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Nashoba Valley Voice on MSN12dOpinion
Editorial: DOR gives cable customers more reasons to cut cord
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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Here’s why you’ll soon be paying more for cable TV in Mass. And why it’s a political football
If you buy, rent, or lease a cable box from your television provider, those transactions are now subject to the state sales ...
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Some MA cable bills will be getting more expensive, thanks to the state
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 ...
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State adding to cable costs with tax on some boxes
Bay State channel-surfers who buy, rent or lease a cable box from their television provider could soon see a change on their ...
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Is it time to cut cable? These types of cable boxes will now be subject to sales tax in Massachusetts ...
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 ...
The Boston Globe17d
Most cable boxes will now be subject to state sales tax
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.