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NYS Internet Tax

New York, New Nexus, More Affiliate Taxes

March 5, 2009

Get ready for phase two. New York is proposing to revise their definition of vendor. This proposal may impact some merchants. The plan is to crack down on the brick and mortar stores that form a separate entity to handle internet sales. The State wants to crack down on the companies that are using loopholes to avoid [...]

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Amazon Lawsuit Dismissed

January 13, 2009

It appears that the Amazon and Overstock lawsuits against the NYS Internet Tax have been dismissed. This means the Internet tax still stands and those companies with a physical presence will need to collect the sales tax. The reason that the case was ruled in the favor of NYS is that the law clearly states [...]

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Is The Merchant NY Affiliate Friendly

January 9, 2009

This post is another installment in my series on ‘Finding and Evaluating Merchants to Promote’. If you are not a NY Affiliate, you can of course, skip this step. With the likelihood of other states enacting similar tax legislation, it might be a good idea for all affiliates to familiarize themselves with this information so [...]

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NY Affiliate Voice in the News

November 23, 2008

The struggle of NY small businesses can probably be seen in most towns. NY Affiliates, who are actually small businesses, have been hurt by the economy and of course the NY Affiliate Tax. The impact of the NY Internet Tax is not limited to NY Affiliates. As I learned, the NY Affiliate Internet Tax is [...]

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Where NY Affiliates Stand

November 3, 2008

As we are approaching the six month anniversary of the NY Affiliate Tax, I decided to take some time to evaluate how NY Affiliates are coping. If I were to choose one word to sum it all up, that word would be “Adaptation”. Adaptation is the process of changing or adjusting to conditions in order to [...]

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