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 for cumulative gross receipts of greater than $10,000 during the preceding four quarterly periods ending on the last day of February, May, August, and November.
And after much talk, Illinois, too, recently joined the march of states moving to enact e-commerce transaction tax legislation and introduced language to do so within Senate Bill 3353, as introduced by Senator Jeffrey M. Schoenberg. Like Maryland and several states before it, Illinois set the threshold at $10,000 during the preceding four quarterly periods ending on the last day of February, May, August, and November. 
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Thank you for keeping your readers up on this Amazon tax matter, which is really tough to follow on our own! My firm and I appreciate it.
“THE SELLER ENTERS INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH A RESIDENT OF THE STATE UNDER WHICH THE RESIDENT, FOR A COMMISSION OR OTHER CONSIDERATION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY REFERS POTENTIAL CUSTOMERS TO THE SELLER, WHETHER BY A LINK ON AN INTERNET WEBSITE OR OTHERWISE”
At least Maryland’s law will apply to ANY MEDIA OUTLET engaged in advertising.