Amazon Drops California In Growing E-Commerce Affiliate Tax Law War | ZDNet
Amazon Affiliate program allows SMBs to make commissions out of sales generated from their websites. It was formerly the case that Amazon didn't have to pay state taxes on these because they didn't constitute a physical storefront in the state. State laws changed that so that these SMBs are now considered a sales channel for Amazon so must be taxed. States affected so far include: IL,CO,HI,CT,RI,AK,TX and most recently CA.
You guys think another state will fall to the frey or more frightening having this thing imposed at the federal level...
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
