Emery

Alabama’s Proposed Streaming Tax Faces an Uphill Battle at Capitol

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Stephen Kranz said of Alabama’s second attempt at a new tax on online streaming services, “It failed last time and it should fail again for the same legal reasons.” Mr. Kranz noted that the state is in a purgatory of sorts as revenue officials look to tax a product legislators have considered providing exemptions for.