Pub. 4 2014 Issue 4

4 AUTOMOBILE DEALER NEWS ILLINOIS www.illinoisdealers.com Illinois Automobile Dealers Association 300 West Edwards Street Springfield, Illinois 62704 T 217.753.0220 F 217.753.3424 www.IllinoisDealers.com The ILLINOIS AUTOMOBILE DEALER NEWS ispublished by The newsLINK Group, LLC and is the official publication of the Illinois Automobile Dealers Association. The ILLINOIS AUTOMOBILE DEALER NEWS is published 4 times per year. The statements and opinions expressed herein are those of the individual authors and do not necessarily represent the views of ILLINOIS AUTOMOBILE DEALER NEWS , or its publisher The newsLINK Group, LLC. Any legal advice should be regarded as general information. It is strongly recommended that one contact an attorney for counsel regarding specific circumstances. Likewise, the appearance of advertisers does not constitute an endorsement of the products or services featured by The newsLINK Group, LLC. CONTENTS Vol. 22 No. 4 6 IADA Chairman’s Letter 7 DEAC Recognition Lunch 8 Employee Classification – Employee V. Independent Contractor 14 Auto Retailing: Why the Franchise System Works Best Accounting Woodward & Associates, Inc.............................................. Page 2 CliftonLarsonAllen............................................................ Page 22 WIPFLi................................................................................ Page 9 The Pomykala Group LLC................................................ Page 18 Consulting RetinQ Consulting Group................................................... Page 3 Dealership Compliance Reynolds & Reynolds........................................................Page 11 Dealer Management Computer Systems AutoSoft............................................................................ Page 20 Auto/Mate Dealership Systems.......................................... Page 9 Dealer Management Systems Auto/Mate Dealership Systems.......................................... Page 9 Resource Management Group (Portfolio)................... Page 12-13 REB Storage Systems International.................................. Page 15 Energy Supplier AEP Energy...................................................................... Page 24 Insurance Federated Insurance Companies....................................... Page 5 Zurich American Insurance Co.. ...................................... Page 15 Internet Call One............................................................................ Page 20 CVR.................................................................................. Page 16 New/Used Car Advertising AutoTrader.com. ................................................................ Page 23 Parts Department Services/Equipment AutoSoft............................................................................ Page 10 Telecommunications Call One............................................................................ Page 10 A Publication of the Illinois Automobile Dealers Association Vol. 22 No. 4 INSIDE: EMPLOYEECLASSIFICATION– EMPLOYEEV. INDEPENDENTCONTRACTOR AUTORETAILING:WHYTHEFRANCHISE SYSTEMWORKSBEST For advertising information contact Don Brown at 855.747.4003 or donfbrown@verizon.net