*********************
IS THE DOOR BELL DEVICE ADVERTISING MISLEADING AND BAD FOR ALARM INDUSTRY
*********************
Ken
    I've been asked to install the Door Bell device that's been getting a lot of advertising lately.  I think the ads claim the door bell device to be more effective in preventing crime than it really is, even suggesting that a professionally installed alarm system is not necessary when you have this self installed device.  I am concerned about installing it even when installing a full home security system.  What do you suggest?
Rob
*********************
RESPONSE
*********************
    I've head the ad for the device but didn't focus on whether it suggests it solves the break in or theft problem, or replaces a full security system.  Puffery in advertisement is not actionable as misleading representations and warranties.  Whatever benefits the device offers, it's not a professionally installed or DIY professionally monitored alarm system.
    You can install this device and arrange the service using the Residential All in One or the Commercial All in One,  The device is really not new technology and uses established communication pathways found in all homes and businesses to transmit video and audio data to Internet connected devices.  The Standard All in One agreements cover remote access for video and audio, as well as access control.  Use the Standard All in One forms with the Disclaimer Notice.
**********************
NEW TAX FORMS
**********************
    Here's something no one wants to think about - new tax forms - provided by Mitch Reitman.
******
NEW TAX FORMS, AND WHO DOESN’T WANT TO FILL OUT NEW TAX FORMS?
There are two new new forms, Form 1094–C and Form 1095–C that many companies will have to complete and file this year.  The 1094-C is used by companies to indicate to the IRS how they've complied with the new ACA rules, and 1095-C forms will indicate whether a worker and his dependents have received job-based health coverage. With the fifth birthday of the ACA approaching this is a good time to update you as to which employers should file these forms. 
For 2015, only employers with 100 or more full-time equivalents were required to offer health coverage or face a fine. In 2016, the mandate applies to all firms with 50 or more full-time workers. But all firms with 50 or more full-time workers must file the 1094-C forms for 2015 with the IRS, even if they weren't legally responsible for offering health coverage to their workers in 2015.  
If your company is required to file these forms you have until March 31 to distribute the 1095-C forms to workers, and until May 31 to mail in their 1094-C forms to the IRS, or until June 30 if they file them electronically. If your business fails to file the forms, it can be fined $260 per worker whose data was supposed to be transmitted, with a maximum penalty of $6 million if a company is found to have blatantly disregarded rules requiring the new forms. 
For more details please see my article regarding this development in Security Sales and Systems Integration.  http://www.securitysales.com/article/new_tax_forms_security_integrators_need_to_know_to_comply_with_affordable_c
Mitch Reitman is Managing Principal at  Reitman Consulting Group, Inc. and specializes in the Security and Systems Integration industry.  He can be reached at 817 698.9999
www.Reitman.Us