Illinois Internet Marketers In Danger Of Losing Their Amazon & Other Revenue

The Performance Marketing Association has issued the following call:

Illinois Affiliate Marketers: Time to Contact the Governor

States with imploding budgets want to raise all kinds of taxes to make up for years of thoughtless spending. One tax the want to impose internet sales has, in the past, made Amazon.com and other online retailers leave affiliates residing in that state “high and dry” without a business.

If Illinois passes this new onerous legislation and you’re making your living from Amazon.com or other retailer without local outlets in the state, then this law could gut your online income.

(It is, by the way, another reason for supporting a Land Value Tax? )

Here are the details:

We have just been advised that Governor Quinn will likely not sign or veto this section of the bill until after next week. We now have time to educate him on the devastating impact this will have on affiliate marketers.

If you are an Illinois affiliate marketer, please take a few minutes to call, email, fax or write Governor Quinn. If you call, you’ll most likely just leave a voice mail. They count those!

Here are some talking points:

My name is [ ], I am an affiliate marketer in [town], and if Amendment 3 of HB 3659 passes, my business will be devastated. I’m a small business owner, I run a website and earn revenue from advertising. Out of state merchants will terminate my advertising partnerships to avoid nexus. Overstock and Amazon already sent termination letters to their Illinois affiliates. The state won’t gain any sales tax from this law, and I’ll be put out of business in the process. There are 9,000 affiliate marketers in Illinois just like me. Please VETO Senate Amendment 3 of HB 3659 (see Line 22 through 25, Sec. 1.1 on page 9.

You can reach him here:

Honorable Patrick Quinn, Governor

Office of the Governor
207 State Capitol Building
Springfield, IL 62706

Email: governor@illinois.gov
Fax: 217-558-0898
Telephone: 217-782-6830