By Martin Eisenstein & Jamie Szal Ordinarily we’d start off by wishing you a very Happy New Year, but unfortunately the new year brings further developments on the state tax front that pose new challenges for ACMA members. While the changes will not be as drastic as those that have occurred since the June 21, […]
ACMA Closely Monitoring a New & Potentially Sizable Catalog Cost ACMA has been monitoring the fast-moving development of EPR or Extended Producer Responsibility, which if unchecked could cost you money. You may have heard of this concept already: Those companies that generate waste should pay to have it disposed of or recycled. It is a popular […]
Members: The November 17-18, 2020, meetings of the Mailers Technical Advisory Committee (MTAC) were once again held virtually. ACMA’s Hamilton Davison, Paul Miller and Lynn Noble tuned in to all sessions of interest to our membership. Below you will find our recap; hyperlinked session titles will take you to the slides shown. Agendas, Recording Open […]
Dear Member: Yesterday, the Postal Regulatory Commission approved the price adjustments for the market dominant mail categories, including First Class, Marketing Mail, Periodicals, Package Services, and Special Services Products and related classifications. The new rates take effect on January 24, 2021. As we reported to the membership previously, the rate increase contains a provision for catalog postage costs to […]
On November 16th, the US Postal Service announced its 2021 price changes for competitive products, namely packages. The increases run as low as 1% for Priority Mail Express – Retail and as high as 20% for Parcel Select Lightweight. All package carriers are being aggressive in their price increases reflecting the supply and demand imbalance […]
Dear Member: There continues to be no shortage of things demanding attention these days. We’d like to update you on all your ACMA is working on and where we’re headed. Remote Sales Tax Collection Our Sales Tax Policy Committee has been very aggressive since its formation this summer and has made over five dozen calls […]