It looks like the hearing for AB 178 has been postponed until January 2010. There are various reasons for this, but I suspect that it’s because it didn’t have enough votes to pass, so the bill’s author, Nancy Skinner, opted to postpone it and fight another day, rather than let the bill fail. Hopefully, the [...]

I just received the following email from Commission Junction regarding the proposed California Internet tax, AB 178, and thought I’d share. I’ve emphasized some of the important parts as it pertains to the fight against this bill.
As you may already know, there are proposed California bills that could require the collection of sales tax for [...]

I’ll admit that I remained willingly ignorant to the Internet tax issue in New York because, well, I don’t live in New York. Apparently, California is looking to implement a similar bill, AB 178, which was introduced earlier this month. Now, my eyes are open.
I won’t get into the specifics about the New York issue [...]