As of February 1st, 2022, eligible businesses may apply for the upgraded South Carolina Agricultural Tax Exemption (SCATE) card. The SCATE card will cost $24 and will be good for three years. Applications must be submitted through the state’s online portal, scatecard.com. The post South Carolina Updates SCATE Card appeared first on vJordan inc ..read more

Kennesaw, April 12, 2018 ― VJI’s Client Development Manager, Courtney Cole was invited to attend the 2018 Georgia Manufacturers of the Year luncheon. The event was held at the Georgia International Convention Center to celebrate Manufacturing Appreciation Week, which is April 9th – April 12th. The Technical College System of Georgia and the Georgia Department of Economic Development are two organizations who paired up to develop the week. The guest speaker at the luncheon was Governor Nathan Deal. The post Cole accepts invitation to 2018 Georgia Manufacturers Of The Year Luncheon appeared fir ..read more

Kennesaw, February 20, 2018 ― VJI’s Client Development Manager, Courtney Cole had the opportunity to attend a lunch and plant tour at Delta TechOps hosted by Georgia Manufacturing Alliance. Delta TechOps is a division of Delta Airlines with over 9,600 employees and is the largest airline MRO in North America and third largest worldwide. Located in the heart of Atlanta, Delta TechOps provides full-service aviation maintenance to Delta and services its fleet of more than 750 aircrafts. The post Cole Attends Networking Lunch & Plant Tour appeared first on vJordan inc ..read more

Kennesaw, February 1, 2018 ― To help celebrate Georgia Manufacturing Alliance’s 10th anniversary VJI’s Client Development Manager, Courtney Cole and VJI’s President, Valerie Jordan attended a dinner and network event with several members of GMA. The event took place at Atlanta’s 57th Fighter Group Restaurant. The restaurant is located right beside the Dekalb Peachtree Airport, and displays tribute to aviation during WWII. The post Jordan and Cole celebrate with Georgia Manufacturing Alliance appeared first on vJordan inc ..read more

Today is Manufacturing Day 2017. The first Friday of October of each year is set aside to celebrate manufacturers and to bring awareness to modern manufacturing. Manufacturing drives our economy. Healthy, profitable manufacturers are needed in the United States to drive a thriving economy. Keeping costs down is one piece of a jigsaw puzzle that contributes to the bottom line success of a manufacturer. The post Manufacturing Day 2017 appeared first on vJordan inc ..read more

Kennesaw, September 21, 2017 ― VJI Client Development Manager, Courtney Cole attended the Woman in Manufacturing Georgia’s Leadership Day. The event took place at AGCO Corporation in Duluth. The day included industry leaders, Chief Transformation Officer of WestRock, Shan Cooper and Author Constance Dierickx. The post Cole Attends WIM Georgia Leadership Day appeared first on vJordan inc ..read more

Kennesaw, July 26, 2017 ─ V Jordan Inc. (VJI) is pleased to announce that Taylor McTaggert is the newest addition to the VJI team. Taylor is a Junior Tax Consultant. She assists the tax consulting team with Sales and Use Tax Overpayment Review Services for manufacturing clients. Taylor travels to client locations to assist senior level consultants with the field work of sales and use tax consulting services. The post V Jordan Inc. Expands Team appeared first on vJordan inc ..read more

Kennesaw, July 17, 2017 ― VJI’s Client Development Manager Courtney Cole and VJI’s Business Development Coordinator Vanessa Walker visited the State Capitol with members of the Georgia Manufacturing Alliance organization to support the “Buy from Georgia Month” proclamation. The presentation of the proclamation was presented to Georgia’s Governor, Nathan Deal. The post GA Manufacturing Alliance Day at the State Capitol appeared first on vJordan inc ..read more

I recently had the opportunity to attend the Institute for Professionals in Taxation’s 2017 Midwest Manufacturing Tax Workshop. The two-day workshop was held at the Sheraton Hotel in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Here are a few of my key takeaways: Expect there to be an uptick of merger and acquisition activity soon for manufacturers. The nationwide volume of mergers & acquisitions declined in the latter half of 2016 amid political uncertainty. Partially due to this lack of activity, cash balances are now sitting extremely high and this high liquidity is expected to result in a large uptick in mer ..read more

Many manufacturers implement P-Card programs to allow assigned employees to purchase goods and services without having to request the purchases through traditional purchasing processes like purchase requisitions and purchase orders. P-Card programs reduce purchasing time as well as administrative costs. When implementing P-Card programs, guidelines are usually established to ensure the success of the program. Guidelines often include spending limit amounts, an outline of employees authorized to purchase goods and services with a P-Card, measures to prevent fraud, and other important rules to e ..read more