If you were under the impression that online sales tax legislation was something that would only arise in the halls and chambers of state governments, it’s time to think again. A bill was introduced in Congress yesterday mirroring the highly controversial online sales tax legislation in states like Colorado and North Carolina, taking the growing [...]
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Federal Lawmakers Mull Their Own Online Sales Tax
Posted in Merchant Tips, Online Sales Taxes, tagged Bill Delahunt, Colorado online sales tax, internet sales tax, Main Street Fairness Act, North Carolina online sales tax, online tax, Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement on July 6, 2010 | 6 Comments »
ACLU Jumps into the North Carolina Online Sales Tax Fight
Posted in Ecommerce, Online Sales Taxes, Online Shopping, tagged ACLU in North Carolina, Amazon, Amazon sales tax lawsuit in North Carolina, American Civil Liberties Union, Colorado online sales tax, Online Sales Taxes on June 24, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Just a few days after we reported on the escalation of legal proceedings in Colorado over that state’s online sales tax legislation, North Carolina’s battle with Amazon (AMZN) over internet sales taxation has brought an unlikely player into the mix—the American Civil Liberties Union. The ACLU filed court papers yesterday arguing that the state Department [...]
Court Fight Looming in Colorado Over Online Sales Tax
Posted in Ecommerce, General News / Technology, Online Sales Taxes, Online Shopping, Retail, tagged Amazon, Colorado online sales tax, Colorado retail tax, Direct Marketing Association, DMA, Linda Woolley on June 21, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Colorado’s recently-passed legislation requiring retailers to collect taxes on online purchases has turned the state into a battlefield as proponents and opponents of the bill alike continue to line up and state their case. Already, the actions of some involved most closely with the issue following the bill’s passage have turned the country’s eyes on [...]
An Empire Strikes Back—Amazon Severs Ties with Colorado Affiliates in Wake of Online Sales Tax Bill
Posted in Ecommerce, Online Sales Taxes, Retail, tagged affiliates, Amazon, Colorado, Colorado legislature, Colorado online sales tax, online salex taxes on March 10, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Well that certainly didn’t take long. Less than a week after the Colorado legislature targeted out-of-state retailers with a bill that imposes sales taxes on online purchases, the measure has already claimed its first victims and reignited a fierce political debate in the Centennial State. Amazon announced yesterday that it is cutting ties with [...]
Colorado Tells Online Retailers “It’s Tax Time”
Posted in Ecommerce, Merchant Tips, tagged Amazon, Amazon Law, Bill Ritter Jr., Colorado online sales tax, Mark Couch, Online Sales Taxes, Overstock on March 5, 2010 | 3 Comments »
In what may become the standard by which other state lawmakers around the country use themselves, Colorado has finally enacted a new law governing sales taxes on the purchase of items online that puts the onus for collecting tax revenue squarely on the shoulders of retailers and consumers. The cornerstone of the new law requires [...]



