The more than sixty years of service to automobile dealers has provided Hannis T. Bourgeois, LLP with a wealth of experience to handle the special accounting and tax needs of dealerships. The Hannis T. Bourgeois, LLP automotive industry team has the knowledge and resources to provide timely and tested planning strategies and advice. Services available include tax planning and preparation, estate and succession planning, buy/sell agreements, audit, review, and compilation, LIFO implementation and calculation, internal control evaluation and implementation, tax law compliance review, accounting personnel screening, and franchise applications.
Casey and Casey Auto Title Express has serviced the needs of car dealers since 1957. In 1993, Auto Title Express became the first privately owned electronic public license tag agency for the state of Louisiana and first on line with the Department of Motor Vehicles. Benefits include improved cash flow from faster registrations, Rush registrations usually within the same day and assistance in educating Dealership employees on Motor Vehicle policy and procedures. Auto Title Express also provides you with online access to Casey & Casey's ERT system for the purpose of VIN and license plate inquiries, current tax tables, and electronic pre-processing and tracking of your submitted deals. To locate the office nearest you, call (888) 284-8537 or visit their website at www.autotitle.com. For additional information contact Henry Casey at casey@autotitle.com.
Founded in 1980, Diversified Dealers Association has over twenty years of purchasing, cost control and general management experience. Diversified Dealers Association offers pre-negotiated pricing for goods and services used daily in the dealership. Vendor performance is monitored for consistency and pro-actively managed by Diversified. The collective purchasing power of the cooperative reaches beyond price to gain leverage with suppliers in resolving vendor issues. Before beginning service with Diversified, a pre-program proforma audit of dealership expenditures and buying practices is performed to establish a benchmark by which to track the program's success and identify additional profit opportunities. You may visit their website at www.diversifieddealers.com or contact Tom Loup at (985) 630-8900 or email him at tloup@bellsouth.net for additional information.
One of the best way to attract and retain quality employees is to offer competitive compensation packages. Making flexible spending accounts available to employees is a quick and easy way to boost benefits offerings. Aflac administered tax-advantaged cafeteria plans allow employees to use pre-tax dollars to pay for certain benefit costs, thus reducing taxable incomes. Contact Aflac today at (225) 761-4343 for details.
Endorsed in 1990, First Data, the world's largest check and credit card processor, offers dealers "guarantee protection" on check losses due to NSF, closed accounts, lost or stolen checks and stop payments. First Data has programs for all areas of dealerships including parts, service and sales. Using one integrated system, processing checks, credit and debit cards take as little as six seconds. Call (800) 234-9224 or visit their website at www.firstdata.com for description of services.
Environmental, Risk Management, & Safety, Inc. is an environmental and safety consulting firm, operating throughout the United States and Canada, specializing in OSHA and EPA compliance. Services provided include Employee Training, Written Programs, MSDA & Chemical Lists, OSA & EPA Mock Inspections, Tier II Reporting (Hazardous Waste), Hazard Assessments, and more.
Because of their ongoing training and service, First Assurance Life of America (FAL) continues to rank #1 in credit life premiums written in Louisiana since 1982. FAL offers free to its dealers an excellent training school and regular "in-dealership" service. Through training and monitoring of Finance and Insurance departments, FAL's goal is to assure maximum dealership profits for F & I departments. In addition, FAL offers a unique dealership participation program, which affords the advantages of owning a credit insurance company without the risk. Contact Cole Miller at (800) 272-8000 or via email at cole.miller@theldsgroup.com for more information.
LADIT, Inc., established in 1974, is the major medical hospitalization program designed with you, the dealer, in mind. Fully insured since 1992, LADIT administers this competitively priced program with the guidance of seven dealer-trustees. Always working with you, LADIT has designated Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana as the insurance carrier. For additional information contact Tom LaCroix at tlacroix@lada.org.
LADA is fortunate to have under retainer the law firm of Breazeale, Sachse, & Wilson, LLP, a full service-firm, available for phone consultation on franchise and general business issues. Contact Claude Reynaud at cfr@bswllp.com for additional information.
In addition, the firm of Fisher & Phillips, LLP is available for questions regarding employment and labor issues. For information, please contact Tim Scott at tscott@laborlawyers.com or Steve Roppolo at sroppolo@laborlawyers.com or visit their website at www.laborlawyers.com.
Kaywood Distributing Company, Inc. has been endorsed by LADA since 1976, and is a distributor of advertising specialties and promotional items for the new car franchised dealer. Kaywood offers quality products backed by service at a competitive price. For a free catalog or additional information, please call Kaywood at (800) 442-0935 or visit their website at www.kaywood.com.
Louisiana Dealer Services, Inc. (LDS) was founded in July 1977 by a group of automobile dealers who wanted a quality product at a reasonable price. LDS offers a Mechanical Breakdown Insurance Policy instead of the usual "extended warranties or service contracts" offered by other companies. What this means to you as a dealer is that when a customer buys a LDS Policy, the contract to perform is between the customer and LDS. Your dealership simply acts as a selling agent; the insurance policy between LDS and the customer creates no obligation to perform on the part of the dealership.
In addition, work performed in your shop will be paid at rates on parts and labor that will generate greater "Backend" profits in your Service and Parts Department that you simply do not get with most factory programs. This is just one example of what we mean by the LDS Difference.
Contact Cole Miller at (800) 272-8000 or via email at cole.miller@theldsgroup.com for more information.
Endorsed since 1990, Cintas continues to look for better ways to do business One of those ways is the quality control Cintas has in designing and manufacturing the uniforms it rents to customers throughout the United States. Another was to hire competent local people to consistently serve customers with thorough cleaning, attractive finishing, needed repairs, and dependable delivery. The Louisiana divisions of Cintas serve many auto dealerships, prominent large corporations, and a host of small entrepreneurs. References are readily available for interested uniform rental prospects.
Aflac, a Fortune 500 company, is a provider of worksite marketing and supplemental insurance coverage. By anticipating employees concerns about the costs of adding new benefits, Aflac offers a variety of strong supplemental products that work perfectly with any existing group major medical or health savings account plan. Some Aflac products include Personal Cancer Indemnity, Personal Accident Indemnity, Disability Income Protector, Hospital Protection Plan, Hospital Intensive Care, Dental, Vision, Life, etc. For additional information, call (225) 761-4343.
LADA is pleased to have Risk Management Services (RMS) as our Third Party Administrator (TPA) for our Louisiana Automobile Dealers Association Workers' Comp Fund (LADA). The mission of RMS is to provide LADA quality service in claims administration, loss control, underwriting and marketing. For additional information visit their website at www.rmsla.com or contact Jean Robert at (800) 351-7475 or by email at jrobert@rmsla.com.