A summary of legislative activity for the first week of the Alabama Legislature’s second 2015 special session, the Capitol Retail Report e-newsletter, is now available to read online. Some $108 million in revenue measures received approval by at least one legislative chamber this week. Friday, Sept….
In late June, the Obama administration released a proposed overtime rule that adds some 5 million people nationally to those eligible for time-and-a-half pay for working more than 40 hours a week. The estimate of the number of workers affected…
Following the Alabama Legislature’s first 2015 special session, Gov. Robert Bentley signed the Alabama Taxpayer Fraud Prevention Act. The new law, effective Sept. 1, 2015, requires employers to withhold state income taxes from all employees, including those who were previously…
Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2015 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Luncheon 12:30 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. Retailer of the Year Awards Program Vestavia Country Club, 400 Beaumont Dr., Birmingham, Alabama, 35216 View on our Calendar of Events Keynote Speaker: STU CRUM…
A summary of legislative activity for the Alabama Legislature’s first 2015 special session, the Capitol Retail Report e-newsletter, is now available to read online. The summary includes new laws concerning factor presence nexus, withholding exemptions, a ban on sales tax suppression devices and vehicle drive-out tax…
Alabama Retail Association Chairman George Wilder, owner/president of The Locker Room in Montgomery and Auburn, and member Terry Shea, co-owner and vice president of Wrapsody in Hoover and Auburn, were recognized at the National Retail Federation’s Retail Advocates Summit this week…
Alabama’s sales tax holiday is for everybody, not just those going back to school. It is everywhere. The state’s four percent sales tax is waived throughout the state. And most retailers carry one or more of the items covered. From 12:01…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced July 9 that it was delaying the effective date for the federal menu-labeling regulation for chain restaurants and covered grocery stores for one year. The FDA originally set Dec. 1, 2015, as…
A summary of legislative activity for the Alabama Legislature’s 2015 regular session, the Capitol Retail Report e-newsletter, is now available to read online. 2015 Regular Session Wrap-Up Alabama Retail members, during legislative sessions, please check your e-mail inbox every Friday for weekly updates on legislative…
2015 marks the 10th year of Alabama’s annual sales tax holiday for school-related items. Consumers can buy certain: school and office supplies computers books and clothing without having the tax added during the three-day tax holiday, which falls on the first…