Monday, February 11, 2013

Amazon.com warns North Carolina over sales tax proposal - Triangle Business Journal:

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We regret to inform you that the Norty Carolina statelegislature (the General appears ready to enact an unconstitutional tax collectiobn scheme that would leave Amazon.com littler choice but to end its relationships with Northj Carolina-based Associates. You are receiving this e-mail because our records indicated that you are an Amazon Associate and resident ofNorthj Carolina. Please note that this is not an immediate terminatio notice and you are still a valued participant in theAssociatea Program.
All referral fees earned on qualifiefd traffic will continue to be paid as But because the new law is drafted to go into effect onceenacted – which could happen in the next two week s – we will have to terminatse the participation of all Northg Carolina residents in the Amazon Associatea program on or before that same day. After the terminatiohn day, we will no longer pay any referrall fees for customers referredto Amazon.com or Endless.comn nor will we accept new applications for the Associates programj from North Carolina residents.
The unfortunate consequences of this legislationb on North Carolina residents like you were explaines in detail to key senators and representativesxin Raleigh, including the leadership of the House, and both chambers’ finance committees. Other states, includinv Maryland, Minnesota, and Tennessee, considered nearly identical but rejected these proposals largely because of the adversse impact ontheir states’ residents. We thank you for beingf part of the AmazonAssociatesa program, and we will apprise you of the Generap Assembly’s action on this North Carolina lawmakers are grappling with a budge t gap of more than $4 and Gov.
Beverly Perdue has called on legislativ e leaders tofind $1.5 billion in new revenue. Othere states, following the lead of New York, have looked at makingh Amazon collectsales tax. Amazon has been fightinyg the New York lawin

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