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19 May

Sales Tax Fairness Campaign Heats Up in South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas

The campaign for sales tax fairness has heated up in key states where Amazon.com has or is planning to open warehouse or distribution facilities.

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02 Jun

Sales Tax Fairness: Two States Move Forward, Two Step Back

While California and Louisiana moved sales tax fairness bills forward this week, Texas and South Carolina blinked in their showdowns with Amazon.com.

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02 Jun

Performance Marketing Association Sues Over Affiliate Nexus Law

On Wednesday, June 1, the Performance Marketing Association, a trade association of online affiliates and large online retailers — including Amazon.com — filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Illinois’ affiliate nexus law.

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09 Jun

Victory for Retailers as Attempt to Delay Swipe Fee Implementation Fails in Senate

In a major victory for retailers, on Wednesday, June 9, the U.S. Senate rejected legislation that would have delayed the implementation of reforms that reduce swipe fees by ensuring that they are “reasonable and proportional” to the actual cost of processing a transaction.

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15 Jun

Sales Tax Fairness Passes Louisiana House: Booksellers Urged to Call Senators

On Monday, June 13, the Louisiana House of Representatives approved legislation that would require remote retailers with online affiliates in the state to collect and remit sales tax for orders made by Louisiana residents.

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16 Jun

Ad Shows Media on Side of Sales Tax Fairness

On June 7, the same day Amazon.com opened its shareholders meeting in Seattle, the Alliance for Main Street Fairness ran full-page newspaper ads decrying the online retailers attempt to evade its obligation to collect and remit sales tax in states where it has nexus.

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16 Jun

California Gov. Vetoes Budget, But Sales Tax Fairness Stays in Mix

On Thursday, California Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed a proposed budget that contained a sales tax fairness provision. However, the sales tax fairness campaign in the state is not over. In vetoing the budget, Gov. Brown did not single out the sales tax fairness provision as a contibuting factor.

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23 Jun

Sen. Durbin Warns “Battle on Swipe Fees Not Over”

Speaking at the National Retail Federation’s annual Washington Leadership Conference this week, Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin (D-IL) warned that the battle on swipe fees is not over.

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23 Jun

Sales Tax Roundup: California, Louisiana, and Texas

In California, it’s still an open question whether Gov. Jerry Brown will sign sales tax fairness into law, while an affiliate nexus bill fell short in Louisiana. Meanwhile, Amazon.com is attempting to negotiate a five-year sales tax exemption in Texas.

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30 Jun

Sales Tax Fairness Provision Passes in California

In a hard-fought and significant legislative victory, on Wednesday, June 29, California Gov. Jerry Brown signed a sales tax fairness provision into law. The e-fairness win for independent bookstores and Main Street retailers follows more than a decade of advocacy efforts, which saw sustained opposition and many near-victories.

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