AgentTax Classification Guide

How AI Agents Are Taxed — State by State

AgentTax classifies AI agent transactions as digital services, data processing services, or information services — not general "services" — because the delivery mechanism is software-over-API. This is our interpretation based on how states currently categorize digital commerce. This area of law is evolving and states may take different positions. Classification is one layer of a full stack — see the Agent Tax Compliance reference for nexus, filing, and audit-trail context.

Why we classify AI agents as digital — not "services"

General services (legal, consulting, accounting) are delivered by humans using professional judgment. AI agents are software executing programmatic logic via an API endpoint. Even when the output resembles human work product, the delivery mechanism is digital and automated. That's why we default to digital service classifications. However, a state auditor could argue differently — especially for AI agents whose output closely resembles traditional professional services like research or consulting. States that tax services broadly (HI, NM, SD, WV) would tax AI agents regardless of classification.

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24Taxable States

20Exempt States

2Local Varies

5No Sales Tax

State	Rate	SaaS Taxable?	State Category	AI Agent Classification	Compute	Research	Content
ALAlabama	4.00%	Unsettled	Unsettled — held taxable	Unsettled (collected at 4% as a conservative hold)	Taxable (held)	Taxable (held)	Taxable (held)
AKAlaska	0.00%	Local only	No state sales tax	N/A — no state sales tax	—	—	—
AZArizona	5.60%	Yes	Digital Service (TPP)	Digital Service	Taxable	Taxable	Taxable
ARArkansas	6.50%	No	Exempt	Exempt	Exempt	Exempt	Exempt
CACalifornia	7.25%	No	Exempt	Exempt	Exempt	Exempt	Exempt
COColorado	2.90%	Local only (state from 2027)	SaaS exempt at state level until 2027; compute taxable	Split (SaaS state-exempt until 2027 / compute taxable) / Local varies	Taxable (mainframe access)	Taxable (held)	Exempt*
CTConnecticut	6.35%	Yes	Digital Service / Computer & Data Processing	Digital Service	Taxable	Taxable	Taxable
DEDelaware	0.00%	No	No sales tax	N/A — no sales tax	—	—	—
DCDistrict of Columbia	6.00%	Yes	Digital Service	Digital Service	Taxable	Taxable	Taxable
FLFlorida	6.00%	No	Exempt	Exempt	Exempt	Exempt	Exempt
GAGeorgia	4.00%	No	Exempt (AI services) / Digital downloads taxable	Exempt	Exempt	Exempt	Exempt
HIHawaii	4.00%	Yes	Digital Service (GET)	Digital Service	Taxable	Taxable	Taxable
IDIdaho	6.00%	No	Exempt	Exempt	Exempt	Exempt	Exempt
ILIllinois	6.25%	Local only	Exempt at state level	Exempt (state) / Chicago taxes	Exempt*	Exempt*	Exempt*
INIndiana	7.00%	No	Exempt (AI services) / Digital downloads taxable	Exempt	Exempt	Exempt	Exempt
IAIowa	6.00%	B2C only	Digital Service (B2C)	Digital Service (B2C only)	Exempt (B2B)	Exempt (B2B)	Exempt (B2B)
KSKansas	6.50%	No	Exempt	Exempt	Exempt	Exempt	Exempt
KYKentucky	6.00%	Yes	Digital Service	Digital Service	Taxable	Taxable	Taxable
LALouisiana	5.00%	Yes	Digital Service / Information Service	Digital Service	Taxable	Taxable	Taxable
MEMaine	5.50%	No	Exempt	Exempt	Exempt	Taxable (held)	Exempt
MDMaryland	6.00%	Yes (3% B2B / 6% B2C)	Data Processing / IT Service	Data Processing / IT Service	Taxable (3% B2B)	Taxable (3% B2B)	Taxable (3% B2B)
MAMassachusetts	6.25%	Yes	Digital Service (SaaS as TPP)	Digital Service	Taxable	Taxable	Taxable
MIMichigan	6.00%	No	Exempt (AI services) / Software downloads taxable	Exempt	Exempt	Exempt	Exempt
MNMinnesota	6.88%	No	Exempt	Exempt	Exempt	Exempt	Exempt
MSMississippi	7.00%	No	Exempt (AI services) / Digital downloads taxable	Exempt	Exempt	Exempt	Exempt
MOMissouri	4.23%	No	Exempt	Exempt	Exempt	Exempt	Exempt
MTMontana	0.00%	No	No sales tax	N/A — no sales tax	—	—	—
NENebraska	5.50%	No	Exempt	Exempt	Exempt	Exempt	Exempt
NVNevada	6.85%	No	Exempt	Exempt	Exempt	Exempt	Exempt
NHNew Hampshire	0.00%	No	No sales tax	N/A — no sales tax	—	—	—
NJNew Jersey	6.63%	No (TB-72)	Info Service taxable / SaaS and Data Processing exempt	Split (SaaS and Data Processing exempt / Info Service taxable)	Exempt	Taxable	Exempt
NMNew Mexico	4.88%	Yes	Digital Service (GRT)	Digital Service	Taxable	Taxable	Taxable
NYNew York	4.00%	Yes	SaaS as TPP + Information Services	Digital Service / Information Service	Taxable (SaaS)	Taxable (Info Svc)	Taxable (SaaS)
NCNorth Carolina	4.75%	No	Exempt	Exempt	Exempt	Exempt	Exempt
NDNorth Dakota	5.00%	No	Exempt	Exempt	Exempt	Taxable (held)	Exempt
OHOhio	5.75%	Business use	Digital Service / Data Processing	Digital Service / Data Processing	Taxable for business use (data proc)	Taxable for business use (EIS)	Taxable for business use
OKOklahoma	4.50%	No	Exempt	Exempt	Exempt	Exempt	Exempt
OROregon	0.00%	No	No sales tax	N/A — no sales tax	—	—	—
PAPennsylvania	6.00%	Yes	Digital Service (SaaS as TPP)	Digital Service	Taxable	Taxable	Taxable
RIRhode Island	7.00%	Yes	Digital Service	Digital Service	Taxable	Taxable	Taxable
SCSouth Carolina	6.00%	Yes	Digital Service	Digital Service	Exempt (data processing)	Taxable	Taxable
SDSouth Dakota	4.20%	Yes	Digital Service (nonprofessional services taxed)	Digital Service	Taxable	Taxable	Taxable
TNTennessee	7.00%	Yes	Digital Service (SaaS as software)	Digital Service	Exempt	Exempt	Taxable
TXTexas	6.25%	Yes (as data processing)	Data Processing Service	Data Processing Service	Taxable (80%)	Taxable (Info Svc, 80%)	Taxable (80%)
UTUtah	6.35%	Yes	Digital Service	Digital Service	Taxable	Taxable	Taxable
VTVermont	6.00%	Yes	Digital Service	Digital Service	Taxable	Taxable	Taxable
VAVirginia	5.30%	No	Exempt	Exempt	Exempt	Exempt	Exempt
WAWashington	6.50%	Yes	Digital Service (Digital automated service)	Digital Service	Taxable	Taxable	Taxable
WVWest Virginia	6.00%	Yes	Digital Service (nonprofessional services taxed)	Digital Service	Exempt (data processing)	Taxable	Taxable
WIWisconsin	5.00%	No	Exempt	Exempt	Exempt	Taxable (digital goods)	Exempt
WYWyoming	4.00%	No	Exempt	Exempt	Exempt	Exempt	Exempt

Legend — Agent Work Types

Compute

Data transformation, calculations, code execution, API processing

Research

Information gathering, web research, analysis, report generation

Content

Writing, creative output, document generation, translations

Legend — Tax Status

Taxable

Exempt

Taxable (80%)TX 20% exemption on data processing

Taxable (3% B2B)MD reduced rate for business use

Exempt*State exempt, local may tax

Taxable (held)Law unsettled; AgentTax collects as a disclosed conservative hold

PossibleMay qualify as information service

Disclaimer: This table is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal or tax advice. Tax classification of AI agent services is a rapidly evolving area of law with no settled precedent in most jurisdictions. AgentTax defaults to digital service classifications based on delivery mechanism (software-over-API), but states may reasonably classify AI agent output differently — including as general services, information services, or data processing services — depending on the nature of the work performed and how the state interprets its tax code. Consult a qualified tax professional for guidance specific to your business. Data cross-referenced from state DOR websites, Anrok, TaxJar, TaxCloud, and Kintsugi documentation as of February 2026.