Hundreds of thousands of small businesses throughout the country are hoping to see passage of federal e-fairness legislation this year. Right now, they are disproportionately impacted by an online loophole that allows their Internet competitors to evade collecting sales tax. This artificial…
If your business sells consumable vapor products, there is a new law that changes the way you must remit state sales tax. During the second special session, Alabama lawmakers passed HB3 (Act. No. 2015-535), which raised cigarette taxes by 25-cents-per-pack and shifted where sales taxes…
If you haven’t upgraded your credit card processors yet, your business could be left holding the bag on counterfeit and other fraudulent purchases. Starting Oct. 1, a major shift in liability takes effect. On that date, businesses without EMV-card-reading technology…
MONTGOMERY/BIRMINGHAM – The Alabama Retail Association in cooperation with the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Collat School of Business will honor 13 retail businesses with stores in 51 Alabama cities as Retailers of the Year during the 2015 Alabama Retail…
The Alabama Legislature had a regular session and two special sessions in 2015. Here are our summaries of what happened in each: 2015 Regular Session Summary 2015 First Special Session Summary 2015 Second Special Session Summary
A summary of legislative activity for the Alabama Legislature’s second 2015 special session, the Capitol Retail Report e-newsletter, is now available to read online. A cigarette tax and prescription provider tax made it to the governor’s desk Thursday, Sept. 17,…
A major shift in the handling of fraudulent or counterfeit credit/debit card transactions is coming. Starting Oct. 1, liability for fraudulent transactions may fall to the merchant if the merchant doesn’t match or exceed the card issuers’ level of security. To avoid liability,…
When you walk through the doors of Cohens Electronics and Appliances in Montgomery, the modern showroom has an instant “wow” factor. The front door opens up to a huge, football shaped room of televisions, allowing you to experience the latest and…
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….
Labor Day weekend marks the unofficial end to summer and the summer shopping season. While some retailers are closing up shop and taking advantage of the long holiday weekend, others are enticing bargain shoppers to show up and help them…