California’s affiliate nexus bills supported by PublicCEO.com
This article on PublicCEO.com offers support for California Assembly Bills 153 and 155, which would require online retailers with California affiliates to collect sales tax. The article focuses on the...
View ArticleAn interview with the head of the Streamlined Sales Tax Governing Board
An interview with Scott Peterson, executive director of the Streamlined Sales Tax Governing Board, has been published on Governing magazine’s website. It’s a fascinating article; we recommend you read...
View ArticleArticles on online sales tax focus on politics
Two recent articles, one from the Seattle Times and one from the Worcester Telegram and Gazette (MA), focus on the politics of online sales tax legislation and offer incisive analyses of the current...
View ArticleMassachusetts considers affiliate nexus bills
Massachusetts is considering two bills, one from the House and one from the Senate, that would require online retailers with Massachusetts affiliates to collect sales tax. According to this article in...
View ArticleCalifornia is on fire (for sales tax)!
Governor Brown and the California legislature should instead urge California's delegation in Congress to sponsor and work to pass the federal Main Street Fairness Act, which would eliminate the need...
View ArticleTHUD! Did Congress hear that?
Congress must acknowledge the unmistakable THUD heard 'round the country yesterday when California told all the online retailers in the US "You must now collect the sales tax due!"
View ArticleSFGate: The next step for California
A new column in the San Francisco Chronicle speculates on what's next for online retailers now that California has passed affiliate nexus legislation, and reiterates calls for Congress to resolve this...
View ArticleAmazon files for referendum on California affiliate nexus legislation
Last Friday, July 8, Amazon filed a petition for a referendum on California's recently passed affiliate nexus legislation, which requires online companies with California affiliates to collect...
View ArticleNew York Times: Amazon takes on California
"Amazon said this week that it would push a voter initiative in California that could eliminate sales tax for virtual sellers" - Did AMZN really say that?
View ArticleFacts on Main Street Fairness Act and Streamlined Sales Tax, including job...
A fact sheet from the International Council of Shopping Centers and an article on allBusiness.com are worth reading for thorough information on the Main Street Fairness Act, the Streamlined Sales and...
View ArticleCalifornia’s latest twist in sales tax battle will hurt local retailers in...
California lawmakers have introduced a new version of the state's online sales tax legislation that would nullify Amazon's referendum campaign and sacrifice small local retailers to benefit eBay.
View ArticleTHUD (Part 2) California legislature repeals ABX1 28 – All to work to pass...
Amazon will reinstate it California 10,000+ Affiliates...All parties ... will work with Congress to pass the Main Street Fairness Act by July 2012!
View ArticleMichigan becomes latest state to consider affiliate nexus legislation
Michigan considering affiliate nexus legislation, but the federal Main Street Fairness Act would have all the benefits of the state bill without their drawbacks.
View ArticleAmazon makes a deal with Indiana. Who’s next?
...some could draw the conclusion that these [affiliate nexus] bills are being used as an indirect method of "requesting" Amazon open distribution center(s) in their state.
View ArticleInternet retailers will have to collect sales tax, with or without the...
Among opponents of the Marketplace Fairness Act, there is a sense that if they succeed in blocking the bill, online retailers won’t have to collect sales tax. Not so.
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