On Jan. 1, 2014, Alabama put into place new rules for sales tax collection on delivered products. The Alabama Retail Association has heard from many of you who missed this update and are now facing a sales tax audit. Under the…
Thanks to all your calls, e-mails, texts, Facebook posts and shares, the House Ways and Means Education Committee this morning carried over HB553, an almost $50 million tax increase on retailers. Together, you stopped a bill that would have eliminated the rebate…
The Alabama Legislature is threatening to remove the rebate Alabama retailers receive for collecting and remitting Alabama sales taxes in a timely manner. For many Alabama retailers, this change would mean sending $4,800 more each year to the state in taxes….
For the second time in a week, the entire state of Alabama is being placed under a state of emergency. Ice accumulations from .25 to .30 of an inch are expected as well as sleet accumulations of up to a half-inch between…
MONTGOMERY – The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency and the Alabama Retail Association in their continuing partnership to limit driver license fraud today presented the Examiner of the Year Award to Patricia South and Driver License Specialist of the Year Award…
Alabama more than doubled its projected sales growth for the 2014 holiday buying season, thanks to record sales in December. Taxed holiday sales in our state exceeded $10 billion in November and December, a jump of 5 percent over 2013 holiday sales. The…
Since its passage in 2010, the Affordable Care Act, or ACA, has changed the health care landscape for insurers, individuals, and, especially, employers. President Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (H.R. 3590) into law Tuesday, March 23,…
MONTGOMERY – From Friday, Feb. 20 to Sunday, Feb. 22, Alabama shoppers have the opportunity to purchase severe weather supplies tax free. The Alabama Retail Association encourages Alabamians to restock emergency supplies in homes, workplaces and vehicles during this three-day tax…
Once again, the Center for Business and Economic Research at the University of Alabama expects modest growth in Alabama’s economy. The projected economic expansion in 2015 is 2.3 percent, about the same level of growth our state has seen for…
By Whitney R. Brown, Esq. According to al.com, 2014 saw a 288 percent increase in one type of lawsuit: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) access lawsuits. Retailers and restaurateurs have been hit particularly hard by these lawsuits, in which disabled individuals claim to have been denied similar access and enjoyment in places…