Daily Brief Current business day

Wednesday, July 29, 2026

Today's 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's new today

No new developments detected in the monitored sources for July 29, 2026.
Most recent substantive item: Washington's 2026 tax-change transition guidance (mid-July) — see the Baseline §08.

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. Interim carve-outs (hospitals, schools, libraries) from 7/1/2026.

In effectMaryland — 3% tax on IT & data services live since 7/1/2025; 2026 regulations & Bulletin TB-56 refine scope.

LitigationTexas — data-processing rule (3.330) under a cloud after the Feb 2026 ChampionX appellate 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 the 2026 session; high re-introduction risk.

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

2027California · Colorado · Utah — expanding sales tax to SaaS / digital products (UT 2026; CA & CO 2027).