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 […]
Dear ACMA Member: We wanted to bring to your attention that the EMA Foundation’s Institute of Postal Studies has released its 2019 mailing industry job study. We urge you to review the complete study (click here); however, below are three of the most noteworthy findings: The mailing industry continues to provide a significant number of US […]
Dear Member: Many of you knew MeritDirect Founder and Partner Ralph Drybrough, who was a great inspiration to ACMA. It’s my sad duty to inform you that Ralph passed away last weekend in Arizona where he and his wife Molly had retired several years ago. Bringing luminaries like Don Libey to MeritDirect gatherings of hundreds, Ralph provided […]