From the monthly archives:

April 2009

Omnibus Bill Back on in Minnesota Senate

April 28, 2009

Well, I was all set to write that the Minnesota Senate laid HF2323/SF2074 on the table when I received the following update. The Senate has declared action is urgent and the Omnibus Bill was taken off table. It has now received it’s second and third reading. By declaring it a matter of urgency the steps [...]

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Minnesota Internet Tax Passes House

April 25, 2009

Today, Saturday April 25,  the House of Representatives voted to pass the Omnibus Tax Bill, HF2323. The vote was 68-65. This bill includes the Minnesota version of the Internet tax. The Omnibus Tax Bill will now move to the Senate. The proposed law closely mimics the NY Internet version with a similar threshold and the ability [...]

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Yearly Proof of Compliance

April 22, 2009

As May 31 is approaching,  many New York affiliates will begin to receive requests to sign the annual “proof of compliance” certificates I wanted to pass along some information I received.  According to our lawyer’s office, the New York State Tax Department is requesting that a line be added to the annual certifications. The line [...]

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Another Minnesota Update

April 20, 2009

As you probably know Minnesota has had their versions of the Internet tax bill pending for a few months now. The Senate version has had a hearing rescheduled a few times. The committee ran out of time last Thursday after having already been rescheduled at least twice. Earlier in March, the House of Representative version, [...]

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Updates On Some Legislation

April 15, 2009

A brief post just to update on some of the pending legislation. This could be a very eventful week. It has started off on a good note with the defeat of the legislation in Maryland! Other states will see action over the next couple of weeks. The update on the legislation in Tennessee is that [...]

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