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NY Affiliate Tax Solution

Yearly Proof of Compliance

April 22, 2009

As May 31 is approaching,  many New York affiliates will begin to receive requests to sign the annual “proof of compliance” certificates I wanted to pass along some information I received.  According to our lawyer’s office, the New York State Tax Department is requesting that a line be added to the annual certifications. The line [...]

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Reinstate NY Affiliates Step Two

October 22, 2008

The second step merchants need to take to reinstate NY Affiliates is called Proof of Compliance. Each year, by May 31, merchants have to obtain a signed document from NY Affiliates that states that the affiliate adhered to the guidelines. This signed document must include affiliate name and address. This document needs to be kept [...]

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Reinstate NY Affiliates Step One

October 22, 2008

While attending Share A Sale Think Tank, a few merchants and affiliates asked me to clarify the steps involved in reinstating NY Affiliates to their programs. These step by step procedure was created by our NY Tax attorney after our meeting on July 28. For the sake of simplicity, I am dividing the steps into separate posts.
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Two Steps to Comply with Tax Law

August 7, 2008

As a direct result of our meeting in Albany and having retained legal counsel, we have the necessary documents that will permit merchants to resume partnership with NY affiliates. The main stumbling blocks over the last two months was a lack of understanding of the requirements to comply with the tax law and the lacking [...]

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Our Efforts Working for the Repeal

August 1, 2008

As a result of the July 28 affiliate meeting in Albany, we are also directing some of our attention to the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly. You will recall that the Senate voted to repeal the affiliate tax on June 19. That bill was sponsored by the Rules Committee. The [...]

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