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New Connecticut Affiliate Nexus

Connecticut joins the ever growing list of states passing affiliate nexus law. On Wednesday, May 4, Governor Dannel P. Malloy signed the 2011-2012 Connecticut State Budget.  Part of the budget includes a modernization of the nexus laws to include affiliates (or publishers).  Effective July 1, the new law is similar to the laws passed in [...]

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Illinois Governor Signs New Nexus Bill

As anticipated, the Governor of Illinois has decided to sign HB3659 and new nexus law will take effect on July 1, 2011. HB3659 is similar to the laws passed in other states. It will now require some out of state merchants (non-Illinois merchants) to collect and remit sales tax on purchases made by Illinois residents if the merchant has Illinois [...]

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Texas vs Amazon

While some may be merely watching legislation, a far greater concern exists in the current nexus laws and definitions. More and more merchants have reported receiving not only nexus questionnaires but have received notice that based on in state activities of affiliates and others it has been determined that nexus was established and sales tax is due for [...]

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Quick Update on California Budget

California Senate will have their third reading  and a vote on the budget, AB1625 tomorrow, August 31. As you are probably aware, the current version of the California budget includes several measures, including “Affiliate nexus tax” also called the “Amazon tax”. If the budget passes with this amendment intact, some merchants may decide to terminate their relationships [...]

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Survey Says – Legislation Not Needed

As is often the case, things are not as quiet as they might seem. This is especially true when it comes to affiliate marketing and nexus issues. This past year, a few legislators in states attempting to pass new nexus laws came out and stated that it was their belief that new legislation was not [...]

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Why Are Colorado Affiliates at Risk

I received a few emails and phone calls regarding the removal of Colorado Affiliates by a few merchants, most recently Sharper Image. Although I cannot speak for their own particular reasons I can speak about the general decision to remove Colorado Affiliates from a program. Although the recent legislation in Colorado does not target Affiliates [...]

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Vermont Joins Internet Sales Tax Arena

Vermont is the latest state to introduce Internet sales tax legislation.  While debate continue in other states Vermont is gearing up and formally introduced legislation this week.  It becomes evident that momentum for modernized nexus regulations  is rapidly gaining. Vermont Internet Sales Tax legislation is House Bill 661. The bill was introduced by Representatives Jeffrey Wilson, John Rodgers [...]

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Colorado Affiliate Tax Passes House

As of 10:14 (EST)today this is the current status of some of the pending legislation.  Each represents the latest officially posted status of the bill.  (You may also see reports from lobbyists in other media but I prefer to use the legislators reports and confirmations.) Colorado HB1193 Passes House first vote (second reading,is voice vote).  [...]

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Map of Activity

During our Affiliate Advocacy “Prepare for Nexus Legislation” webinar earlier today, I included a map of legislative activity. This map indicates anticipated activity. We’ve determined that at least thirteen states are high risk to introduce modern nexus legislation or otherwise adopting changes necessary that may impact the relationship between affiliates and merchants. These states appear [...]

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Sales Tax Solutions for Merchants

Last month, while attending the ShareASale Inc Think Tank, I had the opportunity to meet with John Perri who is the Director, Enterprise Sales at Avalara.  Avalara is a full service sales tax management company; they provide merchants of all sizes, with the technology necessary to automate sales and use tax collection on a multi-state basis. [...]

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