Recently, California Gov. Jerry Brown, approved a new law that forces online retailers to collect California sales taxes by expanding the definition of what it means to have a physical presence within the state. Prior to the law, online retailers only had to charge sales tax when they had an actual physical presence such as a warehouse or retail outlet in the state.  The new law now recognizes a business as having a physical presence in the state if they have affiliates promoting their products in state. Of course mega online … [Read more...]