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.

Read His Bio.

Business Meetings

There are five meetings this year: three Business Meetings and two Social Meetings.

2025 Event Schedule

The details for the 2025 Event Schedule will be posted as soon as they have been determined.

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.