As the Bay State’s emergency shelter bill hovers near $1 billion for another year, and Beacon Hill looks at spending boosts in the FY26 budget, Massachusetts is hitting consumers with a new tax. What ...

Massachusetts will apply a 6.25% sales tax to cable boxes with features beyond basic cable reception and parental controls. The tax applies to cable boxes with DVR functionality and access to ...

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 recently that those transactions are ...