CE – Illinois State Auctioneers Association

23 hours ago

We Need To Hear From You! In regard to our "fight" of the Illinois Sales Tax Bill for auctioneers.... We've just been informed:IRMA has been informed that SB 2066 will be heard in the Senate Revenue Committee @ 4:00 PM Wednesday, April 14, 2021. It is important that we register our support for the bill. Please go to this link (my.ilga.gov/WitnessSlip/Create/134716?committeeHearingId=18267&LegislationId=134716&LegislationDo...) and submit a support slip. Here are instructions: 1. Fill out the personal information in the first section.2. Type the name of your business in the second section.3. In the third section, select Senate Amendment #1 from the drop down menu. Select “Proponent”.4. In the fourth section, select “Proponent”5. Then press ‘Create Slip’. You will then receive, via email, a confirmation of your submission. ... See MoreSee Less

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Illinois State Auctioneers Association - ISAA

2 months ago

As of today we understand the changes being proposed to exempt auctioneers from charging sales tax on personal property sold at auction has been prepared and waiting for the General Assembly to reconvene. We understand the changes are positioned to be FAST TRACKED when the General Assembly likely returns in March. The IL Department of Revenue seems to accept the fact the correction will be passed so they have not made any further changes to their rule.Please continue to support our legislative efforts and Be A Legislation Sponsor: illinoisauctioneers.org/legislative-donations/Thanks you Legislative Committee ... See MoreSee Less

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Illinois State Auctioneers Association - ISAA

2 months ago

Dear Fellow AuctioneersThe Illinois State Auctioneers Association needs you!Now more than ever, we need ALL Illinois auctioneers to band together and use our collective strength to stop any efforts to place unfair and burdensome taxes or pass legislation that would be detrimental to our businesses, our customers, and more importantly, our livelihoods.You may or may not be aware, but Illinois auctioneers hopefully dodged a huge bullet when the Illinois Department of Revenue tried to impose legislation, which required Illinois auctioneers to collect and submit sales tax on any non-exempt personal property, sold at auction. With just a few days to spare before final approval, we found out about this erroneous plan and were able to stop it, at least temporarily. We enlisted the help of several members of the Illinois General Assembly in Springfield and believe these contacts will be extremely helpful to us in the future. Our ultimate goal is to exempt auctioneers licensed under The IllinoisAuctioneers License Act from being labeled as “marketplace facilitators.'' We cannot emphasize enough that our fight is not over. In fact, it may be just the beginning as other bills will be introduced that affect Illinois auctioneers. These types of actions will continue as the state struggles with its finances.So how can you help? It’s simple. If you are not a member of the Illinois State Auctioneers Association… Join Today! You and your business can make a huge difference. And here’s why: • We have strength in numbers• We are all involved in our local communities• We know our elected officials• We can communicate with the decision makers Our membership dues are minimal, but there is strength in numbers. Your dues combined with other member dues significantly increase our impact. Membership in the ISAA also offers many other advantages - discounted CE courses; professional development; free webinars; and membership newsletter are just a few. So, the decision to join the ISAA is an easy one.Time is of the essence. Help us in our fight by donating ($1,000.00 / $500.00 / $250.00 / $100.00 / $50.00 or any additional amount). Be a Legislative Sponsor.Just follow the link below to join online or mail your application in today: illinoisauctioneers.org/join-renew/ Sincerely,The Illinois Auctioneers Association BoardBill Burke (President), Renee Jones (President Elect), Joe Orwig (Treasurer), Kara Miller (Past President) andDirectors: Dave Brooks, Blake Canning, Kenny Freeman, Hayden Giesler, Wayne Mollett and Joe Wieseman ... See MoreSee Less

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