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Affiliate Advocacy

Report on Affiliate Advocacy March Nexus Legislation Call

Today Affiliate Advocacy hosted a conference call to discuss the current status of nexus legislation.  The call was well attended and all aspects of our industry were in attendance. We had many affiliates from a variety of states, merchants, program managers and an outsourced program management company. Several of the affiliates were from states who have [...]

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Affiliate Advocacy Conference Call Affiliate Legislation March Update

Join Affiliate Advocacy LLC on  Tuesday, March 9 at 12:00 EST for March 2010 Legislative Updates. We will discuss the current status of pending and threatened nexus legislation. The purpose of this call is to educate and increase awareness of the legislative actions that will impact the affiliate marketing industry.
Our panelists include Brian Littleton CEO [...]

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Where is the Progress

Where is the progress? What have we learned in two years? In order to examine this we need to step back for a moment. I look back, not to just drag up old history or to listen to apologies and explanations but to take a look at what we have learned. We have made some progress, there [...]

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Tension Mounts in Maryland

As expected, Maryland has joined the Internet sales tax legislation party. Legislation that could require out of state merchants to collect and remit sales tax has been formally introduced in Maryland. If passed, the Maryland Internet Sales tax legislation would take effect on June 1, 2010.
Earlier this week SB824 was introduced. It is sponsored by Senators Madaleno, Conway, [...]

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Colorado Senate Finance Committee Pushes HB1193 Forward

This post marks my very first post for Affiliate Advocacy, I actually think I am the very first guest author here. Unfortunately, this post does not share good news. Earlier today the Senate Finance Committee approved HB 1193. The Colorado Internet Tax Bill now moves forward, I believe to the Senate Floor. (It is possible [...]

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Virginia Introduces Internet Sales Tax Legislation

Earlier this week Virginia formally introduced legislation that could require out of state merchants to collect and remit sales tax. Senator Emmett Hanger, Jr. has sponsored SB660. It has been referred to the Committee on Finance; the committee  normally meets on Tuesdays and Wednesdays ( but may also meet on Thursdays for next several weeks).
SB 660 [...]

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Colorado Hearing Date

On Friday, Colorado House Bill HB10-1193 was introduced and referred to the Appropriations Committee. It has been reported to me that they will be holding a committee meeting on the 27. HB10-1193 has sponsors in both the Senate and the House of Representatives. Colorado Internet sales tax is inching forward.
The bill is sponsored by Representative [...]

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New Mexico Introduces Internet Tax Bill

Later today I will be updating the map again as New Mexico has formally joined the affiliate tax battleground. House Bill 50 has been introduced. House Bill 50 – New Mexico Internet Sales Tax . If this legislation passes and is put into effect, out of state merchants may be required to collect and remit [...]

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Gear Up Idaho and Maine

Earlier this week I updated the nexus map. As you may recall, the map shows nexus legislation activity. While there have been new rumblings in a few other states, Idaho and Maine, along with South Carolina, look like they will be our next hot spots.
See larger version of current Map of Nexus Legislation and the original [...]

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Affiliate Summit West 2010

On Saturday I will head out to Las Vegas to attend Affiliate Summit West 2010. As I double check to make sure I have everything packed I thought I would take a moment to once again mention the session I will be participating in.
The session is titled Affiliate Program Case Studies -  Strategies and Practices. [...]

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