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ERISA Compliance is not an option…it is the Law

July 15, 2014

At any given time, any given employer may be singled out for a civil investigation by the Department of Labor! These audits aim to ensure that employee benefits plans are

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Cash Reporting Compliance: Have A System

July 15, 2014

Don’t think that IRS employees are busy looking for lost emails. Agents are in the field, auditing. And car dealers are regular targets of audits – particularly of cash reporting.

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Electronic Signatures

July 15, 2014

Plaintiffs’ attorneys have a new tactic for challenging retail installment sales contracts in the deals with which their customers are no longer happy. “The signature just doesn’t look like my

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Avoid Fair Debt Collection Practices Act Liability

June 11, 2014

The federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act is a powerful weapon for a consumer who feels abused by a debt collection agency. The Act contains detailed provisions prohibiting collectors from

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Government Short Cuts

June 11, 2014

IRS Guidance on Manufacturer Imaging Payments The Internal Revenue Service has issued guidance on tax treatment of factory payments for facility upgrade programs. The guidance considered three types of situations

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Compensation for Grounded New Vehicles

June 11, 2014

Are you being compensated by your factory when you must ground new vehicles because of recalls? The National Highway Traffic Safety Act requires a manufacturer or distributor of a new

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Fair Labor Standards Act Enforcement

May 15, 2014

In this federal election year, you will hear political rallying cries like “income inequality”, “income unfairness”, and “damage to the middle class”.  President Obama has made these themes in his

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Third Party Lead Providers

May 15, 2014

Dealers have given necessary attention to Tesla’s attack on state franchising and licensing laws.  That is not the only threat to their business model that dealers face.  Under the radar,

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FTC Advertising Offensive Continues

April 14, 2014

In January 2014, the Federal Trade Commission stepped up its recent, ongoing regulation of car dealer advertising and announced consent orders with nine dealers. Showing the agency’s nationwide reach, the

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