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Here I go…  I’m guest blogging here on AffSpot.  Why you ask?  Because I was reading the NY Times on Monday about the lawsuit where Amazon is basically telling the State of North Carolina that they’re scumbags and to go home and feed your dogs (or whatever NC Legislators and Regulators do in their free [...]

CNET is reporting that Amazon has filed suit in Washington State to protect the private transactional data of it’s customers from the demands of North Carolina officials.  Specifically, North Carolina has been digging for sales tax revenue and it wants to force Amazon to disclose 7 years worth of purchase history of it’s customers from [...]

It’s been a hectic year for affiliates fighting the inept concept that somehow they define “nexus” as defined by sales tax laws in numerous states. Nevada, Virginia, Vermont, New Hampshire, New York, California and a host of others where there have been some wins, and some losses.
Well, add Missouri to the list. You [...]

It started to look like a bit of a victory…  But it’s not over in Colorado yet…  It seems that what remains in the Colorado Affiliate Tax Law that’s in the middle of being passed is a “backdoor” of sorts.  A very ugly backdoor that isn’t all that different from what Missouri has attempted in [...]

Normally I’m oblivious to advertising.  I’m at the computer working away.  But a commercial came on the TV (which I keep on for noise) and it so insulted the customer it gave me pause.  The “feel good” line from a financial planning company was:
“When the Customer Perceives they’re in control they do amazing things…”
What?  The [...]

New York started this whole mess…  Declaring a “Sales Tax Nexus” to include wherever an affiliate marketer was based out of.  Then Virginia, Mississippi, New Mexico, the Carolinas, etc.  all trying to pass laws declaring the same tired refrain.
Of course, there’s the ever shining example of Missouri which takes the position that no new law [...]