As I write this post on January 2, 2013, there is still no clear answer on the Georgia Affiliate Nexus Tax law.
Yes, it is frustrating.
I wrote about this early last year at Georgia Amazon Affiliates Get Ready to Lose Money when talk of this law became more than just a whisper.
I have read an article in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC) that was written on December 31, 2012. You can read the entire article at…http://www.ajc.com/news/business/law-attempts-to-snag-online-sales-tax-from-amazon-/nTjLC/
The article doesn’t really say a whole lot of anything. Other than get some quotes from people on both sides of this issue.
There is a great post written today at http://www.internetmarketinggorilla.com/2013/01/2013-georgia-affiliate-tax-update that provides a good read on the Georgia Affiliate Tax issue.
Another article at http://www.bullfax.com/?q=node-new-law-will-try-and-probably-fail-make-amazon-collect- is another opinion about the Georgia law.
So, what’s my take on this?
I think that first, the state of Georgia will most likely not be able to make Amazon and other online companies pay state and local sales tax. But that doesn’t mean that affiliate won’t get dropped as a couple of companies like Overstock.com have already terminated their relationship with affiliates from Georgia. I believe that this will someday, unfortunately, become a federal issue and then all hell will break loose once they get involved.
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Hey everyone! At the beginning of the month I posted how Georgia had passed a new law that will affect all Affiliate Marketers in Georgia. The new law will now require online companies, like Amazon, to collect sales tax. The problem is Amazon does not currently collect sales tax not do they want to collect sales tax, thus there is the problem. Amazon prefers to close the Affiliate accounts than collect and report sales tax. You can read the post at 
