From the category archives:

News

Rocky Mountain Lows

We can add Colorado to the list of states who have formally announced they are addressing the issue of online sales and remote sellers. Governor Bill Ritter of Colorado has presented his Budget for fiscal year 2010-2011 to the Joint Budget committee. He has indicated that the plans are for the Department of Revenue to [...]

Read the full article →

Engines Starting

As we are all caught up in the hectic days of fourth quarter, we should not forget that we also need to be preparing.  Like it or not, legislators are not only talking about introducing legislation they are preparing. From Florida to Massachusetts to California, states are laying the groundwork to introduce legislation to modernize [...]

Read the full article →

Get Ready Florida

Internet sales tax talk is already gaining momentum in several states. In Florida, Senator Nancy Detert has announced that she is continuing to research requiring merchants to collect sales tax on online sales. It appears likely that legislation will be introduced in Florida during the upcoming legislative session. Brick and mortar stores in Florida embrace [...]

Read the full article →

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 [...]

Read the full article →

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 [...]

Read the full article →