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by admin on March 13, 2010 · 0 comments
We just received hopeful news: the Virginia budget conferees did not include the ad tax language in the budget bill they submitted today. There is one more step to go: the governor needs to sign the bill into law. We don’t expect him to ask for the ad tax to get put back, but this isn’t over until the budget is signed.
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by admin on March 12, 2010 · 0 comments
in 03/2010 Ad Tax Daily Updates, California, Connecticut, Maryland, State Legislation
A new ad tax bill, Number 5481, was proposed on March 8th in Connecticut. The language in this bill specifies a $2,000 per quarter threshold, which is much lower than the typical $10,000 threshold in other state’s ad tax bills. A hearing is scheduled for March 15th. If you are a Connecticut affiliate marketer, your help is needed. Please register your support here and join a Google group so we can communicate directly.
No change from yesterday: Placeholder bills were introduced, that may or may not include ad tax language.
No change from yesterday: The Senate Revenue Committee had a hearing discussing the ad tax bill, SB 3533, Thursday March 4th. Twenty one affiliates attended the hearing and Brian Littleton was chosen to be the only testimony. The bill has been ‘held over’, meaning the committee did not vote to move it forward. They may consider revising it in some way and return it to the committee. This is somewhat good news, it means the legislators are taking the affiliate point of view seriously.
The Senate Budget and Taxation Committee will hear SB 824, the ad tax, on Wednesday March 17th; the hearing is scheduled for 1:15pm.
If you are a Maryland affiliate marketer, please register your support here so we can contact you directly with updates, and provide letter templates and talking points. You can also join a Google Group here.
No change from yesterday: A bill, HB 7071, has been introduced to repeal the ad tax. Awaiting word from political advisers on progress of this bill.
No change from yesterday: The ad tax bill, SB 660, was tabled by the House Finance committee. It will officially die when the legislative session ends on March 13th.
ABX8 8 failed to make it into the final budget package for the extraordinary session. This is good news for now, and the bill was not included as a direct results of letters, calls and visits by affiliate marketers. However, the regular legislative is also in session and the ad tax is expected to reappear this year.
Bill HB 1193 was passed without ad tax language. However, the remaining language may impact out-of-state retailers, who should consult legal and tax experts. In a surprise move, Amazon terminated Colorado affiliates anyway, despite the law not having any material reference to affiliates.
HF 2510 was killed in committee on 03/02/10. Phew!
The special session ended 3/1/10 without introducing an ad tax bill.
The ad tax bill never made it out of committee.
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