Most of you have heard me discuss the perils of treating employees as “contractors” and issuing them IRS forms 1099. Not only is it a bad idea to treat an employee as a contractor, the IRS has instituted new requirements, and...

On July 31, 2017, Governor Brown signed AB 1616, effectively ending the continuing threat by local jurisdictions to assess civil fines or penalties against alarm companies for false dispatches.  California joins Texas and Florida with similar legislative restrictions that prohibit...

Newport News, VA is now the latest municipality to adopt the Automated Secure Alarm Protocol. The ASAP technology automates communication between monitoring centers and 911 centers to improve accuracy and  speed of response. Newport News, VA is now the latest...

Prior to going on its customary summer recess, the United States Senate did manage to pass some interesting and important legislation. While the national news cycles remain focused on Russia, tax reform and health care, Congress did get other business...

Recent audits by the Washington Department of Revenue (DOR) in Washington State have raised questions about an Excise Tax Advisory (ETA) issued on March 7, 2014 regarding the sales tax implications for alarm monitoring companies and dealers.  At the center...

ESA successfully worked with a coalition of related industries, regular and national company members on two key bills moving through Congress. The “Financial CHOICE Act of 2017” contained a provision (strongly supported by the banking industry) that would remove the...

Buried within a 600-page bill, that is moving through the Congressional legislative process and aimed at repealing or amending much of the Dodd-Frank financial reform legislation in 2010, is a provision that might have a key impact on small businesses...

Las Vegas, NV (April 5, 2017)– The AIREF 14th Annual Golf Classic was held at the Revere Golf Club in Las Vegas on Tuesday, April 4. Las Vegas, NV (April 5, 2017)– The AIREF 14th Annual Golf Classic was held at the...