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California imposes sales and use tax on digital products and SaaS
California will impose sales and use tax on digital products, including prewritten software and SaaS, effective 1 January 2027. The tax applies to all remote digital goods and services sold to California residents, expanding the state's tax base beyond traditional goods.
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The Wire takeaway
If you sell SaaS into California, your effective price just went up by up to 8.625% on 1 January 2027 unless you raise your list price or absorb the tax. Start now: audit which customers are registered in California, model the margin impact state-by-state, and decide whether to rebrand the tax as a separate line item or fold it into your contract renewals.
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Topics: Enterprise Software · saas-tax · california · sales-tax · us-regulatory · pricing-model