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California Affiliates

California Bill Vetoed

July 1, 2009

Just a short update on California. According to a short article in the Los Angeles Times Blog, Governor Schwarzenegger has vetoed the Internet tax.  The article also quotes Overstock as stating they will reinstate California affiliates. Let’s just hope the veto sticks.
They have also vowed to terminate affiliates in any state that passes new nexus [...]

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Lesson NOT Learned

June 30, 2009

I am angry, disappointed and sad.  I am also  truly dismayed at how little has been learned from last year and how little has changed. 
Lesson has not been learned.
Last minute terminations are pouring into the emails of affiliates in Hawaii, North Carolina and Rhode Island.
Last year everyone blamed day before terminations on  the lack of information or [...]

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Amazon Terminates Hawaii and North Carolina

June 26, 2009

I have received several emails alerting me that Amazon has sent their affiliates in Hawaii and North Carolina letters of removal from their affiliate program due to the pending Internet tax legislation.
In a copy of the email I received concerning Hawaii affiliates it reads in part:
But because the new law is drafted to go into [...]

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The Action In California

June 21, 2009

The battle against California Internet Tax continues. Like other states, California legislators dropped a separate bill for an Internet tax, AB178, and instead opted to attach an amendment to the budget. If you live in California you can take part in the effort to stop the Internet tax.
Karen Garcia, of GTO Management is leading the [...]

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California Bill 178 Update

March 12, 2009

California Bill 178 was officially referred to the Committee on Revenue and Tax. The committee has set a  hearing date  for April 13. Now that a hearing date has been set, all interested parties should be stepping up their efforts to ensure that the legislation is the best it can be. Ambiguous language must be removed [...]

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