by merchantsguild | Oct 1, 2018 | Featured, News
To Our Members and Fellow Online Merchants, With all that’s going on with the states right now, we wanted to send out a quick update as we move through the process of filing our lawsuit to fight for your right to be free from overly-burdensome and unconstitutional...
by merchantsguild | Jul 13, 2018 | Uncategorized
ONLINE MERCHANTS GUILD: WHY CHANEL’S CHANNEL LAWSUIT LACKS MERIT – “EVERYONE HAS A CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO SELL THEIR STUFF!” Earlier this month, in a lawsuit filed in a Brooklyn Federal Court, cosmetics giant Chanel is seeking over fifty million dollars in damages...
by merchantsguild | Jun 22, 2018 | News
Today the Supreme Court handed down its decision in South Dakota v. Wayfair. In its ruling the Court removed the fifty-year barrier to tax known as the physical presence rule. Under this rule, no state could subject a business to its tax regime, including the...
by merchantsguild | Jun 21, 2018 | News
The Supreme Court ruled today to overturn Quill, the 1992 ruling that has prevented the 50 states from making overlapping demands on out-of-state companies. Burdens can be placed on small businesses by states immediately, and what constitutes an “undue...
by merchantsguild | May 20, 2018 | News
In less than one month since the launch of our organization, OMG made sure the voice of our community was heard in the Supreme Court of the United States. The outcome of the Wayfair sales tax case currently before the Court could have devastating consequences on our...
