Another one down and all the states will follow. making margins thinner for everyone and the gov fatter from their land grab. this does not help industry or individuals.

We need more liquidity going into our system and lives of companies and consumers. NOT going out. Very very disappointing. Makes me want to move our company out on NYC.

Affiliates don’t pay tax, the NY customers do.

If a non NY online retailer does not have an office or any employees in NY, by law that company does not have to collect and charge NY sales tax. But NY made a new law that in simple terms says if a company has AFFILIATES in NY, it’s just like having employees in NY so now the company must charge NY sales tax.

The retailers worry about this because it raises the end cost to the consumer and hurt their sales – so some retailers dumped all their NY affiliates so they would not have to add NY sales tax.

Hope that helps clarify.

I believe he took care of the issue. But to clarify, essentially if you live in NY you are charged sales tax as an affiliate? (An Amazon affiliate)

Hmmm… last I knew Amazon WAS accepting NY affiliates. Are you sure he was told the reason was because he was in NY? If so I wonder when they changed their policy?

Here’s my original story about the Amazon suit:
Amazon Sues New York State Over Affiliate Related Sales Tax

They kept NY affiliates and started charging tax last I heard. If they are still charging sales tax, then there is no reason to decline NY affiliates???

Not to sound to uninformed about the issue. But is taxation the reason affiliates in New York can’t join the Amazon program?

I sold a blog recently and the buyer who is located in New York, mentioned to me that because he was located in New York, he could not become an affiliate of Amazon.

He did mention to me that he would use his corp (or something) to become an affiliate.

Is this what it is all about? I have briefly looked into it. But as i am not from NY i never really delved too much into the topic.

Thanks for the update!!!

Missy.