Amazon Tax Battle Passes Milestone Even as Amazon drops affiliates in Minnesota and Missouri to escape the latest state “Amazon Tax” legislation, the Wall Street Journal reports that as of this month the majority of U.S. This comes as the online retail giant waits to hear whether the Supreme Court will accept its appeal. Like…
Illinois Supreme Court: Amazon Tax “Preempted”, Avoids Constitutional Question In a 6-1 ruling, the Illinois Supreme Court has held that the state’s Amazon Tax is unenforceable since it conflicts with a federal law prohibiting discrimination against internet commerce. The suit was brought by the Performance Marketing Association (PMA) and the ruling affirms a lower court…
Segment 1: Rebecca Madigan, Executive Director of the Performance Marketing Association discusses breaking developments on the Amazon Tax Wars. Segment 2: Anthony Todaro of Seattle’s Corr Cronin et al discusses his winning a dismissal of Spam Arrest novel lawsuit. Plus we celebrate the founding of El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora La Reina de los Ángeles de…
Amazon Files Cert Petition with Supreme Court It began as a battle between Amazon and the State of New York over the state’s reinterpretation of what constituted an out-of-state retailer for sales tax purposes. When New York courts dismissed Amazon’s initial challenge, other states rushed into consideration of similar measures and with Amazon and other…
The battle over the so-called Amazon Tax has officially moved to Washington with the debate over the Marketplace Fairness Act. The Act allows states to require out of state retailers to collect sales tax provided they are part of the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement which currently includes 24 states are members (see map…
We are very excited to announced our 100th episode: SEGMENT 1: THRILLA ON CAP HILLA WITH PMA AND NETCHOICE DEBATE ON INTERNET SALES TAX LEGISLATION SEGMENT 2: POPEHAT DISCUSSES SANCTIONS ON COPYRIGHT TROLL PRENDA LAW TODAY IN HISTORY
CLBR Episode #99 features news updates on CISPA, the Marketplace Fairness Act and state/federal privacy legislation; a discussion with Michael Weinberg, Public Knowledge’s Vice President, the Institute for Emerging Innovation on Data Caps and the Obama administration’s nominee for FCC Chairman; and as always starts with the Day in History. Data Caps with Michael Weinberg…
Matt Schaefer Explains New York’s Court Victory on the Amazon Tax Podcast: Play in new window | Download (41.6MB) The whole gymnastics over the Amazon tax stems from a Supreme Court case (Quill v North Dakota) which established a bright line test that a physical presence was required before an out of state retailer should be required to collect…
New York’s Court of Appeal Upholds NY Amazon Tax 4-1 The whole gymnastics over the Amazon tax stems from a Supreme Court case (Quill v North Dakota) which established a bright line test that a physical presence was required before an out of state retailer should be required to collect sales tax. In upholding the…
New Jersey Becomes Third State to Approve Online Gambling, More to Follow New Jersey has joined Delaware and Nevada among states that have legalized intrastate online gambling, while Massachusetts, California, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa and Mississippi are considering similar moves. As states look for a big payout in revenue from such measures, recent studies have analyzed past…
Global E-Commerce Sales Surpasses $1 Trillion A report by eMarketer states that global e-commerce sales have surpassed $1 trillion for the first time in 2012. Total sales will reach $1.3 trillion in 2013 led by the big four – United States ($385B); China ($181B); United Kingdom ($142B) and Japan ($140B). China’s market has tripled…
Rebecca Madigan joins us again to discuss the Amazon Tax and its upcoming implementation in California and Pennsylvania. BACKGROUNDER Main Street Fairness Legislation Amazon Picks U.S. State Sales-Tax Winners Absent New Law, Bloomberg Internet Tax Would Cost Average Shopper $167.00 A Year, Forbes State of Amazon Tax Collection Amazon Tax Timeline Through April 2012 Recent…
Wednesday two Cyber Law and Business Report regulars return. Segment 1: Rebecca Madigan of the Performance Marketing Association discusses the upcoming September 15th implementation of the Amazon Tax in California and efforts in Washington. Segment 2: Stan Stahl from Citadel Information Systems discusses the latest in Cyber Security, including the GoDaddy hack and the debate…
Amazon Laws Struck Down in Colorado and Illinois Courts in Illinois and Colorado have given the Amazon Tax movement its most significant setbacks to date. In Illinois, the Performance Marketing Association challenged an Amazon tax law much like that adopted in New York and in other states, with the court finding that the Act was…
Rebecca Wilkins (shown above talking about Mitt Romney’s offshore shelters) is Senior Counsel for Federal Tax Policy for the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP). ITEP is a non-profit, non-partisan research organization that works on federal, state, and local tax policy issues. ITEP’s mission is to ensure that elected officials, the media, and the general…
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