SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

IN THIS ISSUE

DEALER NEWS & INFORMATION

– Automotive News at a Glance

REGULATORY & LEGAL UPDATES

– Colorado Business Tax Returns To Be Processed In New System

LEGISLATIVE UPDATE

– Fundraising Reception for Republican Candidates for the Colorado House of Representatives

– CADA Legislative Policy Committee Dealer Meetings

UPCOMING SEMINARS

–Webinar: How to Create a Consistent Selling Process on the Service Drive

CALENDAR OF EVENTS
– Upcoming Events

– Innovative Dealer Summit

– CADA Regional Meetings

– Denver Regional Meeting

– NADA Convention and Expo

DEALER MILESTONES,
HIGHLIGHTS & TRANSITIONS

–Allstate to Host College Football Games

–Share Your Accomplishmens

THE AFTERFACT

–All the News That's Fit to Email!

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Outlook archives.

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STATE GOVERNMENT RESOURCES

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AUTOMOTIVE NEWS AT A GLANCE

Listed here are several articles pertaining to the
auto industry in general that appeared recently in newspapers and other media outlets across the nation.

Plan now to participate in CADA Regional Meetings 2010

Please join us at any of the eleven meetings
scheduled across Colorado

Join your colleagues to learn about issues important to you, your dealership, and your operations.                 

Hear what is happening in Colorado’s legislative and regulatory arena and what CADA is doing to proactively address problems that affect dealer survivability and profitability.

Be informed, be involved and be connected! Register today AT NO COST using one of the following methods:

Please click on any of the boxes below to register for that meeting/location.
To register by phone, please call Lauren Stadler at 303.457.5123
Questions? Call or email Tim Jackson at 303.282.1448 or tim.jackson@coloradodealers.org
or visit www.coloradodealers.org/regionals

COLORADO BUSINESS TAX RETURNS TO BE PROCESSED IN NEW SYSTEM

The Colorado Department of Revenue is implementing the next phase of its new tax accounting system. The department will use the new system to process sales, use and wage withholding tax returns that are due in October. The improved system will allow the department to process and distribute taxes more efficiently and assist businesses better than the current system. 

Most businesses will experience little or no change in how they file.  Taxpayers who correctly complete returns will see less correspondence and fewer billing notices from the Department of Revenue. However, taxpayers will receive billing notices if their returns contain errors; if a required column is not completed; or if a payment does not match the amount due. Clean, error-free and timely-filed tax returns will reduce the number of letters and bills from the department. 

The following changes will occur:

• Existing businesses: tax account numbers will become eight digits.  This number will be called the “Colorado Account Number.”  For existing account numbers, a zero (0) will be in front of the original seven digits.   The department will continue to accept returns with an old account number.  Businesses should use the new number format as soon as possible to increase the accuracy of their tax records.
  
• New businesses to receive eight-digit tax account number.  Beginning in October, businesses applying for sales and withholding tax accounts with the Colorado Department of Revenue will automatically receive an eight-digit account number.
  
• No replacement sales tax licenses will be mailed.  Businesses may continue to display their current Colorado sales tax license with the seven-digit number until the licenses expire in December 2011.
  
• “Spreadsheet filers” (businesses that have multiple locations) have received information from the department about their new filing procedures.  They must either file electronically OR file a paper return for each location beginning October 1.  The old spreadsheet format will not be accepted.  Multiple location filers will receive more information by mail and email in September.  Additionally, they will receive September sales tax returns (DR 0100s) in the mail for their locations even if they have not recently filed returns on paper.  For more information, visit the Spreadsheet Filers Web page: http://www.colorado.gov/cs/Satellite/Revenue/REVX/1220956400073  Current spreadsheet filers may contact Taxpayer Service Division’s Business Tax Accounting Services by email through the following address if they have questions: spreadsheetfilers@spike.dor.state.co.us

For more information about the Colorado Department of Revenue Integrated Tax System, visit www.Colorado.gov/revenue/tax/newtaxsystem

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If you have questions on any legal or regulatory topic, please contact:

• Tammi McCoy, Vice Pres., tammi.mccoy@coloradodealers.org, 303.282.1449
• Tim Jackson, President, tim.jackson@coloradodealers.org, 303.282.1448

DISCLAIMER: CADA is not authorized to dispense legal advice.The information contained in this weekly email is intended to provide important updates and reminders regarding statutes, litigation, and regulations. CADA always advises that dealers should consult legal counsel on the specifics of any laws or regulations to ensure proper compliance

FUNDRAISING RECEPTION FOR REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES FOR THE COLORADO HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Please join John and Debi Medved at a fundraising reception for Republican candidates for the Colorado House of Representatives

Recommended minimum contribution: $100 per candidate

Please make checks payable to Committee Elect Mark Barker; Libby Szabo for HD 27; Robert Ramirez for Colorado

Please RSVP to Lauren Stadler at Lauren.stadler@coloradodealers.org by Tuesday, September 28th.

Contributions from individuals and Political Action Committees are legal and acceptable, but are limited to $400 per election cycle.  Small Donor Committee contributions are limited to $4,250 per election cycle.  Contributions from corporations cannot be accepted.  Sadly, contributions are not tax deductible.

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CADA LEGISLATIVE POLICY COMMITTEE DEALER MEETINGS

The CADA Legislative Policy Committee is scheduling dealer meetings with Colorado state legislators in order to increase awareness and gain support for the many policy issues expected to face auto dealers in the upcoming session of the Colorado General Assembly which convenes January 12, 2011.

Several meetings are planned and you are invited to participate in as many of the meetings as you are able to do.

The primary purpose of this series of brief get-togethers is to foster and advance relationships between CADA member dealers and Colorado’s elected leaders.

The following topics areas are expected to be covered in each session:

• Auto industry issues in general
• Colorado dealer issues in particular
• Proposals to repeal Colorado’s ban on Sunday sales of automobiles
• Growing class action litigation against the auto retail industry
• Trends in auto sales in state and nationally
• Sales tax jurisdictional issues

With the economic challenges faced by the industry today, it is more important than ever that state legislators get the opportunity to hear from you on issues of importance to you and your business.

CLICK HERE to view the schedule and RSVP!

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Questions or Comments?  Please contact:

• Melissa Kuipers – VP of Government Relations and Communications
  melissa.kuipers@coloradodealers.org, 303.457.5115
• Tim Jackson, President, tim.jackson@coloradodealers.org, 303.282.1448   

WEBINAR: HOW TO CREATE A CONSISTENT SELLING PROCESS ON THE SERVICE DRIVE

How service departments achieve huge sales increases by consistently delivering a professional selling presentation!

11:00am(MDT), Thursday – September 23, 2010

How can your service department create the consistent selling process so often in evidence in the showroom? This question has vexed dealers and service managers for decades. The selling discipline taught and enforced in so many dealership showrooms is almost always absent once you get to the service drive.

System-selling guru, Steve Kwiatkowski of Liqqid Inc. will bring you real life examples of dealerships employing new tools to maximize maintenance package sales. Hear from real world dealer and service managers as they share with you how their success was realized.

Presenter:  Steve Kwiatkowski, President of Liqqid Express

Cost:  CADA Members $169 / Non-Members $298.00

CLICK HERE for more details!

CLICK HERE to register online!
Enter discount code TCDi4CADA (not case sensitive)

** DealersEdge does accept "bill me" registrations.  If you prefer to be invoiced, rather than to pay online with a credit card, please call 800-321-5312 for personal and prompt service.

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TO REGISTER ONLINE FOR ANY CADA SEMINAR OR EVENT, PLEASE VISIT: www.coloradodealers.org/registration

If you have a particular area of interest or would like to suggest a training seminar topic, please contact Lauren Stadler at 303.457.5123 or lauren.stadler@coloradodealers.org

As car dealers our visions are always beyond the present and embedded in the future. With new car sales on the rise and crippling legislation prevented, we, as dealers can certainly see a Bright Future Ahead!

To learn more about this Future and to explore all the possibilities it can contain, be sure to attend this year’s NADA Convention and Expo in San Francisco. We have so much in store for you! To name a few things headed your way:

• New on Friday night!  A NADA welcome reception co-sponsored by JD Power and Associates
• One stop registration and housing online with immediate confirmation!
• A compact 3 day Convention that wraps up on Monday at 5:00
• New workshops by Google, Ritz Carlton and JD Powers!
• General Sessions to be held on the third level in Moscone West, eliminating the busing to Civic Auditorium
• Advance registration open right up to Friday!
• Early Bird discounted registration fees
• New ID card scanners to replace the expo cards
• Optional badge mailing to your home enabling streamlined credential pickup.

Visit www.nadaconventionandexpo.com for more details!

ALLSTATE TO HOST COLLEGE FOOTBALL GAMES

This fall, Allstate Dealer Services will be rolling into a town near you.  They are hosting a hospitality RV at college football games around the country, and you are invited to join them.  Each stop on the Tailgate Touchdown schedule has a lineup including catered food, beverages, guest gifts and the chance to score game tickets.

Allstate Dealer Services hospitality RV will be in Boulder on Saturday, October 2nd  to welcome fans to Folsom Field as they root for the Colorado Buffaloes!

CLICK HERE for more information!

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LET US KNOW ABOUT YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS!

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