Employment-related lawsuits and Cybercrimes are dominating headlines these days. Cyber risk has increased dramatically during the past few years and the number of employment-related lawsuits filed by employees against their employers, continues to be costly for dealers.

Preventing fraud in your dealership is a high priority for every dealer. Safeguarding your dealership requires a strong internal controls program and there’s technology that can help with that.

In this webinar, Spectrum Reach’s Northeast Automotive Manager, Tim Minter and Senior Director of Talent Acquisition, Jim Molly discuss important recruiting tactics that are worth their weight in gold.

To help dealers understand the City’s requirements to stay in compliance and avoid unnecessary fines when it comes to selling used vehicles, we are pleased to have Adam Blumenkrantz and Tanjila Rahman from the DCWP to review DCA’s rules for selling used cars as well as the most common dealer violations DCAWP addresses when selling used vehicles.

Recently, dealers have been accused of charging customers extra fees when they buy out their leases. There have been several high-profile news stories that aired on WCBS-TV about this issue. In addition, legislators and regulators have heard from constituents and are now amping up investigations.

Vanguard Dealer Services will discuss the critical components of retaining customers for life. With so many variables to consider, this 45-minute webinar will give you a greater perspective on buyer concerns, building customer relationships, franchise identity, and the future as it relates to EVs.

With historically low inventories and a semiconductor chip shortage, many dealers who use the last-in, first-out (LIFO) accounting method now face significant, unexpected tax liability due to LIFO recapture.

It is critical that dealers have a staff that is knowledgeable, trained, and ready to sell EVs as these cars hit dealership lots across the area. Understanding electric vehicle capabilities, unique features, and how they tie into the infrastructure investments being made today are imperative to driving sales.

Mobile devices are everywhere, and they are important to employees for personal and professional use. Mobile devices are the easiest way to connect with customers, vendors, and others; it’s a lot easier than trying to find someone at their desk or home. However, this preferred communication method does present data security challenges. Join Rob Villano, Cybersecurity Practice Manager at CCSI for a discussion about the risks, security, and benefits of communicating via mobile device.

Joseph Heaney, III, PE and Massi Lelli, CSP from Walden Environmental Engineering will guide dealers through OSHA regulations, provide a playbook for keeping a safe work environment, and discuss what to do if you are visited by an OSHA inspector.

Join the leadership team at National Business Brokers for a discussion about maximizing the value of your dealership before you put it on the market to ensure you get full value for everything you built.

The amendments to the final rule require dealers to adopt new information security measures and update existing safeguards. Brad Miller will provide a broad overview and steps dealers can take now to prepare for implementation of these amendments.

The FBI reports that cyber attacks are a billion dollar a year crime, and it’s predicted to get worse. Ransomware attacks hit small businesses and huge corporations alike. Ransomware can encrypt a whole network and shut down an entire dealership group in seconds.

COVID-19 has affected nearly every department in dealerships. Proving the identity of customers, a requirement for dealers, is a challenge dealerships have had to overcome since mask-wearing became commonplace. Has your dealership revisited it Red Flags Rule policy since the pandemic began?

The one thing dealerships have learned in the past year is that consumers will spend more for a great buying experience. If your goal for the New Year is to improve your customers experience while increasing profitability, then this is the perfect webinar for you.

New York City announced a first-in-the-nation vaccine mandate for private-sector employers, which requires vaccinations for all employees who work in-person in the City. With these recently imposed rules, comes many questions – including: What are the requirements? Who is exempt? and How costly are the violations?

The Build Back Better Act includes many tax provisions that may impact your dealership business. Join Ed McWilliams, CPA from Cerini & Associates as he discusses these changes along with steps dealers can take to prepare. Ed will also talk about both personal and corporate taxes as they relate to dealerships.

Although COVID-related issues seem to dominate employee benefits news, plan sponsors will have a lot more compliance concerns to think about, so now is a good time to discuss and plan for the upcoming year.

With the year-end quickly approaching, now is a good time to review and prepare for upcoming tax filings. Join Paul Charles, CPA of Richards, Witt & Charles, LLP as he discusses recent trends in sales tax audits and reviews Year End Tax Reminders.