Final February Updates Part Two

Some more updates on some pending nexus legislation. Georgia – HB 1221 and HB 1244 are introduced. These bills will be amended and will need to be carefully monitored. It is expected that at least one of these bills will modernize nexus definitions and include provisions requiring out of state merchants to collect sales tax. Illinois – [...]

Read the full article →

Are Eyes on the Budgets

Over the last couple of years we have (hopefully) learned several things. Among the lessons we should have learned, is the need to keep an eye on the budget process in each state. It is not only the regular sessions and the usual bill process that needs to be monitored. Bills are constantly merged and [...]

Read the full article →

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 [...]

Read the full article →

Final February Updates Part One

 A  few updates on some  nexus and Internet sales tax legislation issues Affiliate Advocacy has been monitoring: California ABX8 & SBX8 - Senate amended the original bill and then passed it. Sent back to Assembly who  renamed the bill SBX8. It was amended and  passed through readings. Now due for Final vote in Assembly (scheduled for Monday March [...]

Read the full article →

Colorado Governor Signs Internet Sales Tax

Colorado Internet sales tax takes effect on March 1, 2010. Yesterday, as expected,  Governor Bill Ritter signed several tax bills including HB1193. Colorado HB 1193 was signed, Internet sales tax in Colorado takes effect on Monday, March 1. As a result,  online merchants are working quickly to determine the impact. Merchants are urged to retain [...]

Read the full article →

Another Affiliate Program Shuts Down Over Internet Sales Tax

Drs Foster and Smith has shut down their entire affiliate program due to concerns over Internet sales tax legislation. As in their previous terminations of affiliates there was no advance notice given.  Since New York Affiliates were removed two years ago, I learned of this move through a post by Linda Buquet of 5 Star Affiliate [...]

Read the full article →

Nexus Legislation Updates

The following list is by no means a complete list of nexus legislation activity. Several other states are rumored to be discussing adding Internet Sales Tax legislation bills, either as a stand alone bill or as part of a more encompassing omnibus tax bill. We will continue to monitor these bills as well as all the [...]

Read the full article →

California Internet Sales Tax Moves Forward

Earlier today the California Senate voted and passed their latest version of the California Internet Sales tax.  ABX8-8 was amended by the Senate to include provisions similar to the laws passed in New York, North Carolina and Rhode Island. It is also similar to the bills pending in several other states including Illinois, Vermont and Virginia. These [...]

Read the full article →

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 [...]

Read the full article →

Where is the Progress

Where is the progress? What have we learned in two years? In order to examine this we need to step back for a moment. I look back, not to just drag up old history or to listen to apologies and explanations but to take a look at what we have learned. We have made some progress, there [...]

Read the full article →

← Previous Entries

Next Entries →