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23 Sep

Utah Bookseller Among President’s Guests to Mark Patient’s Bill of Rights

On Wednesday, September 22, President Obama marked the six-month anniversary of the enactment of his landmark healthcare bill in a backyard in Falls Church, Virginia. Among those meeting with the president at the event was Betsy Burton, the co-owner of The King’s English Bookshop in Salt Lake City, Utah, and an ABA Board member.

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29 Sep

Small Jobs Bill Signed Into Law

On Monday, September 27, President Obama signed the Small Business Jobs and Credit Act into law. The bill includes a series of small business proposals designed to make it easier for small businesses to get access to capital.

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06 Oct

Decision to Drop E-Fairness Provision From State Budget Draws Ire of Retailers

As California lawmakers and Governor Schwarzenegger haggled over a final state budget, one apparent casualty of the negotiation process was sales tax fairness. Despite the need to close a $19.1 billion budget gap, state Republicans insisted that the sales tax provision be removed, arguing that they would only agree on a "no-new-taxes budget."

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06 Oct

Benefits for Small Business in New Health Care Law

Booksellers should note that under the provisions of the Affordable Care Act qualifying small businesses can receive a tax credit designed to make the cost of covering employee heath care more affordable.

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06 Oct

Justice Department Settles With MasterCard and Visa on Credit-Card Acceptance Rules

On Monday, October 4, Attorney General Eric Holder announced that the U.S. Department of Justice had a "reached a proposed settlement" with MasterCard and Visa regarding rules that prevent retailers from providing discounts to consumers for using credit cards with less costly "swipe fees."

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07 Oct

Google Editions to Launch in U.S. This Year, Internationally Beginning in 2011

At Tools of Change Frankfurt, Google Editions announced its plans to launch in the U.S. by year's end, with international launches following in 2011, as reported by The Bookseller. ABA announced recently that member stores with IndieCommerce websites will be able to sell Google Editions when the product launches.

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22 Oct

State of Texas Assesses Amazon for $269 Million in Uncollected Sales Tax

The State of Texas has issued an assessment charging that Amazon.com owes the state some $269 million in uncollected sales tax, including interest and penalties, for the period from December 2005 to December 2009. Amazon.com reported the assessment in its September 30 quarterly filing with the SEC.

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28 Oct

Judge Rules North Carolina Must Narrow Amazon Data Request

The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington ruled this week that Amazon.com would not have to comply with the North Carolina Department of Revenue’s request for data revealing the identities of North Carolina customers and “detailed records of their purchases, including the expressive content.”

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28 Oct

ABA Goes to New Hampshire in Support of E-Fairness

In mid-October, three booksellers and a representative from ABA met in Concord, New Hampshire, with the legislative director for Congressman Paul Hodes (D-NH) to express their support for the federal solution to online sales tax fairness, the Main Street Fairness Act.

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04 Nov

Amazon Cases in NC and TX Put Spotlight on Sales Tax Fairness

Following a recent federal court decision and steps taken by the Texas Department of Revenue to collect sales tax that it contends is due from Amazon.com, a number of editorials have been published decrying Amazon’s refusal to collect sales tax.

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