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Hawaii

Hawaii Affiliates Taking Action

June 17, 2009

Affiliates in Hawaii are trying to convince Governor Lingle to veto Hawaii HB1405, the bill that would force out of state merchants to collect and remit sales tax. Dean Takamine is leading the way and is taking active measures to see if he can halt HB1405. Dean has organized a Ning social network called Hawaii [...]

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Will Hawaii Governor Sign HB1405

June 10, 2009

It is more or less a wait and see situation for affiliates in Hawaii. As we reported here, HB1405 which amends the definition of nexus to include affiliates, was transmitted to the Governor on May 11. Unless vetoed by Governor Linda Lingle, the law takes effect on July 1. Popular opinion is that the law [...]

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Yes, Minnesota Still Pending, Hawaii at Governor

May 16, 2009

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but the Minnesota Omnibus Tax Bill, HF2323, is still pending. Minnesota Affiliates are not in the clear even though it has been reported otherwise. I think there was a little confusion because there was an attempt to pass a different shorter tax bill but the Governor promptly [...]

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Hawaii Inches Forward

May 6, 2009

Well, turns out HB1405 Hawaii’s original stand alone version of the Internet Tax has passed the House. A joint committee had been working to resolve some differences between House and Senate on 1405 and the committee reached agreement. Bill was sent to House and it passed. It is now on to the Senate. The original version passed in [...]

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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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