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Illinois Internet Tax Declared Unconstitutional

Internet Lawyer — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 10:08:14 +0000

An Illinois county judge has declared the state’s Main Street Fairness Act unconstitutional. The “Amazon Tax” imposed by this state legislation is typical class warfare by a bankrupt government looking to loot funds from ecommerce transactions. Given a similar ruling on Colorado’s Internet sales tax, you can expect this issue to ultimately be decided by [...]

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Court kills Colorado Internet sales tax

Internet Lawyer — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 17:33:41 +0000

A federal district court judge just ruled Colorado’s Internet tax (nicknamed the “Amazon tax”) is an unconstitutional burden on interstate commerce. That’s the good news. The bad news is that Amazon and other big online retailers have been cooperating with efforts to pass a U.S. federal Internet sales tax supported by offline stores like Wal-Mart [...]

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International Telecommunication Union and Internet Secession

Internet Lawyer — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:03:46 +0000

Hate Internet censorship? What about Internet taxes and regulation? As noted by Robert McDowell in The U.N. Threat to Internet Freedom, if the bureaucrats at the United Nations have their way, you’ll be getting a lot more of all three under the auspices of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Think of the inefficiency of the [...]

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7 Internet Law Predictions for 2012

Internet Lawyer — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 02:05:29 +0000

1. Hollywood Retreats The entertainment industry thought it had bought enough politicians, plus foolish support by GoDaddy (now retracted), to ram through SOPA/PIPA legislation. Pretending to be about property rights, this horrible legislation would cripple ecommerce while allowing politicians in power to crush free speech online. Now that Google, Amazon, Facebook, etc. are fighting back, [...]

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Connecticut Internet Sales Tax Hurts Affiliate Marketers

Internet Laws Editor — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 10:47:41 +0000

What is the new Connecticut Internet Sales Tax supposed to do? Connecticut has recently passed a bill which requires internet retailers to charge a sales tax on all goods sold in Connecticut if the internet retailer has a physical presence in the state. Connecticut lawmakers considered the law necessary to hold Amazon.com and other online [...]

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Amazon Supports Federal Internet Sales Tax Bill

Internet Laws Editor — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 10:24:15 +0000

Why have lawmakers proposed to initiate a new internet sales tax? Responding to pressure from states and from organizations, members of the United States Congress are considering passing a federal internet sales tax bill which would force internet companies to pay a sales tax. Traditional ‘brick and mortar’ retail stores specifically feel that they are [...]

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New California Internet Sales Tax AB 28

Internet Lawyer — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 12:19:39 +0000

What is the California Internet Sales Tax? Just a quick note to let you know that there’s now a California Internet sales tax. The state is requiring some online retailers based in other states to collect the tax and remit it. With few exceptions, the law “include[s] in the definition of a retailer engaged in [...]

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Illinois Internet Sales Tax Lawsuit Filed

Internet Lawyer — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 11:05:21 +0000

What is the Illinois Internet Sales Tax all about? The state of Illinois has recently passed legislation that has grave ramifications for the future of internet law, and interstate commerce. This law requires out-of-state retailers to collect sales tax if they are advertising in Illinois through Illinois based affiliates. Aimed to increase tax revenues for [...]

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Main Street Fairness Act and Internet Sales Taxes

Internet Lawyer — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 11:05:04 +0000

What is the Main Street Fairness Act? The Main Street Fairness Act is a bill sponsored by Illinois Senator Dick Durbin that would change the dynamic of buying products over the internet if passed. As it is now, internet sales organizations like Amazon.com generally are not required to charge sales tax for products sold by [...]

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Texas Internet Sales Tax HB 2403 Vetoed By Governor

Internet Lawyer — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 21:30:59 +0000

Veto of Texas Internet Sales Tax Taking a pro-business stance, Governor Rick Perry vetoed HB 2403, the Texas Internet sales tax passed by a bunch of socialist state representatives. See Defeat Texas Internet Sales Tax Bill HB 2403 (April 27, 2011) See Veto Texas Internet Sales Tax Bill HB 2403 (May 18, 2011) Given the [...]

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Veto Texas Internet Sales Tax Bill HB 2403

Internet Lawyer — Wed, 18 May 2011 17:04:40 +0000

Socialist Senators Pass Texas Internet Sales Tax Bill HB 2403 The spineless Senators down in Austin just joined their House counterparts in giving the middle finger to e-commerce in the State of Texas by passing a Texas Internet sales tax bill (HB 2403). It’s unlikely that Texas Governor Rick Perry will veto the bill unless [...]

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Defeat Texas Internet Sales Tax Bill HB 2403

Internet Lawyer — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 02:10:09 +0000

The Texas House just passed an Internet Sales Tax Bill (HB 2403) aimed squarely at Amazon and other Internet retailers. Instead of cutting spending, these leftists are raising taxes. That’s not pro-growth. It’s wealth redistribution, stealing from entrepreneurs to fund government programs that should be cut or eliminated. This Texas Internet sales tax bill isn’t [...]

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Did you just become an Arkansas tax collector without knowing it?

Internet Lawyer — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 21:28:21 +0000

There is a new Internet sales tax you’ll want to discuss with your Internet attorney if you have affiliates or another physical connection with the State of Arkansas. In its attempt to kneecap competitor Amazon.com, Wal-Mart has pushed through a new “fairness” law in Arkansas (where Wal-Mart’s headquarters is located) to require Internet business owners [...]

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Alliance for Main Street Fairness: Internet Tax Lobby

Internet Lawyer — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 10:12:58 +0000

Who could possibly be against an alliance for main street fairness? You should be in this case because “fairness” to this DC-based lobbying group means that you pay more taxes. The Alliance for Main Street Fairness starts off from the faulty logic that the government should loot more money from online business transactions in order [...]

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Web Lawyer: The Internet Puffery Mistake

Internet Lawyer — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:18:33 +0000

There’s a woman who lives near me who will be going to federal prison soon for up to 3 years. She pled guilty in order to avoid spending more time in the pokey. As a Web lawyer, I didn’t represent her. Her mistake? Lying to the government about how much money she earned. In addition [...]

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Web Lawyer: Should you pay a business privilege tax on your blog?

Internet Lawyer — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 11:46:43 +0000

The City of Philadelphia is chasing down local bloggers and telling them they have to (1) fork over 300 bucks for a business privilege license plus (2) pay back taxes on their earnings. And if they can’t afford that lifetime license fee, they’re supposed to spend 50 bucks every year that they operate their blogs. [...]

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Website Attorney: Guru Sits in Prison

Internet Lawyer — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 11:31:45 +0000

Kent “Doctor Dino” Hovind is a religious “guru” who once offered $250,000 on his website for anyone who could disprove his nutty beliefs. You don’t have to be a Website attorney to be turned off by this type of shenanigans. At the same time, Hovind claimed poverty despite raking in millions from his followers. The [...]

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1099 Tax Forms Hell: New IRS Mandate For Your Business

Internet Lawyer — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 22:07:31 +0000

If the socialized medicine wasn’t enough of a kick in the teeth for entrepreneurs, just wait until you get to file IRS 1099 tax forms all of the time. Yes, that’s right. Obamacare amended the Internal Revenue Code ( IRC 6041 ) for biz deals absolutely unrelated to health care. The new law will require [...]

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Hiding Assets In Switzerland and Tax Evasion

Internet Lawyer — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 09:22:50 +0000

According to a former classmate of mine, the U.S. government has an office with Internal Revenue agents in Switzerland that will sip coffee in the morning while looking out the window at the entrances to major banks there. When someone looking like a tourist heads to one of the banks with a suitcase (presumably with [...]

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Internet Lawyer: Amazon Tax Terminates Colorado Affiliates

Internet Lawyer — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:59:06 +0000

It bothers me as an Internet lawyer and marketer to see this happen. Colorado is the latest greedy state to stupidly try to collect taxes from interstate online sales. The response? Amazon.com has terminated all of its affiliates based in Colorado. The state’s governor and the legislators looking to collect the tax erroneously claim Amazon [...]

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