ShareASale merchants may boot New York affiliates

[Russell Portwood]

Sales tax laws in general (keep in mind that I'm no lawyer) say that if a company has a presence in a state, merchants have to collect sales tax from residents of that state. New York is apparently going a step further. If a merchant has an AFFILIATE in a state, sales tax must be collected. While all the interpretation is perhaps up in the air, some aff networks are taking action.

ShareASale will help merchants oust New York affiliates if requested to do so. Hats off to Brian Littleton at SAS for doing it in a way that keeps information private. See Brian's post at abestweb forum

Also heard through the grapevine is that Overstock.com is removing all New York affiliates from their affiliate program to avoid having online purchases by New York residents subject to a sales tax.

We will probably see this more and more as states look to fill revenue shortfalls, especially in these financially lean times.

Russell

[Getagrip]

I wouldn't put much stock in stuff like that unless you hear it directly from Sharasale.

[Jim Guinn]

There is an excellent thread on this topic over at A Best Web. (NY law and bailing companies.) BTW...California is considering a similar law to New Yorks. It looks as if Amazon will take it to court and that will be the test case.