{"id":1646,"date":"2024-11-18T04:20:22","date_gmt":"2024-11-18T04:20:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lmgwebdesign.com\/new-irta\/?page_id=1646"},"modified":"2025-01-06T07:22:15","modified_gmt":"2025-01-06T07:22:15","slug":"advocacy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/irta.com\/staging\/advocacy\/","title":{"rendered":"Advocacy"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Advocacy<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t
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IRTA is the only organized trade industry association that pro-actively advocates to preserve, protect and enhance the global barter industry,<\/p>

IRTA\u2019s forty-six years of advocacy accomplishments have been critical to the advancement of the organized trade industry.<\/p>

IRTA successfully lobbied U.S. Congress for trade exchanges to be recognized by the IRS as third party record keepers. The TEFRA Act was signed into law by President Reagan in 1982, and as a result effectively legitimized the organized trade industry in the U.S.<\/p>

IRTA\u2019s Global Board of Directors meets regularly to set strategies for the advancement of the barter and trade industry and to create innovative new programs. For instance, in 2015 IRTA submitted a comprehensive report on December 22nd, 2015 IRTA to the International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation, (the economic development arm of the Islamic Development Bank, IDB), titled \u201cIRTA Report for the Development of an OIC Multi-Dimensional Credit Clearing\/Counter Trade System.<\/p>

IRTA regularly holds an Annual International Convention, typically held in the U.S, as well as holding periodic European\/Asian Chapter Conference meetings in Europe or Asia. IRTA also offers additional training and educational meetings in other regions around the world to educate and improve the professional competence of those participating in the organized trade industry.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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IRTA\u2019s Four Decades Plus of Advocacy Accomplishments:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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  • \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSecured passage of the \u201cTax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982\u201d (TEFRA) which recognized barter exchanges as third-party record keepers and mandated barter exchanges report the barter sales of its members via a 1099-B form, \u201cProceeds From Barter Exchange & Brokerage Transactions.\u201d<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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      • \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tObtained Civil Aeronautics Board ruling allowing unrestricted barter of air travel.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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          • \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHelped protect the public by exposing fraudulent barter operations in California.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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            • \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRe-wrote the barter portions of the www.irs.gov site for the IRS that pertain to the barter industry.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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              • \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWorked with the Australian government to safeguard the practice of barter and created a model from which to regulate the Australian barter community.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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                • \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCreated the Universal Currency (UC) www.ucci.biz worldwide trading platform for barter exchanges to trade with each other in a seamless manner.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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                  • \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2010: Obtained a favorable ruling from the European Commission recognizing the barter industry\u2019s in the clearing of goods and the issuance of trade credits while also affirming such trade credits are not a security. Such recognition effectively protects European trade credits from EU securities laws.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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                    • \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2011: Re-Wrote and modernized the IRTA Ethics and Conduct Code, effective September 20, 2011. The new Code includes rules of conduct on numerous topical and relevant issues facing the trade and barter industry. It also includes a tiered disciplinary process for violators of the Code.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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                      • \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2013: With assistance from the United Nations and the STRO Foundation, provided critical support to a Kenyan based non-profit community currency group (Koru-Kenya Bangla-Pesa\u2019s) to help get criminal charges against the group dropped by the Kenyan government. The project is now operational with government support.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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                          • \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2015: Helped obtain Connecticut Bar Association favorable opinion allowing attorneys to barter in Connecticut. The favorable ruling was based on the North Carolina Bar Association opinion of 2010.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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                            • \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2015: Submitted a comprehensive report to the International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC), (the economic development arm of the Islamic Development Bank, IDB), titled \u201cIRTA Report for the Development of an OIC Multi-Dimensional Credit Clearing\/Counter Trade System.\u201d<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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                              • \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2020 to 2021: Held a successful virtual convention in Sept. 2020 that set an all-time convention attendance record. Globally recognized as industry spokesman and watchdog, with reputation for impartiality and interviewed by worldwide media on a regular basis. March of 2021: Moved the Certified Trade Broker (CTB) course and testing online at www.irtaeducation.com<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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                                            • \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEstablished Code of Ethics and voluntary self-regulation for the commercial barter industry. Secured introduction in Congress of H.R. 4201, Commercial Barter Self-Regulation Act.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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                                                                                  Advocacy IRTA is the only organized trade industry association that pro-actively advocates to preserve, protect and enhance the global barter industry, IRTA\u2019s forty-six years of advocacy accomplishments have been critical to the advancement of the organized trade industry. IRTA successfully lobbied U.S. Congress for trade exchanges to be recognized by the IRS as third party […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1646","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\nAdvocacy | Promoting Ethical Barter Trade with IRTA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Discover IRTA\u2019s advocacy for ethical barter trade. 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