What to Call It? “Amazon Tax” or “Advertising-Nexus Tax Law”
What should we (web publishers, merchants, and others in the affiliate-marketing industry) call the unconstitutional law which NY enacted (and which RI, NC, HI, CA, TN, CT, and MN are considering)? On...
View ArticleCalifornia’s Amazon Tax: AB 178, Sales Tax, and Web Publishers
California is considering a bill which would effectively terminate advertising by out-of-state merchants on web publications owned by Californians. February 28, 2009 – The “Amazon Tax,” Assembly Bill...
View ArticleShould All Merchants Adopt the “New York Solution” (Advertising-Nexus Tax Laws)
Okay, I’m going to leap out on a ledge and suggest something that none of us (in the “affiliate marketing” community) like: Merchants should seriously consider adopting the “New York Solution” for all...
View ArticleNorth Carolina’s Advertising-Nexus Sales Tax Law
It now appears almost certain that North Carolina will become the third state (after New York and Rhode Island) to enact a blatantly unconstitutional “Advertising-Nexus” law, attempting to force...
View ArticleSales Tax Fairness, Advertising-Nexus Laws, and Common Sense
One of the “Advertising Nexus” tax bills (pending in the California legislature) is scheduled for hearing tomorrow (Monday) in Sacramento. Yesterday, I found this editorial on the American...
View ArticleDamages From the Illinois “Advertising-Nexus” law
Illinois enacted an “Advertising-Nexus” tax law yesterday, triggering some serious negative consequences — while collecting no additional sales taxes. Here’s a quick summary of the law’s impact: Lost...
View ArticleHave “Amazon Taxes” Benefited Any States?
For the past month, I’ve been trying to find evidence of any benefits earned by states which have enacted an Advertising-Nexus Tax Law (“Amazon Tax”). Even after appealing for help from many sources,...
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