Daily Brief −3 business days

Friday, July 24, 2026

Archived scan of state law changes, agency notices, and publisher commentary on sales tax and professional services.

Published 7:00 AM ET Window prior ~24–48 hours Status seed edition

Note Monitoring/awareness only — not tax advice. Confirm any position against the primary source and a qualified advisor.

What was new that day

No new developments detected in the monitored sources for July 24, 2026.

Standing watch snapshot

Live items carried forward each day until they resolve.

In effectWashington — staffing & IT services taxable since 10/1/2025; repeal (ESSB 6346) scheduled for ~2029 and contingent on the state income tax surviving court challenge.

In effectMaryland — 3% tax on IT & data services live since 7/1/2025.

LitigationTexas — data-processing rule under a cloud after the Feb 2026 ChampionX ruling; rule still applies.

ProposedMichigan — proposal to extend the 6% sales tax to professional/consulting/IT services.

Failed · watch '27Minnesota — advertising & professional-services taxes failed in 2026; likely to return.

Aug 4 ballotMissouri — ballot measure to phase out income tax via sales-tax base expansion.