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From NFIB: If you’re a small business owner, talk to your tax professional or bookkeeper soon about taking advantage of the expanded Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERTC). If you don’t have a CPA or tax professional, you can check the AICPA or NAEA to find one in your area. Enacted in December 2020, the new COVID-19 economic recovery law,… Continue Reading Employee Retention Tax Credit Updated, Expanded for Q1 and Q2 of 2021

We’re not the only ones promoting a balanced approach toward UV light. Numerous independent health advocates and groups are passionate about educating the public on the benefits of moderate UV light from the sun or sunbeds. Here are some PSAs created by these advocates to educate on the importance of UV exposure: Dr. Mercola -… Continue Reading Independent PSAs

MAY 4 — The American Suntanning Association (ASA) congratulates West Virginia lawmakers this week for enacting parental-consent legislation that ASA supported and that professional sunbed centers have used as a standard for years. West Virginia Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin signed the law May 1, which will take effect in July. It formalizes the protocol professional… Continue Reading Suntanning Association Supported West Virginia Tanning Law

A Connecticut tanning industry group’s efforts to promote self-regulation of the teenage tanning issue in Connecticut gained press attention this week. Tom Kelleher, owner of Tommy’s Tanning based in Connecticut, and Karen Bentlage of Future Industries met with members of the press in the capitol building in Hartford, Conn., this week. Kelleher and Bentlage have… Continue Reading Connecticut Salons Volunteer Tougher Protocol for Teenage Sunbed Usage

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