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Maine Will Tax Streaming Subscriptions Starting in 2026
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Kathleen Greenler Sexton --- Subscription Expert Kathleen Greenler Sexton --- Subscription Expert
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Dateline: Boston, MA
Monday, December 1, 2025

 
Maine will begin taxing streaming subscriptions for the first time on January 1, 2026, with implementation now just days away. The change—created in the state’s 2025 supplemental budget—applies Maine’s 5.5% sales and use tax to “digital audiovisual services." and “digital audio services,." impacting subscription access to streaming video, music, podcasts, audiobooks…
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