NYACS - New York Association of Convenience Stores

Collection Time, Interrupted
Courts Place Temporary Hold on Start of Tax Collection on
Indian Sales of Cigarettes to Non-Indian Customers Details

• NYACS: If Fair Tax Collection is on Hold, Cig Tax Hike Should Be Too

• 'Capital Tonight' Video: NYACS Refutes Seneca Claims of Tax Immunity

• Separating Facts From Myths Surrounding the Tax Collection Issue

• Senate Finance Chairman: 'They Can't Have it Both Ways'

Paterson: Bloomberg Remarks Off Base, But I'm Moving Ahead	Enforce Law/Collect Tax Group Press Conference 8/26 Buffalo	Senecas File Federal Lawsuit Mohawks Join Legal Fray
NYACS, Retailers Gain Amicus Status in Federal Court Case	July 1 Tax Hike Chases Away 25% to 35% of Taxable Cig Sales	Senate Panel: Tribe's "Treaty" Defense is Smoke & Miirrors

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About the Chairmen's Open
Fall Conference Schedule

Saratoga in September!

NYACS Chairmen’s Open Golf Tournament and Fall Conference

September 15-16, 2010
Saratoga Springs NY

It's Not Too Late to Register!

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Taxable Cig Sales Plummet As Tax-Free Venues Thrive
NYACS Press Release Chronicles Average 25% to 35% Drop
• Tax Dept. Bulletin on OTP Tax Hikes                  • Read Tobacco Tax Portion of Approved Bill
• Q & A on Effective Dates, Floor Tax, Etc.            • How Your Legislators Voted on the Tax Hikes
• Cig Tax Hike Won't Generate $$ Predicted     • New State-Min Cig Prices Per NYS Tax Dept.

At Last, Federal Action on Swipe Fees
The years-long, nationwide effort to win relief from outrageous swipe fees has finally yielded results, thanks to your persistent involvement. President Obama signed into law a financial services reform package containing provisions to alleviate debit card swipe fees charged to retailers.

NACS Q & A on the Reforms NACS Overview of New Provisions

PACT Act Reinstated

• Court restores ban on mailing tobacco Details
• But puts tax collection requirement on hold Ruling

• NACS, NYACS granted "amicus" status Our Brief

Tobacco Fees Remain Frozen

• Appellate Division grants NYACS preliminary injunction pending appeal; Retailers should not pay more than $100 to Tax Department for 2010 registration

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"EXECUTIVE REFUSAL"
Report by NYS Senate Committee on Investigations on New York State's failure to collect taxes on Native American sales of cigarettes to non-Indian customers
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Latest From the Tax Fairness Front
- Assemblyman Townsend's Tax Fairness Lawsuit Reaches Dead-End
- Legislature Votes to Reinstate its Final Say on Tax Settlements With Indian Tribes
- NYACS Testimony Before NYS Senate Investigations Committee 1/26/10
- Coalition Rallies Support for U.S. Senate Passage of Bill Curbing Internet Cigarettes
- NYACS Remarks at "Coalition to Stop Contraband Tobacco" Press Conference 11/17
- Paterson Asks Feds for "Threat Assessment" (Buffalo News)
- Senecas Threaten to Finance Campaigns Against Pro-Tax Fairness Senators (Buffalo News)
- Economist: Cigarette Tax Evasion Costs NYS $1 Billion a Year
- State Tax Department Testimony before Senate Investigations Committee (and Appendix)
- Seneca Leader Tells Senate Panel They'll "Keep Fighting"

- NYACS Opposes Cayuga Indian Trust Land

- NYACS Honors 4 Legislators As 'Tax Fairness Tigers'

- NYACS White Paper: "Perspectives on Tax Fairness Issue"

- Other Resources on the Tax Fairness Issue

• Recap of NYACS 2010 Trade Show & Convention
• Photos of NYACS 2010 Trade Show & Convention

• SOI Keynote Presentation at Trade Show & Convention

• NYS Pay Rate Acknowledgement Form
• "Front & Center" News About NYACS Members
• NYACS Bottle Bill Page: Rights and Responsibilities
• NY Lottery Merchants Now Selling PowerBall

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