You guys saw this, right? This snippet is from Yahoo.com, wonder how many jobs will be lost.
.....California Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill into law Wednesday requiring online businesses to pay state sales tax, calling it a common sense idea, but Amazon and other large online retailers said they no longer see the business sense in staying in the Golden State.
Amazon and Overstock.com both announced shortly after the bill was signed that they will be closing all of their affiliate programs in California. Affiliates are small websites and businesses that sell products through sites like Amazon and receive a small commission.
The new law requires large online retailers to collect and file state sales tax on purchases made by California customers. California hopes to raise an estimated $317 million a year in new state and local government revenue through the added sales tax collections.
The State Board of Equalization has estimated there are 25,000 affiliates in California, 10,000 of which make money through an affiliation with Amazon.
Not anymore, though.
We oppose this bill because it is unconstitutional and counterproductive, Amazon said in an email to its affiliates. It is supported by big-box retailers, most of which are based outside California, that seek to harm the affiliate advertising programs of their competitors.
Overstock.com, a large Utah-based online retailer, sent a similar email to its California affiliates.
We think this law is unconstitutional, said Mark Griffin, Overstocks general counsel, in an interview with the San Jose Mercury News. We sent a final note to our California affiliates today. Its a business decision that we had to make.
.....California Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill into law Wednesday requiring online businesses to pay state sales tax, calling it a common sense idea, but Amazon and other large online retailers said they no longer see the business sense in staying in the Golden State.
Amazon and Overstock.com both announced shortly after the bill was signed that they will be closing all of their affiliate programs in California. Affiliates are small websites and businesses that sell products through sites like Amazon and receive a small commission.
The new law requires large online retailers to collect and file state sales tax on purchases made by California customers. California hopes to raise an estimated $317 million a year in new state and local government revenue through the added sales tax collections.
The State Board of Equalization has estimated there are 25,000 affiliates in California, 10,000 of which make money through an affiliation with Amazon.
Not anymore, though.
We oppose this bill because it is unconstitutional and counterproductive, Amazon said in an email to its affiliates. It is supported by big-box retailers, most of which are based outside California, that seek to harm the affiliate advertising programs of their competitors.
Overstock.com, a large Utah-based online retailer, sent a similar email to its California affiliates.
We think this law is unconstitutional, said Mark Griffin, Overstocks general counsel, in an interview with the San Jose Mercury News. We sent a final note to our California affiliates today. Its a business decision that we had to make.