From the monthly archives:

July 2009

North Carolina Advertising Tax Very Much Alive

July 30, 2009

The Internet sales tax  or advertising tax news from North Carolina is not encouraging. Legislators in North Carolina continue to work on the budget and the latest version still includes the modernized nexus definition. As I mentioned in earlier posts, both Senate and Representatives are embracing the revision of the new  definition of retailer that [...]

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Survey on Impact of the NY Advertising Tax

July 29, 2009

The impact of the NY advertising tax or the NY Internet sales tax has been devastating for many NY affiliates. I’ve chronicled several of  our stories in the series “Story of NY Affiliates”.  I interviewed and wrote until it became too overwhelming for me. Affiliates lost their entire business, suffered severe financial and emotional stress.
As other states are [...]

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See you at the Share A Sale Roadshow

July 27, 2009

On August 4, I will be in Albany attending the Share A Sale Inaugural Roadshow featuring Carolyn Tang. Carolyn is making her way from Chicago to NYC and is making several stops along the way. She will be visiting 9 cities in 10 days as she makes her way Affiliate Summit East 2009. The planned [...]

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Quick Update on North Carolina

July 23, 2009

As I mentioned in my last North Carolina update, there are delays all the time when it comes to the state budget. Well the Governor of North Carolina has announced that she was not happy with the budget proposal because it does NOT raise enough revenue and also included a 2% increase income tax.  Lawmakers now say [...]

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But There’s No Rebut in Rhode Island

July 21, 2009

Yesterday, on behalf of an affiliate, I emailed the Rhode Island Sales Tax Revenue department. I was seeking clarification on how the presumption of nexus could be rebutted by a merchant.  I used the example of a resident who owns a website that includes links to out of state merchants. I made it clear that the resident [...]

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