BOSTON — Bay State channel-surfers who buy, rent or lease a cable box from their television provider could soon see a change on their bills: state tax collectors confirmed last ...

Bay State channel-surfers who buy, rent or lease a cable box from their television provider could soon see a change on their bills: state tax collectors confirmed last week that those transactions are ...

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.

State adding to cable costs with tax on some boxes by: Colin A. Young Posted: Jun 20, 2025 / 08:26 AM EDT Updated: Jun 20, 2025 / 08:26 AM EDT ...

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, the Department of ...