<p>+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />|  Amazon Drops California Associates to Avoid Sales Tax<br />|   from the  tax-the-tubes dept.<br />|   posted by samzenpus on Thursday June 30, @08:11  (Businesses)<br />|   <a href="https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/06/30/0323220/Amazon-Drops-California-Associates-to-Avoid-Sales-Tax?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email">https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/06/30/0323220/Amazon-Drops-California-Associates-to-Avoid-Sales-Tax?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email</a><br />+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /><br />PCM2  writes "Residents of California who participate in the Amazon<br />Associates  Program received an email warning them that [0]the program<br />will be terminated  as soon as a new California law goes into effect. The<br />law, which CA governor  Jerry Brown signed, would require online retailers<br />to collect sales tax on  purchases. According to Amazon's statement, 'We<br />oppose this bill because it  is unconstitutional and counterproductive. It<br />is supported by big-box  retailers, most of which are based outside<br />California, that seek to harm the  affiliate advertising programs of their<br />competitors.'"<br /><br />Discuss this  story at:<br /> <a href="https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/06/30/0323220/Amazon-Drops-California-Associates-to-Avoid-Sales-Tax?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email#commentlisting">https://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/06/30/0323220/Amazon-Drops-California-Associates-to-Avoid-Sales-Tax?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email#commentlisting</a><br /><br />Links:<br /> 0. <a href="http://www.boingboing.net/2011/06/29/amazon-kills-associa.html">http://www.boingboing.net/2011/06/29/amazon-kills-associa.html</a><br /><br /></p>