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Internet Tax

Get Ready Again Maryland

Maryland affiliates will have a couple of months to get ready. State Senator Madaleno has announced that in January 2010 he will once again  introduce new nexus legislation. His proposed legislation will require out of state merchants who have affiliates or advertisers in Maryland to collect sales tax on sales to Maryland residents. Calling it an E-fairness [...]

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Do You Hear the Alarms

On the surface it may have seemed to be a quiet couple of weeks. Unfortunately, nothing could be further from the truth. During the past couple of weeks some merchants are making the very difficult decision to completely end their affiliate programs, many others are using a state by state approach and terminating affiliates from [...]

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Hey Affiliates, Know Your States Nexus Definition?

For over a year we have attempted to increase awareness of the need for affiliates to be proactive. Being proactive means much more than panicking when your state begins to ponder new legislation to redefine nexus or retailer. Being proactive means taking action long before legislation is pending. It means educating yourself as to the [...]

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North Carolina Will Have Internet Sales Tax

As predicted, on August 7 2009 Governor Beverly Perdue signed the 2009-2011 North Carolina Budget. As a result,  the Internet Sales tax will take effect on September 1. You can read more about this at NYAffiliateVoice –  North Carolina Budget Signed.  As requested by Affiliate Voice members, I provide more detail there and give the shorter [...]

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Survey On Impact of Internet Sales Tax on NY Affiliates

Over the past several months we have heard testimony at hearings at legislative sessions regarding the revenue gains due to the new nexus law. The impact of the NY advertising tax or the NY Internet sales tax has been devastating for many NY affiliates. As we continue to work on solutions in New York,  Rhode [...]

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North Carolina Affiliate Tax Seconds Away

As I reported earlier this morning at NYAffiliateVoice, North Carolina is just moments away from Internet sales tax, both Senate and Representatives accepted the commission report on the budget which includes the Internet sales tax or advertising tax. As of a few moments ago, the North Carolina Senate voted to pass the budget; they did [...]

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July 23 Internet Sales Tax Update

As I have been doing since May of 2008, here are the latest Internet sales tax updates. These succinct updates are provided for the convenience of  the affiliate marketing industry and Affiliate Voice LLC members. For more details on any item please see NY Affiliate Voice.  Contact a sales and use tax attorney to determine [...]

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July 03 Updates on Internet Tax

The major developments come from Hawaii and Rhode Island. The Governor of Rhode Island  signed the budget bill and therefore, Rhode Island Internet tax has arrived.  In Hawaii, Governor Lingle vetoed HB1405 which is Hawaii’s version of the Internet Tax; Hawaii is not yet safe. We are now watching to see if legislators override the veto in Hawaii. [...]

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Updates On Internet Tax Rhode Island, Hawaii and North Carolina

Several updates on pending Internet tax legislation, with very little to be happy about. Earlier this morning I posted on NYAffiliateVoice that due to proposed or pending legislation, Amazon has removed North Carolina and Hawaii affiliates from their Associates program, North Carolina’s removal is effective today.  Although they had warned of this action earlier, many affiliates have [...]

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Updates on Internet Taxes

Here is a summary of  some current Internet tax legislation. I have been working on Internet tax issues for over a year; it was over a year ago that NY Internet tax took effect.  To more efficiently use my time I will provide brief summaries here,  while my original posts and detailed information can be found at [...]

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