California digital products sales tax: SaaS and prewritten software become taxable January 1, 2027
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Does California’s digital products sales tax apply to SaaS?

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Does California’s digital products sales tax apply to my software business? Starting January 1, 2027, prewritten software — including Software-as-a-Service and remote-access licenses — is a taxable digital product under California’s new digital products sales tax rule enacted by Senate Bill 122. Custom software and several digital-media categories stay outside the rule. A short email…

California outline over tax documents and a calendar highlighting the August 10, 2026 CCTC deadline
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California Business Tax 2026: SB 122, SB 180 & CCTC

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What changed for California business owners in 2026? The California business tax 2026 package brings SB 122 and SB 180 — extending the business credit limitation, cutting the first-year annual tax to $400 for many new entities, and stretching the California Competes Tax Credit through 2035. And the next CCTC application window closes on August…