California Treasurer Urges Governor to Halt Tax Department’s Unlawful Pursuit of Back Sales Taxes from Small Amazon Ecommerce Businesses
For Immediate Release March 10, 2019 Sacramento, California – In an open letter dated March 8, 2019, California State Treasurer, Fiona Ma, sent a formal request to California Governor Gavin Newsom to utilize his constitutional authority to direct the California...
URGENT CALL TO ACTION: CALIFORNIA SALES TAX LETTER WRITING CAMPAIGN
California State Treasurer Fiona Ma is preparing a letter to Governor Gavin Newsom to ask him to back the proposal to relieve the small online sellers of past liabilities. Assemblymember Autumn Burke and State Senator Mike McGuire (D-Healdsburg), who is the Chair of...
California Assemblywoman Promises to Address Back Taxes After Online Merchants Guild Testifies at Marketplace Bill Hearing
Online Merchants Guild Testimony Gains Commitment from California Assemblywoman Autumn Burke to Address Back Taxes in New Legislation February 27th, 2019 On Monday February 25th, 2019, Online Merchants Guild was in Sacramento with our lobbying firm and outside counsel...
Sales Tax Update – October 1st Filing Deadlines
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...
What Wayfair Means For Online Merchants
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...