The Death Of Affiliate Marketing - First NY, then NC, and CT...who's next in line?
I am located in North Carolina.
Customer A, who just clicked my affiliate link, is also located in North Carolina.
Guess what...if the Senate has their way, Amazon would be required to collect NC sales taxes for the purchase that Customer A makes through my affiliate link!
(Read that again to see why that is crazy)
Connecticut also has File No. 599:
"AN ACT CONCERNING THE DEFINITION OF "RETAILER" FOR PURPOSES OF THE SALES AND USE TAX"
As someone who owns a retail store...anytime you are required to collect taxes - you are required to create the paperwork to show why the taxes were collected.
Can you imagine the workload this puts on a company like Amazon.com who generate 15% of all their sales from affiliates!
Not to mention the unconstitutional provisions of these laws:
What right does the State of North Carolina have to require a retailer in the State of Washington to collect taxes for them?
How does a link referral from a resident of another state qualify as a RETAILER!?
So, instead of cutting government spending...their going to axe your affiliate commissions.
Shame.
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