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When is a cable TV box more than just a cable TV box? In Massachusetts, it’s when you can tack on a 6.25% user tax.
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If you buy, rent, or lease a cable box from your television provider, those transactions are now subject to the state sales ...
Massachusetts will apply a 6.25% sales tax to cable boxes with features beyond basic cable reception and parental controls. The tax applies to cable boxes with DVR functionality and access to ...
Bay State channel-surfers who buy, rent or lease a cable box from their television provider could soon see a change on their ...
In 2008, months before analog television was discontinued and as viewers were pushed to get cable packages or digital converter boxes to accommodate the new digital signal, DOR issued a directive that ...
State adds tax to most cable boxes Cable boxes had been exempt from the 6.25 percent state sales tax. But no more. By Colin A. Young State House News Service ,Updated June 20, 2025, 12:51 p.m.