Category Archives: Guest Blog

UniDataIT.com + CloudPaging Technology

by: Bob Babcock, UniDataIT.com At Scaling New Heights later this month, Uni-Data is launching a revolutionary new Cloud technology called CloudPaging – a state-of-the art technology that provides sophisticated digital rights management and adaptive software packaging/deployment while leveraging the full benefits of the User’s native OS, peripherals, and other software titles (i.e. MS Office) with… Continue Reading

What You Need to Know About Nexus

By Shane Ratigan Recently, states have developed and tested legal theories in order to push the boundaries of nexus. Some have met with success and some have not; most disconcerting, however, is that some theories are still being vetted in state and federal courthouses. Attributional Affiliate Nexus (Amazon Laws): The expansion of the affiliate concept is… Continue Reading

How Amazon Laws Affect Sales Tax, Part 2

            By Shane Ratigan In part 1 of this two-part series, “Amazon Law” was defined and I presented the 3 types of Amazon Laws. Amazon Laws passed in several states may or may not pass legal challenges, and these rules may never be adopted by the majority of states. In… Continue Reading

How Amazon Laws Affect Sales Tax – Part 1

By Shane Ratigan Proposed and actual Amazon Laws focus on the ability of states to compel sales tax collection by remote sellers. Amazon Laws do not impose any new taxes, but rather force or tend to pressure remote sellers to collect sales taxes. As the volume of Internet and virtual commerce grows rapidly, states are… Continue Reading