[CLOSED]Banned Amazon affiliate states?

14 years ago

You can find out the states on the Amazon Associates Program Operating Agreement. It is listed as the last paragraph in section 2.

It states: In addition, if at any time following your enrollment in the Program you become a resident of Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois, North Carolina, Rhode Island, or Connecticut, you will become ineligible to participate in the Program, and this Operating Agreement will automatically terminate, on the date you establish residency in that state. In addition, you must promptly notify us in writing of your Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois, North Carolina, Rhode Island, or Connecticut residency.

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DR Werba

14 years ago

Originally Posted by pamb10

You can find out the states on the Amazon Associates Program Operating Agreement. It is listed as the last paragraph in section 2.

It states: In addition, if at any time following your enrollment in the Program you become a resident of Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois, North Carolina, Rhode Island, or Connecticut, you will become ineligible to participate in the Program, and this Operating Agreement will automatically terminate, on the date you establish residency in that state. In addition, you must promptly notify us in writing of your Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois, North Carolina, Rhode Island, or Connecticut residency.

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Pam

Thanks Pam, i had read that california was banned too but they weren't listed there, so figured i'd ask here. gonna proceed and signup, thanks again, d.

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maggieblue 12 years ago

Cali is okay now! I just got my first deposit from them. The messed up Cali internet sales tax law was to blame in our case, Amazon was just strict to enforce it.
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- KonaGirl 12 years ago
  
  Minnesota is now on the banned list.
  
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BradVert2013

12 years ago

Originally Posted by pamb10

You can find out the states on the Amazon Associates Program Operating Agreement. It is listed as the last paragraph in section 2.

It states: In addition, if at any time following your enrollment in the Program you become a resident of Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois, North Carolina, Rhode Island, or Connecticut, you will become ineligible to participate in the Program, and this Operating Agreement will automatically terminate, on the date you establish residency in that state. In addition, you must promptly notify us in writing of your Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois, North Carolina, Rhode Island, or Connecticut residency.

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Pam

Illinois is no longer banned. Our state supreme court overturned the "Amazon law." I finally have my Associate account back!

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Kiyarameru 11 years ago

Originally Posted by BradVert2013

Illinois is no longer banned. Our state supreme court overturned the "Amazon law." I finally have my Associate account back!

Really? This is awesome news. A few days back I was just thinking about how I was saddened by the idea of not being able to have a Amazon associates account. Thanks for sharing.
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selfdisciplineacademy

11 years ago

Originally Posted by pamb10

You can find out the states on the Amazon Associates Program Operating Agreement. It is listed as the last paragraph in section 2.

It states: In addition, if at any time following your enrollment in the Program you become a resident of Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois, North Carolina, Rhode Island, or Connecticut, you will become ineligible to participate in the Program, and this Operating Agreement will automatically terminate, on the date you establish residency in that state. In addition, you must promptly notify us in writing of your Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois, North Carolina, Rhode Island, or Connecticut residency.

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Pam

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johnben1444

14 years ago

See this Amazon Affiliate Program Shutdown

Looks like it was reinstated in Cali.

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genei

14 years ago

Yes, California was reinstated when the bill to tax goods sold in the Internet failed. Can't recall if Governor Brown did not sign it or if it failed in the legislature. This is a good reason not to make Amazon a main source of income. Many folks lost a good chunk of their businesses through this. I think the only alternative is to incorporate your business in a different State, but I am not sure of the legalities of that.

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dfs_dean 14 years ago

This blog post by the Performance Marketing Association (PMA) lists the states. It includes Georgia but it actually goes into effect (the nexus part of the "tax reform bill" the state passed) in October, not July, if I'm not mistaken.

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Also, a judge in Illinois ruled that state's law unconstitutional in a suit brought by the PMA.

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dsimms

12 years ago

Sounds to be that the Amazon affiliates should have come together
for a class action lawsuit...Its sounds like very retard behavior for
a company to ban states/affiliates because they dislike a tax/law, so in
return they punish the affiliates/states? The very same affiliates that make them $$$. What will amazon say next? we are going to dump our entire
affiliate network because we do not need them anymore; I guess
they could do that, but expect massive amazon layoffs if it happened...
If they ban the entire affiliate network massive profit loses, etc....

If amazon takes away my $10/mo site then no harm, no foul, move on,
if they take away my $10k/mo account because they act foolish, and take
away my living for some non-legit reason, then I see litigation....

If you are doing the right thing, then you should never be scared
of having to loose your income from amazon just because they
want to hold affiliates/states hostages in order to get their way....

In my personal opinion, it sounded like it was amazon's way to dump
highly paid earners, then move on, then start over again later....

and why shouldn't amazon get sued for pulling such a stunt?
The most unethical practices that I have ever heard of...

Originally Posted by genei

Yes, California was reinstated when the bill to tax goods sold in the Internet failed. Can't recall if Governor Brown did not sign it or if it failed in the legislature. This is a good reason not to make Amazon a main source of income. Many folks lost a good chunk of their businesses through this. I think the only alternative is to incorporate your business in a different State, but I am not sure of the legalities of that.

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AdamCooperOnline

12 years ago

Just curious, does anyone know or has anyone tried to get set up as an affiliate with Amazon who lives in one of the banned states using a relative's or friend's address in an approved state?

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tdbasha

12 years ago

Originally Posted by AdamCooperOnline

Just curious, does anyone know or has anyone tried to get set up as an affiliate with Amazon who lives in one of the banned states using a relative's or friend's address in an approved state?

Ah, yes. :rolleyes:

My mother in law lives in another state.

All I did was change my address to her state when I received the notice from Amazon (like 3-4 years ago). I'm still using the same bank account in my state.

So, when she receives my W-2 form Amazon, she mails it to me.

I have never had any issues or questions from Amazon. And, last year was pretty good for my Amazon income (not that it is huge, but respectable).

But, beware, play at your own risk.

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MainstreetMarketer

12 years ago

Originally Posted by tdbasha

Ah, yes. :rolleyes:

My mother in law lives in another state.

All I did was change my address to her state when I received the notice from Amazon (like 3-4 years ago). I'm still using the same bank account in my state.

So, when she receives my W-2 form Amazon, she mails it to me.

I have never had any issues or questions from Amazon. And, last year was pretty good for my Amazon income (not that it is huge, but respectable).

But, beware, play at your own risk.

So Amazon had no problem with the fact that your bank account was in the banned state? What about state taxes, don't you need to file in the state where your mother in law lives?

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jlynne

10 years ago

Originally Posted by tdbasha

Ah, yes. :rolleyes:

My mother in law lives in another state.

All I did was change my address to her state when I received the notice from Amazon (like 3-4 years ago). I'm still using the same bank account in my state.

So, when she receives my W-2 form Amazon, she mails it to me.

I have never had any issues or questions from Amazon. And, last year was pretty good for my Amazon income (not that it is huge, but respectable).

But, beware, play at your own risk.

Is your Affiliate account separate from the account you purchase with?

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Ann Zeise

11 years ago

Originally Posted by AdamCooperOnline

Just curious, does anyone know or has anyone tried to get set up as an affiliate with Amazon who lives in one of the banned states using a relative's or friend's address in an approved state?

Yes, I did that. I live in California, and my brother in Montana agreed to be my "Affiliate Programs Manager." We set up the account in his name. He got the payments, and he was sent the earnings. I paid him a percentage for his troubles, and because he was going to pay the taxes. He sent me the balance.

Montana got their state tax revenue. The IRS got their fair share. Only California lost in the deal.

Another California friend just made their college son in another state the owner of their Amazon account, so he got the money they were probably going to be sending him anyway for college living.

Large corporations do this all the time! Doing things like shifting their "headquarters" to Ireland or someplace else with a tax advantage. No reason us little guys can't do it, too.

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MYDCOM

12 years ago

I live in colorado, a banned state. Instead I use ebay partner network to promote physical products. It's not bad. I do miss Amazon though.

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Wayne

12 years ago

Amazon has opened the affiliate program to residents of Illinois again, since the state supreme court ruled the internet sales tax unconstitutional in October of last year.

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satrap

12 years ago

I know my state, Missouri, is one of them.

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greg80221

12 years ago

If your business mailing address is in another state you are fine. I use a mail forwarding service to have a "good" mailing address. As a sole proprieter you would not have to incorporate in another state per se as long as you do not have a LLC established. Now of course I am no lawyer or amazon specialist or a tax accountant so grain of salt, but I have been doing fine with a mailbox in one state and me in another state.

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elidean

12 years ago

good information I am in North Carolina and I thought about becoming an affiliate , I did not know my state was banned

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seobro

11 years ago

That list keeps on growing. I wonder, is Washington DC a state? Certainly glad I do not live in a state with a ban, but we do worry. Frankly, we like to do business with amazon. They always pay us. Yeah, this company is a proven winner. However, it seems they add more states to the ban list every year.

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BeckyF3506

11 years ago

Vermont is now banned. Woke up one day a couple months ago to a notification that my Amazon associate account was no more.

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TimothyW

10 years ago

What's the current list of states where it's banned?

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Jill Carpenter

10 years ago

https://affiliate-program.amazon.com...ates/agreement

In addition, if at any time following your enrollment in the Program you become a resident of Arkansas, Colorado, Maine, Missouri, Rhode Island, or Vermont, you will become ineligible to participate in the Program, and this Operating Agreement will automatically terminate, on the date you establish residency in that state. In addition, you must promptly notify us in writing of your Arkansas, Colorado, Maine, Missouri, Rhode Island, or Vermont residency, which you may do via the Contact Associates Customer Service form available here.

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joe3eagles 9 years ago

According to the current version of the above paragraph, the only states that are still banned are Arkansas and Maine. (Which makes me happy, since I live in Colorado.)
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