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 [...]

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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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What Will Guide You

Over the past two years I have tried not to criticize any company’s business decisions. Although I may not have agreed with the decision to terminate a certain group of Affiliates over nexus issues, I have always respected the right for a company to make the decision that is right for them. I only asked [...]

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Amazon Removes Colorado Affiliates and Why

I woke this morning to news that Amazon has removed Colorado Affiliates. Although I am still waiting to confirm this news I received two copies of the email received by two different Affiliates in Colorado.  No doubt this will surprise a few affiliates this morning, but  it shouldn’t. Amazon had been very clear that they would [...]

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Affiliate Advocacy Conference Call Affiliate Legislation March Update

Join Affiliate Advocacy LLC on  Tuesday, March 9 at 12:00 EST for March 2010 Legislative Updates. We will discuss the current status of pending and threatened nexus legislation. The purpose of this call is to educate and increase awareness of the legislative actions that will impact the affiliate marketing industry. Our panelists include Brian Littleton [...]

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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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If You Sell in Colorado

Over the past couple of weeks I have received several emails asking for clarification on the Colorado Internet sales tax (HB1193). Since I am not a lawyer, I have urged every merchant to contact a sales and use tax attorney or accountant for guidance.  The law that was passed in Colorado was the harshest we’ve seen [...]

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