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>Let's say I'm living in IL >Aside from the legal discussion, in practical terms what part of this equation involves the state of Illinois? In practical terms
by joelhaus 15y ago
>Let's say I'm living in IL
>Aside from the legal discussion, in practical terms what part of this equation involves the state of Illinois?
In practical terms, the argument goes that you benefit from the safety and health services that are (at least in part) provided by the state during the hours you work, marketing for Amazon. By extension, Amazon is also benefiting from these services provided (at least in part) by the state, which can be proven by identifying a single payment made from Amazon to an affiliate that is a resident of IL.
Legally, this could be grounds for one to argue that, by providing marketing services for Amazon while working in IL, nexus[1] has been created.
[1] http://www.bna.com/state-tax-nexus-p9122/ http://www.bna.com/state-tax-nexus-p9122/
- joelhaus 15y agoCare to comment on why this was down-voted? Did I misunderstand Daniel's question or not appropriately address it? I would assume that some have taken this as advocating on behalf of states that impose sales tax on companies due to the residency of their affiliates. I carefully worded my comment so that this was not the case. On the other hand, if you feel I'm wrong about the position that these states have taken, please correct me... UPDATED: My position on tax policy is not germane to Daniel's question and based on the rest of this post, would just be redundant to include. When a thread strongly reflects one side of an issue, it's much less dull to try and articulate the counter-point of view... wish more people would try this.