PEAK AMAZON SEASON 5 New State Laws and Cal Bill Sent to Governor On Thursday the California legislature responded to Governor Jerry Brown’s budget veto by passing a new budget that included Assemblywoman Nancy Skinner’s Amazon Tax bill (AB 153)once again (and two companion measures having the same result through expanding sales tax to anyone…
Amazon Victory in NC, Trouble at the Alamo A federal judge has blocked the North Carolina Department of Revenue from requiring that Amazon disclose in-state cust0mer names and the details of their purchases, ruling that “the disclosure of the identities and detailed information as to the expressive content of Amazons’ customers’ purchases will have a…
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.
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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