Comments on: When Taxes Have a Chilling Effect

By: Tucker

Tucker — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 21:36:32 +0000

Well that is quite something isn’t it. Hopefully New York will be the first and last state to do this. I sure hope Amazon wins this case for the little people like me.

By: Martin Lindeskog

Martin Lindeskog — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 14:53:18 +0000

Joe,

Thanks for the information. I lived in the “Live Free, Or Die” state (NH) during my studies between 1997 – 2000. Could it be that states without or low VAT and income tax could end up taking plenty of the online business?

By the way: Do you sell franchise, NDA, and other forms on your MedLawPlus site?

All the Best,

Martin Lindeskog – American in Spirit.
Gothenburg, Sweden.

By: Chris

Chris — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 14:49:52 +0000

Wow. . .this is quite a beast isn’t it? New York’s greed will be there downfall it seems.

By: Shama Hyder

Shama Hyder — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 13:49:30 +0000

Yikes! I too didn’t understand the magnitude of this Anita. I wonder if Amazon will win the case.

By: Amanda

Amanda — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 13:39:37 +0000

It does not surprise me that companies will start cutting ties with affiliates in New York. It’s a shame that the affiliates themselves have to be punished just for living in New York.

By: Joe

Joe — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 12:35:28 +0000

>>The Big Apple is becoming more and more anti-business. I will talk with a friend in NYC about this situation.<<

It’s bigger than the NYC. It’s the entire state of NY. We need a federal law in place setting out the rules for states collecting sales tax on the internet. If more states goes this route, it will be just too difficult for smaller merchants who sell throughout the USA to keep track of all the rules and make remittances to multiple states.

By: Andertoons

Andertoons — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 10:12:33 +0000

Wow! I’d heard about this, but didn’t understand the full scope. Ugh…

By: Martin Lindeskog

Martin Lindeskog — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 08:50:55 +0000

I am sorry to hear about this. The Big Apple is becoming more and more anti-business. I will talk with a friend in NYC about this situation.

By: Mehdi Hassan

Mehdi Hassan — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 07:39:22 +0000

I think this is not the issue of winning or losing any legal battle. This is more related to the rise of a new business trend and death of an old business trend. I remember reading a research paper which talked about the adverse effect of the retail stores on local business. Retail store chains like WalMart rose at the cost of local businesses. The same thing is happening here. We are seeing the rise of a new business trend, e marketing,
ecommerce, ebusiness whatever name you use to address it, rising at the cost of retail stores. The present situation also favored the trend. Rising cost of fuel has forced limited income people to consider shopping online and save the money they would spent on gas.