Author: Valerie Jordan

VJI Adds New Business Development Coordinator

by on 17 January 2017in Inside VJI, news

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Kennesaw, January 17, 2017 ─ V Jordan Inc. (VJI) is excited to announce yet another addition to their team. Vanessa Walker has joined VJI as their new Business Development Coordinator after working with the firm part-time for several months. Vanessa’s previous experience includes working as an Account Generation Specialist at CDI Managed Services and a Production Department Order Coordinator at First American Title Company. Throughout her career she has exceled at lead generation and running campaigns for partnering agencies.

‘Tis the Season to Buy American-Made

by on 14 December 2016in Blog, Manufacturing

Tis the season – the hectic season! Tax professionals are busy with thoughts and actions to close a year, close audits, plan for 2017, update tax rates, procure and arrange for sales tax projects to hit the new year off running, and oh yeah – to shop for holiday presents for co-workers and loved ones.

Since VJI Views is a blog dedicated to the U.S. manufacturing community and particularly to tax issues and to the overall economic condition of the manufacturing community, I want to take this opportunity to wish everyone a festive holiday season, to have a compliant and pain-free sales and use tax environment in 2017 and to purchase “American made” when possible this season and all through 2017.

Cole Attends WIM Holiday Event

by on 9 December 2016in Inside VJI, news

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Kennesaw, December 9, 2016 ― VJI Client Development Manager, Courtney Cole, attended the Women in Manufacturing Holiday Event at The Cheesecake Factory. After lunch, all the ladies perused locally-manufactured goods at the Shoppe Artisan holiday market across the street at the Cobb Galleria to support local manufactures. As a token of appreciation for membership Women in Manufacturing gave everyone at the luncheon a wooden coaster that was hand made by a local Georgia manufacturer.

Georgia’s Direct Pay Dilemma – Should a Manufacturer Apply?

by on 7 November 2016in Blog, Manufacturing

The Georgia Department of Revenue has amended sales and use tax Reg. Sec. 560-12-1-.16 that governs direct pay permits. Details of the changes are outlined in the Regulation. Here are a few highlights:

Permits must be applied for through the Georgia Tax Center online application process
All other direct payment permits will expire on December 31, 2016 and cannot be used to make tax free purchases
Direct pay permits applied for through the online application process will become effective on or after January 1, 2017 or the date issued whichever comes later.

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Expand the Sales Tax Base or Increase the Sales Tax Rate? How Will You Vote?

by on 27 October 2016in Blog, Tax Base and Rates

Mississippi gets credit from most economic historians for imposing our nation’s first sales tax in 1930. Most other states followed over the next 30+ years. Today all but five states and the District of Columbia impose a sales tax. The NOMAD states – New Hampshire, Oregon, Montana, Alaska, and Delaware – do not impose a state sales tax.

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Happy Manufacturing Day

by on 7 October 2016in Blog, Manufacturing

By far, the single, most-appreciated fringe benefit that I have enjoyed (even above the accumulation of frequent traveler points) thus far in my thirty-year career in sales and use tax, is the plant tour. I thoroughly enjoy donning up in a hard hat, safety goggles and steel-toe shoes to tour the factory floor. I like to see first-hand, things being made.

Public Safety Week Highlighted at Latest Cobb Breakfast

by on 3 October 2016in Inside VJI, news

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Kennesaw, October 3, 2016 ―In honor of Public Safety Week, VJI Client Development Manager Courtney Cole attended the October First Monday Breakfast hosted by the Cobb Chamber of Commerce. The breakfast kicked off the week by allowing the community to show appreciation for all members of public safety personnel within Cobb County. The 2016 Public Safety Employee of the Year award, individual and group awards of Merit, Distinguished Achievement award, and Medal of Valor were all presented at the event.

Jordan Goes to Cobb Executive Women Luncheon

by on 26 September 2016in Inside VJI, news

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Kennesaw, September 26, 2016 ― VJI President and CEO Valerie Jordan attended the September luncheon of the Cobb Executive Women (CEW) on Friday, September 23, 2016 at the Georgian Club in Atlanta. CEW is dedicated to cultivating beneficial and supportive professional relationships among executive women in Cobb County. The monthly luncheons highlight the key roles that Cobb’s women leaders play in the economy and community.