Last Chance to Provide your 2025 Holiday Sales Predictions
The holiday season is fast approaching and your association is looked to each year to predict the year's holiday sales. We need your feedback in order to properly create our prediction.
Click here to answer a few questions about what you expect from this year's holiday season. Thank you in advance for your feedback.
RAM Annual Meeting Registration
RAM's 107th Annual Meeting will be held on Wednesday, November 19th, at The Conference Center at Bentley University. The Board of Directors meeting begins promptly at 9:00 AM, and all RAM members are welcome to attend. Immediately following the board meeting, members are encouraged to stay and join us at the annual RAM Awards of Excellence (RAMAE) luncheon at 12:00 pm, where we will recognize outstanding local businesses in retail in 2025. Sarah Iselin, CEO of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts will be our keynote speaker. We will also have a special guest speaker, Secretary of Economic Development, Eric Paley, will bring greetings from the Healey/Driscoll Administration, and will outline plans to study the economic competitiveness of the Commonwealth.
Register Now.
Don’t Forget to Renew Your Small Business Energy Exemption
If you were granted a small business energy exemption certificate in 2023 and you believe you still qualify, you have from November 1 until December 31, 2025, to renew your certificate through MassTaxConnect. Exemption certificates are only good for a maximum of two years. Learn if you qualify and how to renew or request an exemption.
HIRD Filing Period Begins Soon
The filing period for employers to submit the Health Insurance Responsibility Disclosure (HIRD) is from November 15 to December 15. Taxpayers who need to file will receive letters and notifications through MassTaxConnect in the coming weeks. Our website has FAQs and more details about HIRD.
Due Date to Remember
October 25 – Advance Payments for those subject to the requirement.
RAM Members Recognized as 2025 Mass Save Climate Leaders
We’re proud to share that RAM members Ring Brothers Marketplace, Cumberland Farms, and Stop & Shop are being recognized as 2025 Mass Save Climate Leaders at the Massachusetts State House.
These retailers continue to lead the way in sustainability and energy efficiency across the Commonwealth.
Click here to learn more about the 18 entities that were recognized at Massachusetts State House for curbing energy use, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and investing in an energy-efficient future.
