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American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Includes Motorhome Purchase Incentive and Net Operating Loss Provision from RVDA The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act economic stimulus legislation includes a tax provision that allows a portion of the sales or excise tax paid on the purchase of a new motorhome to be deducted. The bill also includes an extended carry-back period for small businesses' Net Operating Losses (NOL). The NOL was designed to help cash-strapped companies and may allow some RV dealers a liquidity boost through a cash refund. More See related article: Stimulus Bill Gives RVs an Edge (The Press-Enterprise) Despite Economic Downturn, RV Parks Filled Up from the South Florida Sun-Sentinel RV parks in South Florida are bustling this winter — as usual. RV trips remain relatively affordable for owners, especially with gas prices down to about $2 a gallon. More Hitting the Open Road after Retiring from The Miami County Republic Tony and Netti Ryszewski sold their house, summer home, and boats, and purchased a motorhome. Over the past several years, the couple traveled all across the country, going through eight to 10 RVs during their travels. More    Product Showcase:    Automotive Risk Management & Insurance Services ARM is dedicated to addressing the unique set of insurance needs of the RV industry, including garage liability, property, inland marine, inventory coverage, crime, earthquake, flood, contingent liability, umbrella, excess liability, employment-related practices liability, pollution liability, dealership surety bonds, workers' compensation, and loss prevention and control. More New Timely Web Seminars on Cash Management from the RV Learning Center from the RV Learning Center Stephan King, a CPA and partner at Moss Adams LLP, will deliver a series of web seminars that focus on Managing Through the Crisis. This timely cash management series will be held over the course of three days on March 3, 5, and 12, 2009, at 1 p.m. Eastern. More Stores Need to Excite, Execute, Entertain from CNN Money Merchants are desperate to lift sales. Consumers are wary to spend money. So how can struggling sellers still get shoppers in the store? It's simple, analysts say. Focus on the basics of retailing 101: Products, price, and service. More Don't Displace Face to Face from BusinessWeek People are starved for actual human interactions, and quickie digital contacts make poor substitutes. In today's fast-paced digital world, face-to-face interactions are more important than ever. While wireless culture is quite efficient, it is not always very effective. More    Product Showcase:    Brasher’s Northwest Specialty Auctions Brasher’s Northwest is a full service Specialty Auction offering over 550 RV, Marine & PowerSport units monthly. All units cross live auction blocks. Every unit is offered online via AuctionPipeline. Photos & condition reports are available online. Complete reconditioning facilities are available. More	Greatest RV Rally in the World! It will be a kick on Route 66. www.therally.com

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