Hawaii Affiliates Now Dropped By Amazon
Dang, tough times out there for Amazon affiliates. These new taxes on affiliate marketing are really making some waves so far. First North Carolina and Rhode Island affiliates get dropped, now Hawaii.
Amazon.com Inc. has informed its marketing affiliates in Hawaii that it is ending its business with them to avoid collecting sales tax in the state.
Lawmakers in Hawaii, following in the footsteps of North Carolina and Rhode Island, have passed legislation that would require companies to collect sales tax if they have marketing affiliates in the state. Affiliate marketers run blogs or Web sites and get a sales commission by featuring links to outside e-commerce sites.
Hawaii’s governor has until July 15 to potentially veto the legislation, but it has an effective date of July 1.
In addition to Amazon.com, another big online retailer – BlueNile.com – has ended affiliate relationships in the same states.
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