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California

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 [...]

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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 [...]

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Internet Tax Has Only Slight Effect

June 26, 2009

Yesterday,  I was talking with a merchant about the Internet tax situation. This merchant is concerned about the impact of collecting tax, they wonder if it would have an adverse effect on their customer’s shopping. My thoughts have always been that it would make little difference. I base this on my own experience and on discussions I [...]

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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 [...]

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Nexus In Budget Bills and More Updates

June 20, 2009

There is still a lot of action when it comes to Internet sales tax legislation. Below  is a brief summary of the the status of some of the states I have been writing about. As you read over the list you will notice that there is a trend towards dropping separate legislation and adding it to [...]

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