I’m just madly playing catch-up from being gone on an unplugged vacation, being quoted in the NYTimes (and the other media interviews that followed as a result) and being part of the big SoCal power outage. So excuse me if I’m a little behind the times on this story. It’s important news, so wanted to be sure to share. According to the PMA it’s not GREAT news but at least it’s a temporary reprieve.

California Legislature Passes Legislation: 1 Year Reprieve of Affiliate Nexus Tax

The California legislature has passed legislation that temporarily repeals the affiliate nexus tax. The affiliate nexus tax will go back into effect September 15, 2012 if a federal sales tax solution is not implemented by July 2012. This is a deal brokered by California retailers and Amazon, who has agreed to lobby for a federal solution, or collect sales tax if it isn’t implemented by the deadline. The law will go into immediate effect upon the signature of Governor Brown. The PMA has come out in opposition of this proposal.

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