Back today to the hottest topic of 2010 thus far, namely watching state by state introductions of an Amazon Tax bill to broaden nexus. As part of a bill passed in the California Senate, ABX8 8, and despite Governor Schwarzenegger’s veto of an earlier version (AB 178) this past summer, this “Amazon tax” bill would [...]
Filed under: E-Commerce, Legislation | Tagged: AB 178, ABX8 8, affiliates, Amazon Tax, California, nexus, Schwarzenegger | 7 Comments »
Amidst the frenzy of “Amazon Tax” bills sweeping the country, including in the Commonwealth of Virginia, I didn’t have a chance to make mention of a bill introduced in – and passed – by that state’s senate requiring online travel companies to collect sales and hotel taxes on the retail (not the wholesale) price on [...]
Filed under: E-Commerce, Legislation | Tagged: Expedia, Hotels, Hotels.com, online hotel brokers, online travel companies, Orbitz, S.B. 452, sidestep.com, Virginia | 3 Comments »
And the “nexus” net keeps broadening, at least in terms of direct or affiliates sales over the Internet. Maryland recently became the latest state to join the wave of those introducing “Amazon Tax” bills and, if enacted, its Senate Bill 824 would become effective June 1, 2010. The threshold amount for this bill was set [...]
Filed under: E-Commerce, Legislation | Tagged: affiliates, Amazon Tax, Illinois, Internet sales tax, Maryland, nexus, S.B. 3353, S.B. 824 | 2 Comments »
As I’m sitting comfortably with the bright sun in my eyes during yet another 50+ degree February day here in Seattle, I’m trying not to feel too guilty while thinking of friends and loved ones in Pennsylvania who are still digging out of snow drifts taller than their cars. And they’re bracing for up to [...]
Filed under: Legislation | Tagged: Ed Rendell, Governor Rendell, Pennsylvania, sales tax exemptions, state budget | Leave a Comment »
In what can only be deemed a rather sizable victory for online travel companies, who have been beleaguered by lawsuits and audits from coast to coast at the city, county, and state level, a case in California gives the usual players joyous respite in their fight. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Carolyn B. Kuhl this [...]
Filed under: Court Cases, E-Commerce | Tagged: Anaheim, California, Expedia, Hotels.com, L.A. Country Superior Court, online hotel brokers, online travel companies, Orbitz, Priceline.com | 2 Comments »
Introduced by State Representatives John Rodgers, Megan Smith, and Jeffrey Wilson, Vermont House Bill 661 is just the latest in a spate of “Amazon Tax” bills to sweep the nation – bringing the total to five states within nine days of each other. This latest bill would take effect July 1, 2010, if passed into [...]
Filed under: E-Commerce, Legislation | Tagged: affiliates, Amazon Tax, H.B. 661, Internet sales tax, internet tax, nexus, Vermont | Leave a Comment »
