TOP STORY OKLA. GOES AMAZON-LITE; STATES’ FISCAL CRUNCH WILL LAST UNTIL 2012 Following the lead taken by Colorado, Oklahoma enacted an “Amazon-Lite” law which, instead of seeking to extend sales tax collection obligations to out-of-state retailers, it required such retailers to provide notice on its website and sales confirmation that Oklahoma…
DMA Suit Claims Colorado Sales Tax Law Unconstitutional The Direct Marketing Association (“DMA”) has filed an action in Colorado federal court challenging the Colorado’s House Bill 10-1193 “An Act Concerning The Collection Of Sales And Use Taxes On Sales Made By Out-Of-State Retailers, And Making An Appropriation Therefor” (see Cyber Report discussion) on the grounds…
CAROLINA CONFUSION DEADLINE TODAY FOR NORTH CAROLINA’S E-COMMERCE TAX AMNESTY PROGRAM When North Carolina became the third state to adopt the “Amazon tax” last summer the result was an immediate termination of in-state affiliates by e-commerce companies across the board. This has led the State of North Carolina to interpret the “modernization” of its sales tax…
Amazon Tax Update: Litigation in NC and Colorado The State of North Carolina has been aggressively trying to apply its 2009 Amazon-tax law retroactively and has been seeking information from etailers on sales transactions from 2003-2009. Amazon, who initially cooperated with the state, has filed a lawsuit arguing that the state’s request for information on…
Amazon has filed suit against North Carolina for its attempt to collect certain consumer information as part of the state’s attempt to retroactively apply its “Amazon tax” to online transactions from 2003-2009. The suit against the North Carolina Department of Revenue seeks protection on privacy grounds and does not challenge the state’s tax collection efforts.
NEW COLORADO LAW NOT AN “AMAZON TAX” BUT STILL BAD NEWS New York, Rhode Island and North Carolina have passed what is known as an “Amazon tax” in which payments to in-state affiliates can lead to a requirement to collect sales taxes. Colorado went down that path, but stripped this provision late in the process. …
The California Senate has passed a budget bill including the Amazon Tax. The language was included in last year’s budget but vetoed by Governor Schwarzenegger after Overstock threatened to terminate all California affiliates. Schwarzenegger has indicated that he will terminate the proposal again should it come to his desk. Sacramento Bee story. While we can…
Close Call in Colorado, Confusion in Carolina Amazon Tax Provision Stripped at 11th Hour, Fight in OK Looms The Colorado House of Representatives passed an “Amazon tax” provision and it appeared to be heading towards Senate adoption until it was essentially removed by an 11th hour amendment. After passage by New York in 2008 and…
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TOP STORIES OF 2009 ZERO HOUR APPROACHING ON PRIVACY; NINTH CIRCUIT SHUTS DOOR TO LITIGATION MILLS & NEGATIVE OPTION CRACK DOWN Zero Hour on Privacy Throughout the year, the FTC ratcheted up the rhetoric that action was imminent if the online advertising industry did not move to provide greater privacy safeguards for behavioral targeting. The year ended with…
From 9/21 Cyber Report This year legislatures in California, Hawaii, North Carolina and Rhode Island followed New York’s lead in passing the “Amazon Tax”, although the legislation was vetoed in California and Hawaii. You can expect even more states to consider this issue next year, as not only will state?s fiscal predicament be even worse…
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