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California

Conference Call on Internet Tax

June 19, 2009

As I posted on  my Affiliate Voice Blog, I am holding a conference call on Wednesday, June 24 at 12:30 (East Coast)  to discuss the Internet Tax issue.  This call is open to all but space is limited and you have to register in advance.  In addition to answering questions on Internet tax, we will [...]

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More Updates Internet Sales Tax

May 4, 2009

It looks to be another exciting week for legislation. While we watch the pending legislation in other states it is important to remember that New York affiliates are still impacted by the legislation enacted last year in NY.  As hard as we have tried to get the word out about how to continue to work [...]

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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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Many States Adding Internet Tax

March 10, 2009

As I have mentioned several times, there is pending legislation in many States to add and or enforce the requirement to collect of sales tax rather than leaving it as a use tax. Remember, the sales tax is due, the only thing that is changing is the method of collection. When a merchant collects it, it [...]

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Next Steps for Merchants and Affiliates

March 6, 2009

I have received several emails from merchants and affiliates asking what should be a plan of action.  Before I give you the lists of suggested action you need to realize that Legislation already exists in many states requiring the sales tax be collected. Other states are passing new legislation or quietly rewriting definitions. I urged [...]

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