…Although it may not be in the way you are thinking.
One of the most frustrating experiences for affiliates is working with affiliate managers who don’t understand the affiliate industry.
With the turnover prevalent among affiliate managers in the industry, it’s not surprising to have an experienced affiliate manager be suddenly replaced by a brand spanking new [...]
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That’s Aloha as in “goodbye”.
On the same day that the Governor of California vetoed the Advertising Tax from their budget, the governor of Hawaii did the same.
For Immediate Release: July 1, 2009
GOVERNOR LINGLE VETOES ONLINE TAX BILL
HONOLULU – Governor Linda Lingle vetoed HB 1405 today because this legislation has immediate and adverse consequences for residents and businesses of Hawai‘i. This legislation would place Hawai‘i companies at a competitive disadvantage. As a consequence of this bill, Hawai‘i businesses would no longer be able to receive commissions for advertisements …

The news just hit the wire that Governor Scwarzenegger vetoed the Advertising Tax from the state budget.
07/01/2009 GAAS:355:09 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Governor Schwarzenegger Remains Committed to No New Taxes, Announces Overstock.com Will Continue to do Business in California
Following Overstock.com’s announcement that it will pull its affiliate advertising from California due to the legislature’s proposal to increase taxes and the announcements of other companies such as Amazon.com threatening to follow suit, Governor Schwarzenegger today reiterated his deep commitment to not raising taxes to solve our state’s budget deficit …

I just came across some good news for affiliates in California, Advertising Tax Vetoed from the CA Budget, in a post on Jangro.com.
Governor Schwarzenegger vetoed the advertising tax in California, and Overstock.com announced that they will not be dropping California afiliates.
California lawmakers proposed a tax on affiliate advertising and sent legislation to the Governor, but as promised he vetoed it because we cannot solve our budget deficit by raising taxes and driving businesses out of the state.
Overstock.com estimates its internet affiliate advertisers in California create millions of dollars in revenue.

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The media is making the state advertising tax issue out to be all about Amazon, but there are many thousands of other affiliate programs out there that may well fire affiliates in proactive or reactive measures against the legislation.
Yesterday, Overstock served walking papers to affiliates in California.
Dear Affiliate:
We regret to inform you that the North Carolina, Rhode Island, California and Hawaii state legislatures have or are about to pass unconstitutional tax nexus and collection laws in an attempt to force Internet retailers to collect and remit sales tax on all …