Talk to your attorney about it. He/she will give you advice on how to take care of the “residency” issue. The lawyer’s retort is nothing more than a scare tactic to get you to do business with them. Your attorney can figure this one out in no time.

Always remember that every problem has a solution.

I read the lawyer’s retort and it *does* concern me that most of the laws seem to consider your place of residency a factor in whether or not you’re part of the merchant’s nexus. I’m curious… now that you’ve been doing this for nearly 9 months, is everything still working for you with your new arrangement? Any push back from the gov’t or the merchants?

My very own representative in the California state assembly introduced this type of bill twice and it’s passed both houses but has been vetoed by our Republican governor. I happen to be a lifelong Democrat and I’ve never voted for a Republican, but when it comes to protecting my livelihood I think I might switch teams in November. Hopefully all the backlash in Colorado will make them think twice about what they’re doing. It’s almost criminal.

Sorry to hear it. More and more short sighted law makers.

No. My setup is not in Nevada. Right now, too many corporations being setup in Nevada get red flagged for that very purpose.

Amazon is very strict, but Overstock may give you some options. The biggest thing you should do is contact your merchants and ask them for solutions. Another option you have is to partner with someone in a state that isn’t affected and have the checks sent to them. The bottom line is, this law is unconstitutional.

I do have a long time craft biz that I do very well with in the Fall months. If I can hold out til then, I’ll use some of that money to set up out of state.

I’m in Virginia so I have written all my state senators and delegates about opposing the bill. Unfortunately it passed the senate, still waiting on the house.

Even tho this billed has not passed yet, I have been dropped by Drs Foster & Smith & warned that I would be dropped by Overstock.com (that I use a lot). Overstock & Amazon is what I use the most. Is it worth a shot to contact them or are they hard core about their rules.

Actually, have you thought about taking your skills in building niche websites to offering that service to local businesses? It would be a quick way for you to get the income you needed to setup your business out of state so you could function as an affiliate. Another option would be to call your merchants. Some will still allow you to operate as an affiliate even with the current “affiliate tax” passed. I would suggest that you do what I did, and that is write your elected officials and tell them that because of this law they passed, you will be voting for their opponent in the next election.