So that retailers can quickly calculate their sales tax obligations and keep track of what they will be required to remit to the state each month, we are providing you with a special "tax calculator" that will automatically compute your sales tax obligation. We suggest that you access the provided calculator at the end of each week. Simply plug in the total amount of your taxable sales without commas for that week, before sales tax is added, and the calculator will compute the amount of sales tax you will be obligated to pay. You can then keep a running file of your sales tax obligation.

BEVERAGE ALCOHOL TRAINING (BAT)

An essential course for all Liquor Store Owners and their employees.

Massachusetts is serious about eliminating the sale of Alcohol to minors.

Protect your business.

Train Your Staff for Safe and Legal Alcohol Sales

Now that we have entered a period of increased social awareness, we find the need to make changes in the way we operate our businesses. Business practices have changed and new attitudes have emerged. One of the attitude changes which impacts retailers is the urgency to eliminate illegal sales and to keep alcohol out of the hands of underage persons. If you fail to do so, you potentially face severe criminal and civil penalties which could cost you your business.

To help protect you, MassPack provides a Beverage Alcohol Training (BAT) program for package store employees as an education and certification tool. Our seminars provide training in many very important areas:

• Acceptable forms of Identification
• Recognizing fake and altered ID’s
• Handling intoxicated and problem customers
• Preventing sales to legal customers who are buying for underage people.
• Understanding the various regulations that govern the sale of alcohol which must be followed to insure a legal sale

Each seminar also provides ample time for student interaction and testing for certification. The three-year certification will satisfy the requirements of any local authorities, and may save you a great deal of money on liability insurance.

SAVE THE DATE

MassPack Trade Show:  Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Annual MassPack 2010 Trade Show

Wednesday, October 6, 2010

12:00 noon to 5:00 PM

Shriner's Auditorium, Wilmington, MA