By: Randall A. Denha, Esq.* If you’re like many people, you may assume that filing a federal estate tax return is pretty cut-and-dried. The executor completes the return, pays the required amount of tax, if any, and that’s the end of the matter. But there’s more to this than meets the eye. In fact, a…
By Sandra Walker // Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Public health officials are seeing an increase in Shigella infections in Saginaw and Genesee Counties. Shigella are bacteria that cause gastrointestinal illness which includes mild to severe diarrhea. As a result, the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development is asking licensed retail food…
By Ed Dichoza // WIC Division – Vendor Management & Operations WIC Vendor Management and Operations will be hosting the Inaugural WIC Vendor Conference on August 11, 2016, at the Radisson Downtown – Lansing. The conference program is scheduled from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Our goal is to enhance the WIC Program/WIC vendor relationship…
What the largest financial institutions won’t reveal about swipe fees NACS Online George Orwell’s 1984 novel has nothing on banks these days in terms of double-speak, wrote Lyle Beckwith, NACS senior vice president of government relations, in a blog posted to The Hill. “The banks don’t like an amendment to the Dodd-Frank financial-regulation law that…
NACS cautions that prohibiting convenience stores from accepting SNAP benefits will negatively affect not only retailers but their customers and communities NACS Online The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) wants retailers who accept food stamps to stock more food choices, a move that could harm tens of thousands of smaller stores, like convenience stores, currently…
NACS Daily The Second Circuit Court of Appeals today overturned the class-action settlement in the case In Re Payment Card Interchange Fee and Merchant Discount Antitrust Litigation. That case led to a proposed settlement valued at $7.25 billion in 2012. Today’s ruling called the settlement “unreasonable and inadequate.” NACS led efforts to oppose the $7.25…
Whisky giants to release new labelling design based on global consumer research By Steven Green // the drinks business Diageo has announced that Johnnie Walker will be its first global brand to provide consumers with on-pack alcohol content and nutritional information per typical serve. Set to be introduced in the early autumn, the new labels…
The grocer cites fines over the requirement to use PIN confirmation for debit card transactions NACS Online The lawsuits against Visa are piling up with Kroger filing its own suit against the financial firm this week over PIN debit card transactions, the Wall Street Journal reports. In its court papers, Kroger claims Visa has fined…
Some smaller retailers report $10,000 to $15,000 increases in chargebacks per week, while larger retailers are experiencing $1 million in chargebacks per week NACS Online Since the October 2015 EMV liability shift, many retailers are experiencing an outrageous increase in chargebacks, mostly erroneous. Mike Lindberg, payment solutions manager at CHS Inc., commented at the 2016…
What is the payroll true-up? Payroll true-up is a new process that requires employers to report their actual payroll for the previous policy year and reconcile any differences in premium paid. This important step is necessary for us to accurately calculate your premium. It’s also critically important to maintaining your policy and your participation in…