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Are monthly usage charges for cloud based services taxable?

September 11, 2023
September 11, 2023

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Q. I understand that in Mississippi Cloud Based Software and SaaS are taxable. However, in some cases we receive monthly usage charges for some of these services. Are the monthly usage charges also subject to tax? For example: We are billed annually for the maintenance of a cloud based software. Sale taxes are paid on the maintenance. Monthly, we receive billing on a per usage basis (the billing fluctuates depending on the amount of usage). Are these monthly bills also subject to…

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