The Michigan Department of Treasury is organizing a number of helpful seminars throughout 2018 to give our Michigan businesses a leg up with tax remittance and regulations. All businesses are welcome to attend! Registration required. Navigating Your New Business Seminars Treasury’s New Business Seminars feature a collaboration with the Department of Licensing and Regulatory…
DetailsBy Food & Drug Administration Statement FDA cites 40 retailers for violations related to youth sales of JUUL e-cigarettes Agency announces a new blitz of retail establishments targeting youth sale violations Agency takes new action to examine youth appeal of JUUL Agency takes steps to foreclose online sales of JUUL to minors These are the…
DetailsExperts say the fuel has a future, but that it’s changing slowly By NACS Online While yesteryear’s high oil prices drove industry efficiencies, the elevated cost of oil also brought about an oversupply and lower prices, CNBCreports. “That era of high-price oil that we had drove innovations all over the place especially in terms…
DetailsJacob Haffey, Intern // Michigan Developmental Disabilities Institute People are unknowingly struggling with and contributing to what are known as Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASDs). “FASD” is an umbrella term that comprises fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS), alcohol related neurodevelopmental disorders (ARND), and alcohol related birth defects (ARBD). Research estimates 2 out of every 1,000…
DetailsOPIS’ Kloza expects a temperate short-term outlook for fuel and oil By Samantha Oller, CSP Magazine* The outlook for fuel in 2018? More of the same, but just a little more or less of it. That’s one takeaway from the motor fuels outlook presented by Tom Kloza, global head of energy analysis for…
DetailsIn April, all major credit card firms will no longer require a signature for purchases made with chip cards In April, all major credit card companies will no longer ask for signatures for transactions made with chip cards, Fox News reports. The change has been coming slowly since cards with security chips first appeared…
DetailsCHICAGO – U.S. convenience stores experienced a 15th straight year of record in-store sales and a 4th straight year of $10 billion-plus in pretax profits, according to newly released NACS State of the Industry data, the convenience and fuel retailing industry’s premier benchmarks and key performance category insights. The industry’s numbers were announced during the NACS…
DetailsBy Randall A. Denha, J.D., LL.M. It is common that one of the largest assets in a family business owner’s estate is his or her interest in the family business. This situation can be problematic because the owner’s interest in the company is included in the value of the owner’s gross taxable estate. The…
DetailsThe agency is asking stakeholders to comment on premium cigar usage and its impact on public health By NACS Online The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released its third notice on potential tobacco regulations in as many weeks. On March 26th, FDA released an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rule Making (ANPRM) on the regulation…
DetailsThat will be the equivalent to every U.S. household spending $850 online annually By NACS Online By 2022, 70% of consumers could be doing a portion of their food shopping online. But many food manufacturers and retailers say they aren’t prepared to meet this surge in demand. This is all according to the “Digitally…
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