Virginia Affiliates: PMA Affiliate Tax Alert!
The PMA has received word that an advertising tax will be proposed in Virginia. If this tax passes, they predict over 100 advertisers will terminate their affiliate programs with Virginia publishers. The PMA’s effectiveness in fighting legislation that directly harms the income of affiliates will ultimately be bolstered by readiness. Please take a few minutes to register your support on the PMA website. The PMA will coordinate a targeted grassroots campaign, and will keep in contact with you regarding the status of this legislation. You can register your support here.
1/25 Update - The PMA has posted a podcast dedicated to the tax issue. Guests include Rich Cleland, Assistant Director for the Division of Advertising Practices at the Federal Trade Commission, and Tom Cohn, an attorney specializing in FTC regulation compliance.
[...] read about it in Scott Jangro’s AffBook blog [link to post], Googled the topic and found this post on LinkShare’s blog about it too. Both are referring to an earlier alert by the Performance [...]
Thanks for letting me know…I’m spreading the word.
[...] appears that an Amazon/Affiliate Tax bill could be voted on in the following states: Virgina, Colorado and [...]