Outdoor Power Equipment

by Joani September 16, 2022

Agriculture, Arizona, California, Colorado, Energy and Fuel, Hardware and Software, Hawaii, Industrial, Industry News, Nevada, Outdoor Power Equipment, Rental Equipment, Utah, Wyoming

U.S. House Hearing: Equipment Dealers, ‘Right to Repair’ Advocates Spar Over Facts

Gay Gordon-Byrne, executive director of The Repair Association, and Ken Taylor, president of Ohio Machinery Co., sparred at an Underserved, Agricultural, and Rural Business Development subcommittee hearing over whether Congress should limit what restrictions companies are allowed to place on ...

by Joani August 23, 2022

Agriculture, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Industrial, Industry News, Nevada, Outdoor Power Equipment, Uncategorized

FTC Safeguards Rule on Financing Could Apply to Equipment Dealers

Safeguarding consumer financial information provided during a transaction is a critical compliance requirement for dealerships. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a new Safeguards Rule for the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) containing a series of extensive and complicated new cybersecurity requirements ...

by Lucas June 22, 2022

Agriculture, Allied Partners, Energy and Fuel, Hardware and Software, Industrial, Outdoor Power Equipment, Rental Equipment

Are There Deductions from Exempt Employee Pay for Vacation?

Question We have an exempt employee who is taking a few days off for vacation, but the employee has no paid time off (PTO) left. Can we deduct full-day absences from the employee’s weekly salary? What about partial-day absences? Answer In general, an ...

by Lucas June 22, 2022

Agriculture, Energy and Fuel, Hardware and Software, Industrial, Outdoor Power Equipment, Rental Equipment

LIFO Coalition Denounces Repeal Effort Amid Inflation, Rising Oil Prices

The Tax Policy Center published an article on May 12, 2022, “Inflation and Oil Price Spikes Revive Case for LIFO Repeal,” written by Thornton Matheson and Thomas Brosy, calling for the repeal of the last-in, first-out (LIFO) inventory accounting method. ...

by Lucas June 7, 2022

Agriculture, Colorado, Energy and Fuel, Hardware and Software, Industrial, Outdoor Power Equipment, Rental Equipment

Colorado Delivery Fee Starts July 1, 2022

In 2021 the Colorado legislature passed Senate Bill 21-260, approving multiple new fees to increase funding for transportation. In Colorado, fees are often used to increase revenue without running into issues with the state’s Taxpayer Bill of Rights (“TABOR”) which ...

by Lucas June 6, 2022

Agriculture, Energy and Fuel, Hardware and Software, Industrial, Outdoor Power Equipment, Rental Equipment

Re-Thinking A Dealership’s Organizational Structure: Role of Independent Directors

As business owners, most of you are familiar with the typical top to bottom governance structure for a business: Owner → Board of Directors → CEO/Management I would guess that most of you follow this structure in your business, just like ...

by Lucas June 1, 2022

California, Outdoor Power Equipment

July 2022: California Offers Vouchers to Replace Gas Landscaping Equipment

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) announced it has $125 million in funding for the second year of the Clean Off-Road Equipment Voucher Incentive Program (CORE), more than tripling the first year’s budget of $44.6 million. CORE opened in February 2020 ...

by Lucas May 26, 2022

Agriculture, California, Energy and Fuel, Industrial, Outdoor Power Equipment, Rental Equipment

California’s Costly Mandates Undermine Transition to Electric Equipment

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) is fast-tracking mandates to electrify all mobile industry sectors in the state, citing California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s executive order from September 2020 that ramped up timelines for vehicle and equipment sales to be “zero emissions” by ...

by Lucas May 26, 2022

Agriculture, Allied Partners, Energy and Fuel, Hardware and Software, Industrial, Outdoor Power Equipment, Rental Equipment

Federated Insurance Urges Members to Prepare for Severe Weather

Severe weather and natural disasters that were once considered unpredictable now feel inevitable. Hurricanes, tornadoes, and wildfires are occurring regularly across the United States. Members need to take action now – in the calm before the storm – to help ...

by Lucas May 19, 2022

Agriculture, California, Hardware and Software, Industrial, Outdoor Power Equipment, Rental Equipment

California’s PAGA Replacement to Qualify for 2024 Ballot

The California Fair Pay and Accountability Act (CFPAA) — which aims to reform the 2004 Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) — is expected to verify sufficient signatures to qualify for the 2024 ballot. Far West Equipment Dealers Association joined the Californians ...

U.S. House Hearing: Equipment Dealers, ‘Right to Repair’ Advocates Spar Over Facts

FTC Safeguards Rule on Financing Could Apply to Equipment Dealers

Are There Deductions from Exempt Employee Pay for Vacation?

LIFO Coalition Denounces Repeal Effort Amid Inflation, Rising Oil Prices

Colorado Delivery Fee Starts July 1, 2022

Re-Thinking A Dealership’s Organizational Structure: Role of Independent Directors

July 2022: California Offers Vouchers to Replace Gas Landscaping Equipment

California’s Costly Mandates Undermine Transition to Electric Equipment

Federated Insurance Urges Members to Prepare for Severe Weather

California’s PAGA Replacement to Qualify for 2024 Ballot

Dealer News

U.S. House Hearing: Equipment Dealers, ‘Right to Repair’ Advocates Spar Over Facts

21st Century Earns Grant for Mobile Learning Lab

FTC Safeguards Rule on Financing Could Apply to Equipment Dealers

Solex Co-owner David Fountain passes away

Colorado Analyzes the Labor Shortages & How Employers Can Adapt