Jim Margner Presented at Our October 17 Meeting
In a talk titled “Illinois Rental Sales Tax, a Brave New World”, Jim Margner discussed recent updates and changes to how sales tax will work with equipment rentals. He also provided insights into how equipment dealers can adapt to the new tax landscape. Jim Margner is the owner of Tax Advisory Services, LLC and has worked for several Fortune 100 companies and national and regional accounting firms.
Business Meetings
There are five meetings this year: three Business Meetings and two Social Meetings.
2024 Event Schedule
IED Members Are Invited to Our 2024 Holiday Party
When: Thursday, December 12, 2024, 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm
Where: Venuti's Italian Restaurant in Addison, Illinois
Bring a guest, and come celebrate the holidays with other IED members by enjoying live entertainment, a delicious meal, and amazing conversations!
- Enjoy Jim Bulanda's performance: A Tribute to Frank Sinatra
- Have a wonderful meal prepared by Venuti's
- Plus, we'll install IED's new officers for 2025
Meetings are held at Venuti's Restaurant & Banquet Hall, 2251 W Lake St, Addison, Illinois, unless otherwise noted.
IED Announces Its New Officers
The Illinois Equipment Distributors Association held its 56th Holiday Reception and Installation of Officers at Venuti's Restaurant and Banquets on December 14. The officers for 2024 are:
Dave Cox
President
Jon Conant
Vice President
Tom Stern
Executive Secretary
Jen Snow
Treasurer
Michael Morton
First Year Director
Jason Zeibert
Second Year Director
Joe McKeon
Associate Director
Mission Statement
The business and purposes of this Association shall be to safeguard, promote, foster and advance the interests of its members as Distributors of Construction Machinery and its kindred products; to increase the use of these products; to improve the conditions under which the industry is carried on; to encourage fair business methods; to protect the industry against unfair and unjust burdens and exactions; to collect and disseminate pertinent data relative to the industry; and, generally, do such things authorized in its Certificate of Incorporation as may be necessary to the foregoing results.
Mission Statement
Industry News
IED Meeting Presentations, 3/23/23
Used Equipment Market Trends
by Scott Rozwalka
Right-to-Repair Update
by George Whitaker