This morning, Cook County Circuit Judge Robert Lopez Cepero struck down the online affiliate tax (Public Act 096-1544). The law required out-of-state online retailers such as Amazon.com to collect and remit sales taxes on purchases made by Illinois residents if the online retailer maintained a physical presence in Illinois. The law was signed by Gov....

by Emily Dietrich “If we repeal this law, these jobs will come back to Illinois,” said Brian Littleton, founder and CEO of ShareASale, at a press conference announcing the introduction of legislation to repeal Illinois’ affiliate nexus law, sometimes referred to as the “Amazon tax.” Wednesday’s press conference focused on the thousands of Illinois businesses...

by Kristina Rasmussen October 15 — this Saturday — is the last day of Illinois’s amnesty program for consumers to pay use tax for Internet purchases where sales tax was not collected. From an oldState Journal-Register article: The state will offer a sales tax amnesty from Jan. 1 through Oct. 15. Under legislation passed last year and...

by Mark Cavers The Amazon tax, which became law in January, is bad for businesses, workers, and families. Last week, Performance Marketing Associates brought a lawsuit against the Illinois Department of Revenuechallenging the constitutionality of the law. As far back as last year, executive vice president, Kristina Rasmussen warned that if the bill passed companies would flee Illinois. The day...

by Mark Cavers For months, the Institute and others have been warning that passing the Amazon Tax bill would force even more jobs out of our state. Government policies do not take place in a bubble, they have real life impacts. Yesterday Governor Quinn signed the Amazon Tax into law. This effectively cuts off the revenue streams for numerous Illinois based companies that...

"It's a shame we have to consider leaving our longtime home in Illinois, but we will do what is best for our business."

Senator John Cullerton of Chicago is proposing an unconstitutional $150 million tax on online shopping during the special legislative session in order to pay for the state’s reckless spending habits.

Another bill to kill jobs in Illinois.