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Internet Sales Tax

End of April Legislative Updates

A few quick updates on some of  the still pending Internet sales tax legislation as well as a few comments on states with existing Internet sales tax laws and some general thoughts. While several other states are on the watch list, Connecticut, Florida, California and Tennessee are four states with more active pending legislation. Legislation is also [...]

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Connecticut Internet Sales Tax Headed for Vote

Connecticut is inching forward in their efforts to require out of state merchants to collect sales tax for online sales. HB 5481, the Connecticut Internet sales tax bill, has received a favorable report and has moved out of the Legislative Commissioner’s Office. It has been assigned a House Calendar Number (301) and it is File [...]

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Legislative Updates for April 8

In Connecticut, HB 5481 was filed with Legislative Commissioner’s Office (LCO) on March 26. The LCO checked it for constitutionality and then sent it to the Office of Fiscal Analysis who will determine any costs involved with implementation. Then, the Office of Legislative Research adds the plain English explanation of the bill . The bill then gets assigned a calendar [...]

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Connecticut Finance Committee Passes Internet Sales Tax

Earlier today, the Joint Finance Committee voted in favor of the Internet sales tax bill HB 5481. The vote had heavy support and passed with a vote of 35-13. (There were 8 not voting.)
The next step is a final recheck of the bill (which should be quick as it is a repeat of last years [...]

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Quick Updates on Florida and Illinois Legislation

As I head off to attend Search Engine Strategies New York, a few quick updates on some pending nexus legislation.
In Illinois, SB 3353 (the Illinois Internet sales tax bill), was re-referred to Assignments Committee on March 19. This is not a significant change, it was because the bill was being held and they need more time; bill [...]

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Maryland and Connecticut Updates

On Wednesday, the Budget and Taxation Committee of the Maryland legislature held a public hearing on SB 824, the bill for Maryland Internet sales tax. This bill would require out of state merchants to collect sales tax in Maryland if they had Maryland affiliates. Similar to the New York , Rhode Island and North Carolina Internet sales [...]

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Hearing to Repeal Rhode Island Internet Sales Tax

** As of 4:50 pm on 3/17  the hearing has been cancelled! **
There will be a hearing on  HB 7071, the Rhode Island legislation that will repeal the Internet sales tax in Rhode Island. Introduced on January 12 by Representatives Gallison, McNamara, and Serpa, this bill seeks to remove the language added last year that requires the collection [...]

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Report on the Connecticut Hearing

The Connecticut Revenue Finance and Bonding Committee held a public hearing on several bills today including HB 5481, the bill that would require the collection and remittance of sales tax by out of state merchants.
Unfortunately, the severe storm that hit much of the Northeast this weekend, prevented a couple of Affiliates from attending as their [...]

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Terminations Handled the Right Way

Earlier today, at NY Affiliate Voice, I wrote about the Crayola Store terminating Affiliates in New York, North Carolina and Rhode Island.  In that post, titled No More Crayons, I mentioned that the reason for termination was the “recent Internet sales tax laws” that were passed in NY, NC and RI. I understand their reason but am a bit surprised [...]

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Connecticut Internet Sales Tax Hearing This Monday

Just a quick update and reminder regarding the public hearing of HB 5481 in Connecticut. HB5481 is the Connecticut Internet sales tax bill.  The hearing for this bill is scheduled for Monday, March 15 at  11:oo am. The hearing will take place at Legislative Office Building, 300 Capitol Avenue, Hartford  room 2E.  Arrive a little early to [...]

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