Dear ACMA Member: As your industry advocate, we go to bat on your behalf in Washington every day. And as your company’s bottom line can attest, we’ve had some great successes. But another vitally important element in how we earn your dues is to (pardon the cliché) help us help you. With a crucial fight […]
Dear Member: As you know, we work closely with our government relations firm The Vogel Group on a number of government-related issues and actions. Today, we’re excited to launch the periodic column, Beltway Report, available exclusively to ACMA members. By Samir N. KapadiaOn top of last week’s USMCA agreement, there is a fair amount of activity […]
Dear Members: To those who dialed in to Tuesday’s policy overview conference call, I thank you. If you were unable to make the call but wish to hear a recording, please email action@catalogmailers.org and we can send you the replay. We covered a lot in a short period, so please review this recap to fully absorb all […]
February 3, 2020 Dear ACMA Member: As you may be aware, on January 29th President Trump signed the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA); however, the law will not take effect for some time. Here are some details you should know: Canada still has to ratify the pact in its own legislature. Its House of Commons must […]
By Martin Eisenstein & David Bertoni Last month, we reported on the states’ aggressive efforts to impose liability for direct taxes, such as income taxes and gross receipts taxes, based solely on sales in the state. In this article, we discuss the attempts by “home rule” local jurisdictions to extend Wayfair to the collection of local […]
The following recap from the Mailers Technical Advisory Committee (MTAC) meetings held January 28-29, 2020, at USPS HQs in Washington was compiled specifically with catalog interests in mind by ACMA VP & Deputy Director Paul Miller. For some of the presentations below, click on the headlines or speakers’ names to view their slides. Click here […]