• Breakfasts, lunches, reception, awards banquet & hospitality
  

• 25 Business management classes 
  

• 47 OEM technical training sessions
  

• Free Certification classes and testing on-site during the ASTI  A $139.00 savings
  

                   

The USA Regional Service Meeting (RSM) program partners with local parts distributors to deliver much sought after management and technical training to service providers on a local level.
RSMs were held at Trible's Parts in Marlboro, D&L Parts in Charlotte and Appliance Parts Depot in Phoenix.

Ever find yourself with no where to turn for help?  Here is a handy list of OEM technical help telephone numbers. *Some of these numbers will no doubt require a servicer number to get information. However, USA suggests that you still try to call the numbers for repair assistance. Many of the manufacturers are now opening their technical help lines to servicers outside their warranty service networks. Go ahead and make the attempt to get information to repair the appliance for your client. If nothing else, a phone call will demonstrate to that manufacturer that there is a need to provide technical information to all servicers. It is  the consumer who finally decides whom to call into his or her home for service on their major appliances and that servicer will not always be authorized for warranty on the brands involved. If you have additional numbers not listed below, please forward them to administration@unitedservicers.com.

 

By Bonnie Lee   |   Tax Tips  |  www.Entrepreneur.com



Dan, a new client, arrived at my office for his tax appointment. He had dutifully filled out the tax organizer I had mailed to him. His penmanship was like a draftsman's--perfectly aligned, square, and consistent.
I flipped to the first page of data. Dan had copied every figure from every box of his W-2 onto the organizer despite my telling him he needn't do that. Just give me the W-2; no need to do any copy work. And, like most tax pros, I prefer to work from the document itself. The numbers written onto an organizer could possibly be transposed or illegible. Hey, no problem. Lots of folks like to mark up the organizer; I just hate to see them go to all that extra work.
I flipped a few more pages and found that Dan has a side business as a computer consultant. He has a home office and travels quite a bit to his clients' places of business. I turned to the home office worksheet, and lo and behold, Dan had actually prorated his mortgage interest, insurance, property taxes, and utilities between personal and business use of the home. Poor guy. Another waste of time since the tax software does that for me automatically.

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Dean,
That is a fantastic letter you sent to the Journal (included in the latest E-Newsletter) in regards to the Appliance "junk" program. Our student enrollment and list of servicers awaiting new grads in the Seattle area certainly supports your comments on that point too. We are at the highest enrollment I have seen in 10 years or more. My partner or I will be at the Florida ASTI.
 
Paul Baeder
Instuctor
Major Appliance and Refrigeration Technology
Renton Technical College
3000 NE 4ht St
Renton WA 98056
425-235-2407
www.rtc.edu