New York court dismisses Amazon's objections to paying state taxes

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This is terrible news. If I was Amazon I'd eliminate all NY affiliates and tell them to contact their state. Lack of regulation and taxes is what makes the internet so awesome (and sometimes, awful).

That's what Overstock.com did.

http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/6289

To get around the “Amazon Tax,” Overstock.com terminated its relationship with any New York affliates; it also filed suit against the state of New York (as did Amazon.com, separately). Meanwhile, Newegg.com simply stopped collecting it.

Is there a follow up to this story? It seems like there would be some response.

"Meanwhile, Newegg.com simply stopped collecting it."

That's not a bad idea, either- what's the State of New York going to do- as long as your company doesn't hold any assets in the State?

So are affiliates different from advertising? If I print an ad in a newspaper and include a coupon is that a presence in the state? I hope new York isn't home to any publishing or advertising companies - this could be really bad news for them.

If an affiliate claims residency (as a individual or business) in NY and AMZN gives them money, then there's NY taxes involved.

yeah but they are the responsibility of the affiliate

hence the controversy

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