Regulations
The tax is law. But as you see in the prior section, it is very loosely defined. The wording of the taxing provisions and the exclusionary provisions are so broad, that together they almost make no sense. As an example, you probably can imagine services that can be characterized both as data processing (taxable) and business management (tax exempt).
And there are many unknowns.; Does the tax apply to out-of-state customers? Will the reseller exemption apply? Here's a Discussion of the Tax (PDF) with additional scenarios that require clarification.
The Comptroller's Office will meet on January 9th and January 16th to address writing the regulations that will be used to interpret and administer the statute that enacted the tax on computer services. It is likely that additional meeting(s) will be held as well.
To support this effort, the Comptroller's Office has asked for examples of computer services currently being offered so they can determine taxability. MCSA and other organizations addressing this tax are collecting members' answers so that we, as an industry, may provide an organized, meaningful response.