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The North Carolina Retail Merchants Association (NCRMA) is a non-profit trade association that was organized in 1902 to improve the business climate for retail merchants in North Carolina. Now, over 100 years later, NCRMA is the voice of the retail industry in North Carolina. We invite you to learn more about who we are.
SPECIAL MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT
On April 6, 2010, the Retail Consumer Alliance Foundation, Inc. (RCA) will hold a Special Meeting to consider proposed amendments to the Bylaws and Articles of Incorporation of the RCA. These proposed changes to the RCA Bylaws and Articles of Incorporation come at the recommendation of tax and legal professionals to ensure RCA obtains and maintains its nonprofit status so that it may continue to make meaningful contributions for college scholarships and to feed the hungry. Written notice of this Special Meeting was provided via The Retailer and The ExpressLine newsletters. Any questions should be directed to NCRMA General Counsel at 919.832.0811 or via e-mail at andye@ncrma.org.
Latest Information from NCRMA...
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.
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).
