The president announced the move ahead of his trip to Iowa By NACS Online In advance of his trip to Iowa on October 9th, it was reported in the press that President Donald Trump ordered the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to increase sales of corn ethanol, Politicoreports. The order comes after weeks of…
By Food Marketing Institute The state of Texas now joins California and Florida – states where court rulings have determined that state law violates the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution – when it prevents merchants from informing customers they will charge credit card users more because of swipe fees. Some thirty years ago,…
By Omega Benefit Strategies It’s that time of year again, the Annual Election Period (AEP) is upon us. If you’ve been a Medicare recipient prior to this year, then you are all too familiar with the implications of AEP. If this is your first enrollment season, then you’re about to experience what can be…
After its summer enforcement blitz, the U.S. FDA discovered that more than 1,100 stores and websites were illegally selling e-cig products to minors By NACS Online The U.S. Food and Drug Administration(FDA) just announced a series of actions related to the sale and marketing of e-cigarettes to underage users. In the largest coordinated enforcement…
By: Randall A. Denha, JD, LL.M. Alert! There’s a new tax strategy available that’s been tucked snugly into the blanket of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and provides significant deferral and reducing of capital gains. The law’s objective is to promote investment in qualified opportunity zones (“QOZ”). The QOZ allows taxpayers to take advantage…
On August 2nd, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration released a proposed rule that would change the Obama-era Corporate Average Fuel Economy and Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions Standards for model years 2021 through 2026. The new proposal, titled the “Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient Vehicles Rule,” would cap the standards at…
By Food Marketing Institute The Supreme Court just handed down its decision in Wayfair v. South Dakota (aka our Marketplace Fairness case) and we have scored a major victory! On a 5-4 vote, the Court overturned the 1992 “Quill” decision that effectively prevented states from collecting sales tax on transactions from remote sellers who do not…
By The Shelby Report After weeks of negotiations hinging not just on differences over the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), but also on immigration policy, the House of Representatives has passed its version of a new Farm Bill on a 213-211 vote. The Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018 would replace the current Agricultural…
The ruling means that states can require Internet retailers to collect sales tax without having a physical presence in that state By NACS Online As Americans have shifted to shopping more online, online retailers often had a competitive advantage over brick-and-mortar locations: Many online transactions didn’t require collection of sales taxes. But late last week,…
2019 draft volumes are less than statutory targets By NACS Online On June 26th, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its proposed rule regarding the renewable volume obligations (RVOs) for 2019 and biomass-based diesel volumes for 2020. Overall, EPA has proposed a 3.1% increase in renewable fuel blending. The proposed total renewable fuel requirement…