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Advertising Tax

Arkansas Amazon Tax Goes to Governor

As expected, the Arkansas House passed the new nexus bill, Senate Bill 738, also known as the Amazon tax” and the bill has been sent to the Governor. This bill is similar to the bill passed in New York in 2008 and appears to offer a similar ability to rebut the presumption of nexus. As with all such matters, [...]

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Illinois Governor Signs New Nexus Bill

As anticipated, the Governor of Illinois has decided to sign HB3659 and new nexus law will take effect on July 1, 2011. HB3659 is similar to the laws passed in other states. It will now require some out of state merchants (non-Illinois merchants) to collect and remit sales tax on purchases made by Illinois residents if the merchant has Illinois [...]

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Texas vs Amazon

While some may be merely watching legislation, a far greater concern exists in the current nexus laws and definitions. More and more merchants have reported receiving not only nexus questionnaires but have received notice that based on in state activities of affiliates and others it has been determined that nexus was established and sales tax is due for [...]

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Survey Says – Legislation Not Needed

As is often the case, things are not as quiet as they might seem. This is especially true when it comes to affiliate marketing and nexus issues. This past year, a few legislators in states attempting to pass new nexus laws came out and stated that it was their belief that new legislation was not [...]

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Why Are Colorado Affiliates at Risk

I received a few emails and phone calls regarding the removal of Colorado Affiliates by a few merchants, most recently Sharper Image. Although I cannot speak for their own particular reasons I can speak about the general decision to remove Colorado Affiliates from a program. Although the recent legislation in Colorado does not target Affiliates [...]

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Florida Adds Another Twist

While we are still recovering from the unique twist of the new Colorado Internet sales tax, Affiliate Advocacy has learned of another unique bill surfacing in Florida. Florida is the latest state to introduce Internet sales tax legislation and this bill has a very different approach. Since last summer, Florida has been one of those states that Affiliate [...]

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Virginia Still a BIG Threat

As I predicted in my last post, Virginia has added the modern nexus legislation into their current fiscal budget. SALES AND USE TAX COLLECTIONS FROM OUT-OF-STATE ENTITIES For purposes of Virginia’s retail sales and use taxes (§ 58.1-600 et seq. of the Code of Virginia), a dealer as defined or described under § 58.1-612 of [...]

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The Nevada Update

Since I am receiving a lot of emails asking about Nevada, here is the latest. Governor Jim Gibbons has called legislators in for a special session which is scheduled to begin next week. In his proclamation ordering legislators to report he instructed legislators to examine several measures to address the budget deficit facing Nevada. In addition [...]

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Affiliates Oklahoma Not Okay

There’s more than wind sweepin’ down the plains in Oklahoma. Oklahoma Internet sales tax is being proposed as a way to help close their budget gap. They will join at least five other states; Colorado, Virginia, Mississippi, Vermont, and New Mexico, who have proposed legislation to collect Internet sales tax during the past couple of weeks. Several other states are [...]

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Colorado Legislation Moves To Senate

Today, as expected, Colorado HB1193 passed the official recorded vote. The vote was 33 for and 32 against. The Colorado Affiliate tax legislation moves onto the Senate. It will go through a similar process. This process is first an initial reading and then it will to a Senate committee. The committee will take action, either [...]

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