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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How to Kill an Affiliate Program

They may not be trying to intentionally kill their affiliate program but announcing the intent to steal affiliate commissions may just accomplish that. Earlier this week, Art.com and AllPosters.com announced a change to their affiliate agreement. Under the new agreement, if you earn under $20 in a year you will forfeit your commissions. Commissions will not rollover to [...]

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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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Rhode Island Hearing Cancelled

A short but critical post.
The hearing in Rhode Island Legislature that was scheduled for Thursday March 18 has been cancelled. At 4:50 PM, all House Finance Committee meetings were cancelled for the 18th. Of course, this means that there will NOT be any testimony on HB 7071 on Thursday.
House Finance Hearing Schedule
We are trying to [...]

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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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Connecticut Internet Sales Tax Legislation Returns

As expected Connecticut legislators introduced their version of Internet sales tax. This bill is identical to the one that had been introduced last year. If you recall, there simply was not enough time left in the the session last year to finish work on the bill. At that time. legislators promised to bring it back.
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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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