Posted on 03/11/2011 12:22:09 PM PST by 92nina
Today, Illinois became the forth state to impose an affiliate nexus Internet tax. After some deliberation, Gov. Pat Quinn continued his streak of enacting economically damaging tax measures by signing House Bill 3659 into law.
The so-called “Main Street Fairness Act” attempts to force online retailers that aren’t based in the state to collect sales tax if they use in-state advertisers or other affiliates. The measure is a legally dubious run-around of current U.S. Supreme Court law under Quill v. North Dakota, which only permits a state to force a company to collect tax if they have a physical presence.
The Department of Revenue, egged on by proponents, claims the bill will raise taxes by up to $170 million per year. However, a more likely outcome is for online retailers with in-state affiliate to sever their ties, relieving them of the unconstitutional tax collection burden. This is exactly what happened in Rhode Island and North Carolina. Only in New York do affiliate programs continue to exist, and that is simply to show harm in an ongoing legal challenge...
(Excerpt) Read more at stopetaxes.com ...
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Michigan sends thanks to Governor Quinn.
We’ll take all the help we can get.
LOL
Amazon has now cut ties to businesses with Ill....like they said they would do if the guv did this....
First he commutes the murderers’ death sentences. Now this. The goofy leader of an insane state.
Best of luck to you then.
The way it is going both Michigan and Wisconsin will fight for these internet businesses moving out of state. I look forward to both States getting some business from Internet Sales.
All of Illinois is not insane...most of Illinois is red. Only 4 counties in Illinois voted blue. The rest of the state can’t win out over corrupt Chicago.
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