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We know that many Forum members have their own small businesses and websites. On some of those websites, you may have commission-generating links to Amazon.com, which operate under an affiliate program. Well, as of 6/29/2011, you are SOL if you live in California. Amazon has terminated the contracts with all California-resident affiliates (individual or corporate) in response to a law signed yesterday that tries to compel large web business to collect and remit sales to California.
Your only option, if you wish to retain your Amazon commission revenue, is to set up a new payee entity. This will have to be a person or business located in another state.
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-amazon-tax-20110630,0,4344787.story
Quote:"Many of about 25,000 affiliates in California, especially larger ones with dozens of employees, are likely to leave the state, said Rebecca Madigan, executive director of trade group Performance Marketing Assn. The affiliates combined paid $152 million in state income taxes last year, she pointed out. One affiliate, Ken Rockwell of San Diego, the owner of a 12-year-old photography website, planned to move out of state: 'Will it be Las Vegas or Scottsdale or Ensenada? -- It's a question of where, not if.'"
Here at AccurateShooter.com, which is based in California, this Amazon policy change has just cut off a revenue source producing a few thousand dollars annually. That's not welcome, as you might expect -- hence we renew our request for donations to help support the site. If you use our FREE classifieds to buy and sell items, please consider making a small donation to help defray our site expenses. A dollar a month, or $12.00 per year is less than the price of cup of coffee.
You can quickly and easily make a secure donation via PayPal by clicking on the yellow "Donate" button on the right side of this page. You do not need a registered Paypal account to donate -- you can use a credit card or E-check. NOTE: please list your Forum nickname in the optional memo field if you donate. This lets us give recognition to those who are helping the site.
Thanks for all your support!
Paul McM
Webmaster
If you don't want to use PayPal, you can make a check payable to "Jason Baney".
Jason handles the direct donations for me. Please mail your check to:
Jason Baney
P.O. Box 105
Montoursville, PA 17754
NOTE: If you send a check, please include a note with your real name and Forum "handle" so we can acknowledge you as a valued "Site Contributor".
Your only option, if you wish to retain your Amazon commission revenue, is to set up a new payee entity. This will have to be a person or business located in another state.
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-amazon-tax-20110630,0,4344787.story
Quote:"Many of about 25,000 affiliates in California, especially larger ones with dozens of employees, are likely to leave the state, said Rebecca Madigan, executive director of trade group Performance Marketing Assn. The affiliates combined paid $152 million in state income taxes last year, she pointed out. One affiliate, Ken Rockwell of San Diego, the owner of a 12-year-old photography website, planned to move out of state: 'Will it be Las Vegas or Scottsdale or Ensenada? -- It's a question of where, not if.'"
Here at AccurateShooter.com, which is based in California, this Amazon policy change has just cut off a revenue source producing a few thousand dollars annually. That's not welcome, as you might expect -- hence we renew our request for donations to help support the site. If you use our FREE classifieds to buy and sell items, please consider making a small donation to help defray our site expenses. A dollar a month, or $12.00 per year is less than the price of cup of coffee.
You can quickly and easily make a secure donation via PayPal by clicking on the yellow "Donate" button on the right side of this page. You do not need a registered Paypal account to donate -- you can use a credit card or E-check. NOTE: please list your Forum nickname in the optional memo field if you donate. This lets us give recognition to those who are helping the site.
Thanks for all your support!
Paul McM
Webmaster
If you don't want to use PayPal, you can make a check payable to "Jason Baney".
Jason handles the direct donations for me. Please mail your check to:
Jason Baney
P.O. Box 105
Montoursville, PA 17754
NOTE: If you send a check, please include a note with your real name and Forum "handle" so we can acknowledge you as a valued "Site Contributor".