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August 28, 2020

Fighting for You: August 2020 Update

August is normally quiet in Washington, DC, but in keeping with the theme of 2020, this month has been more frenetic. While we beat back new taxes on the insights industry, the Insights Association has had to tangle with the demise of the U.S.-EU Privacy Shield for data transfer, further pandemic relief, some new threats to pharma MR, the finalization of CCPA, and an attempt to rush the 2020 Census that threatens the statistical viability of most marketing research and data analytics in the U.S.

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July 29, 2020

DC Rejects New Tax on Data

The City Council for Washington, DC voted on July 28, 2020 to reject the proposed three percent tax on the sale of data, as requested by the Insights Association and a large coalition of interested businesses and associations.

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July 24, 2020

Fighting for You: July 2020 Update

The past month has seen significant developments on CCPA, COVID-19, data taxes, small business-crippling legislation in California, immigration work visas, and TCPA. The Insights Association is grateful for your membership and support in combatting these tough issues. Check out what we’re up to!

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April 13, 2020

CARES Act: Tax Change to Allow Net Operating Losses Carried Back

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act -- the $2 trillion spending law approved on March 27, 2020 in response to the COVID-19 economic crisis -- also changed the handling of net operating losses in federal tax law, which may be of interest to some insights businesses in need of liquidity.

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April 7, 2020

CARES Act Makes It Easier to Take Distributions and Loans from Retirement Accounts

The insights industry, like most others, faces a liquidity problem from the COVID-19 pandemic, so IA wanted to share this overview from an accountant and financial advisor of the new CARES Act provisions for retirement savings accounts that might help some of our members.

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February 11, 2020

Fighting for You: In Washington, D.C. & Every State Capital

The Insights Association has scored several policy victories in recent months – on Capitol Hill and in states across the U.S. Here are some of the highlights with content links for you and your team, all made possible by your membership.

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March 8, 2018

Texas Comptroller Abandons Attempt to Tax Custom Market Research

They say nothing is certain in this life but death and taxes.

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Taxes on research in Kentucky considered again
January 4, 2012

Taxing Research in Kentucky Again

Kentucky Rep. Bill Farmer (R-88) re-introduced H.B. 120 (H.B.

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Congress super-committee and marketing research
August 11, 2011

Congress' "Super-Committee" - what MR profession needs to watch for

As part of the Budget Control Act, the recently-passed legislation that raised the federal debt limit, Congressional leaders had to appoint 12 members to a "super-committee" responsible for determi

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April 11, 2011

Effort to tax marketing research (H.B. 196) fails in Kentucky

H.B. 196, sponsored by Kentucky Rep.

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As the leading voice, resource and network of the marketing research and data analytics community, the Insights Association helps its members create competitive advantage. All our revenue is invested in quality standards, legal and business advocacy, education, certification and direct support to enable our members to thrive in an evolving industry and drive business impact.

The 2019 IA Code of Standards and Ethics for Marketing Research and Data Analytics may be found here.

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