Potentially scary implications

spookyx · 2008-04-14, 10:53 PM

this has been an issue for a few years, so far i think states have not been successful.

Motorhead · 2008-04-15, 12:53 AM

According to previous attempts by other states, the state of New York would have to prove that these affiliates are doing business strictly with New York customers. The state of New York could charge sales tax on New York customers of the affiliates but New York would be unable to prove that without access to Amazon's records. If the affiliates are working just on the internet, then their status is global. If the affiliates advertised in New York media such as newspapers, then it is possible that the affiliates could be described as a New York business of Amazon. A lot of this crap was discussed in California and Washington a couple of years ago. Spitzer and New York did not come up with this idea on their own. This smells like Federal Attorneys involvement. They did symposiums out west when I lived in California. The Feds were masturbating to the fantasy of attaching tax awareness cookies to computers to track all internet sales. Drug companies in the United States were excited about that possibility.

Maj. Stress · 2008-04-15, 01:19 AM

I could be wrong but I thought within the past year, Congress extended an old law that made the internet tax free.

Bill · 2008-04-15, 06:34 PM

But the states are pushing HARD to get the right to collect internet taxes.

Considering that our economy is likely to get worse, and the states are starving for money to repair neglected infrastructure and pay the bills for regular operations, we have to expect pressure on this issue.

2008-04-14, 10:53 PM	#1
spookyx Kodak Ghosts Run Amok Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Hobbs End Posts: 1,718	this has been an issue for a few years, so far i think states have not been successful.

2008-04-15, 12:53 AM	#2
Motorhead Aw, Dad, you've done a lot of great things, but you're a very old man, and old people are useless Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 22	According to previous attempts by other states, the state of New York would have to prove that these affiliates are doing business strictly with New York customers. The state of New York could charge sales tax on New York customers of the affiliates but New York would be unable to prove that without access to Amazon's records. If the affiliates are working just on the internet, then their status is global. If the affiliates advertised in New York media such as newspapers, then it is possible that the affiliates could be described as a New York business of Amazon. A lot of this crap was discussed in California and Washington a couple of years ago. Spitzer and New York did not come up with this idea on their own. This smells like Federal Attorneys involvement. They did symposiums out west when I lived in California. The Feds were masturbating to the fantasy of attaching tax awareness cookies to computers to track all internet sales. Drug companies in the United States were excited about that possibility.

2008-04-15, 01:19 AM	#3
Maj. Stress Progress rarely comes in buckets, it normally comes in teaspoons Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Dark Side Of Naboo Posts: 1,289	I could be wrong but I thought within the past year, Congress extended an old law that made the internet tax free.

2008-04-15, 06:34 PM	#4
Bill Selling porn allows me to stay in a constant state of Bliss - ain't that a trip! Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 3,914	But the states are pushing HARD to get the right to collect internet taxes. Considering that our economy is likely to get worse, and the states are starving for money to repair neglected infrastructure and pay the bills for regular operations, we have to expect pressure on this issue.