Illinois Supreme Court: Amazon Tax “Preempted”, Avoids Constitutional Question

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…

New York High Court Rejects Amazon Tax Challenge

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…

CLBR Segment 1: Rebecca Madigan and California’s Amazon Tax

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…

CLBR: Amazon Tax and NoDaddy

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…

Top Story: Amazon Tax Laws Struck Down in IL and CO

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…

Next on CLBR: Special Tax Edition (Amazon Tax and More)

We focus on internet taxation  and the recent decision (see below) in Colorado overturning the state’s variation of the Amazon tax law with guests: Jerry Cerasale, Senior Vice President, Government Affairs with DMA and CLBR regular and champion cat herder Rebecca Jacobs Madigan, Executive Director of the PMA. As economy improves, states are recovering from…