Energy Star Products Sales Tax Holiday November 5 - 7, 2010
The North Carolina General Assembly has once again approved a Sales Tax Holiday which provides the consumers an opportunity to purchase (by phone, e-mail or at a retail store location) Energy Star qualified products without paying any state or local sales tax.
This year's holiday is scheduled to begin at 12:01 am on Friday, November 5 and conclude at 11:59 pm on Sunday, November 7.
Click here for a one-page Summary
Click here for a 4-page Detailed Summary which includes:
- a list of qualified purchases,
- a how-to guide and
- a brief explanation for consumers or store level employees
NEW Gift Card Rules
As you are aware, new rules impacting Gift Cards are now in place as of August 22, 2010 as a part of the Credit Card Act of 2009.
Click here for a layman's explanation of new federal requirements for the issuance of retail gift cards and/or gift certificates and how these new federal requirements interface with North Carolina regulations on gift cards and gift certificates.
In accordance with North Carolina law, this information is not intended in any way to serve as legal advice and should you need additional guidance you should consult a legal professional.
Retailer Emergency Disaster Passes
Registration is now open! NCRMA staff has been meeting with the Department of Emergency Management to improve the Emergency Disaster system, making revisions to the application process for passes allowing trucks, store managers and critical store personnel access to a store following an emergency/disaster.
Any retailer registering for a pass will be provided with a password and be afforded access to North Carolina Emergency Management Division's WEB EOC and the opportunity to view all of the agency's emergency/disaster information in real time.
Important Links:
Valuable Employee
Income Tax Information Below are the three documents that can help any employer (chain or independent with operations in any state) to look like a hero to his employees!
Full or part-time employees are most likely unaware of how they could benefit from the Earned Income Tax Credit, by which some employees can receive more than $5,000 from the federal government; a program that is severely underutilized! The first document explains in laymen's language what the employer and the employee need to know including:
who qualifies and
where to find additional information.
The other two attachments are posters (English and Spanish) that employers can print out to include with employee pay stubs, and also post in the employee break room.
EITC - Valuable Employee Income Tax Information
EITC - 2010 Poster English - NCRMA
EITC - 2010 Poster Spanish - NCRMA
Retailers Committed to Placing High Priority
on
Hiring Returning Vets
Returning Vets Click Here for detailed information on chain retailers
hiring process
IMPORTANT
REVISED Federal and State Posters
& other NC Signs
Several member companies have asked us to provide information on how to determine if their federal and state labor law posters are current, as well as information on other signs that under North Carolina state law require the posting of a specific sign (example: No Smoking sign required for any retailer who has a prepared food permit).
Click Here to learn more
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