Why Nevada Needs Digital Sales Tax

Streaming and the digital economy have changed everything. Well, almost everything. As our economy has shifted wildly to the digital world, our tax code has remained frustratingly analog. Nevada is facing a revenue crisis, with our woefully underfunded education system and a healthcare system facing cutbacks. But there’s a pool of tax revenue just sitting, untapped: Digital Sales Tax. This isn’t a new tax or an unfair tariff. Instead, this is just modernizing our sales tax to meet the current way we shop. This week on Battle Born Bytes, we dive into what a Digital Sales Tax does, why it’s desperately needed, and why this common-sense measure could help dig Nevada out of our revenue hole. SOURCES & MENTIONED LINKS: YouTube: Steven Spielberg and George Lucas on the Predict the Future of The Movie Business (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YlEbmko6iM) Adweek: How the Biggest Streaming Services Stack Up Heading Into 2025 (https://www.adweek.com/convergent-tv/how-biggest-streaming-services-stack-up-heading-into-2025/) RJM Tax Exemption: Understanding Sales Tax on Digital Products in the U.S. (https://rjmtaxexemption.com/post/understanding-sales-tax-on-digital-products-in-the-u-s-do-you-need-to-collect-and-pay/) USCB: Monthly Retail Trade (https://www.census.gov/retail/ecommerce.html) USCB: Quarterly Retail E-Commerce Sales 2002 Q4 Report (https://www2.census.gov/retail/releases/historical/ecomm/02q4.htm?) BEA: Digital Economy Infographic 2022 (https://www.bea.gov/sites/default/files/2023-12/digital-economy-infographic-2022.pdf) Electro IQ: Hulu Statistics and Facts (https://electroiq.com/stats/hulu-statistics/) Variety: HBO Max Subscribers Near 132 Million (https://variety.com/2026/film/news/hbo-max-subscribers-132-million-warner-bros-discovery-earnings-1236673104/) Tax Foundation: Quill Corp. v. North Dakota and the Physical Presence Rule (https://taxfoundation.org/blog/important-tax-cases-quill-corp-v-north-dakota-and-physical-presence-rule-sales-tax-collection/) CNBC: Here’s What the Supreme Court Sales Tax Decision Means for You (https://www.cnbc.com/2018/06/21/heres-what-that-supreme-court-sales-tax-decision-means-for-you.html) South Dakota Legislature: SB106 Remote Seller Sales Tax Law (https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/7377/38231) NV Current: Nevada Economic Forum Makes Conservative State Revenue Estimates for Next Biennium (https://nevadacurrent.com/2024/12/03/nevada-economic-forum-makes-conservative-state-revenue-estimates-for-next-biennium/) LV Review-Journal: Hundreds of CCSD Employees Could Be Without Jobs Next School Year (https://www.reviewjournal.com/local/education/hundreds-of-ccsd-employees-could-be-without-jobs-next-school-year-3618381/) Tahoe Daily Tribune: Douglas County School District Declares Financial Emergency (https://www.tahoedailytribune.com/news/douglas-county-school-district-declares-financial-emergency/) 8 News Now: CCSD Draft Report Lists Schools for Possible Closure, Renovation, or Consolidation (https://www.8newsnow.com/news/local-news/ccsd-draft-report-lists-school-for-possible-closure-renovation-or-consolidation/) RGJ: Nevada Drops to No. 48 in Public Education Rankings (https://www.rgj.com/story/life/2026/05/08/nevada-drops-4-spots-from-last-year-to-be-no-48-in-public-education/) FOX5: RTC Proposes Fare Increases and Service Cuts Over Budget Shortfall (https://www.fox5vegas.com/2026/05/05/rtc-proposes-fare-increases-service-cuts-address-1185m-budget-shortfall/) CBPP: Federal Budget Cuts Could Impact Nevada Programs (https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/5-29-25sfp-factsheets-nv.pdf) NV Current: State Senator Continues Push to Expand Sales Tax Base to Include Digital Products (https://nevadacurrent.com/2023/04/05/state-senator-continues-push-to-expand-sales-tax-base-to-include-digital-products/) CNBC: Netflix Raises Prices Across All Streaming Plans (https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/26/netflix-raises-prices-across-all-streaming-plans.html) NBC News: Grocery Prices Jumped More in April (https://www.nbcnews.com/business/consumer/grocery-prices-jumped-april-iran-war-gas-rcna344762) Apple: Developers Generated $1.1 Trillion in the App Store Ecosystem in 2022 (https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2023/05/developers-generated-one-point-one-trillion-in-the-app-store-ecosystem-in-2022/) TradingView: Netflix Revenue Up 16% to $39B as Warner Bros. Explores Mergers (https://www.tradingview.com/news/tradingview:2a4652d759b97:0-key-facts-netflix-revenue-up-16-to-39b-warner-bros-explores-mergers/) ProPublica: Meet the Small-Town Texas Sheriff (https://www.propublica.org/article/art-martinez-de-vara-dallas-hero-lawsuit?utm_campaign=propublica-sprout&utm_content=1777703629&utm_medium=social) USCB: Poverty in the United States: 2002 (https://www.census.gov/library/publications/2003/demo/p60-222.html) USCB: Poverty in the United States: 2024 (https://www.census.gov/library/publications/2025/demo/p60-287.html)