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Finance committee hears testimony on digital-ad tax bill that supporters say could raise hundreds of millions
Summary
Lawmakers in the House Finance Committee heard testimony on House Bill 1678, a proposal to tax digital-advertising platforms under Pennsylvania's gross-receipts tax; witnesses estimated roughly $300–600 million in potential annual revenue, noted top-platform concentration, and warned litigation is likely.
HARRISBURG — The House Finance Committee on April 29 heard expert and advocacy testimony on House Bill 1678, a measure that would extend Pennsylvania's gross‑receipts tax to digital advertising revenue generated by major platforms.
Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Fiedler opened for the bill, saying it would not raise taxes on working Pennsylvanians but would ask large digital‑advertising platforms to "simply pay their fair share for doing business in our commonwealth." She said proponents estimate the proposal "could bring in between 300 and $600,000,000 in revenue in just 1 year." (Representative Elizabeth Fiedler)
Professor Darian Shankski of the University of California Davis School of Law described the proposal as an effort to "modernize Pennsylvania's gross receipts tax in order to include these gross…
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