NATIONAL PHONE FORUMS AND WEBINARS

• E-file: Building the Case — A Panel Discussion with Tax Professionals — Webinar (11/18/2009)

LOCAL PHONE FORUMS AND WEBINARS

• IRS and SSA Employment Tax Updates - Webinar (12/08/2009) AK, CO, ID, UT, WA,WY
• SBA - IRS Disaster Assistance - Webinar (11/17/2009)  NC

Visit the Small Business/Tax Practitioner Audio and Video Presentations page for recordings of past National Phone Forums and webinars, listed alphabetically by topic.

NATIONAL PHONE FORUMS AND WEBINARS

Meeting: E-file: Building the Case — A Panel Discussion with Tax Professionals
Date(s): November 18, 2009
Time: Listed Below
Location: virtual
E-mail: nationalphoneforum@irs.gov
Event Information:

This FREE webinar is for:

• Tax professionals
• Payroll professionals
• Small businesses

Learn about:

• Benefits of e-file
• Enhancements to the e-file program
• First-hand experience from panelists and peers
  • James Adelman, NAEA
  • Larry Gray, NATP
  • Joe Marchbein, AICPA

Earn Continuing Professional Education credit

• Enrolled agents receive one CPE credit for participating for a minimum of 50 minutes from the start of the webinar.
• Other tax professionals may receive credit if the webinar meets your organization’s or state’s CPE requirements.
• To receive credit, you must attend one of the three presentations offered on November 18, 2009. Register for the webinar using your e-mail address, and use the same e-mail address to login to attend. This will confirm your attendance and generate your Certificate of Completion.
• Only November 18, 2009 participants will receive certificates. If you do not need a certificate to obtain CPE credit, you may choose to view the archived version of the webinar after November 19, 2009.
• Look for your Certificate of Completion by e-mail approximately one week after the webinar. If you have met all requirements, you will receive your certificate automatically.

To register please go to the Internal Revenue Service Webinar registration Web page and choose one of the three sessions that you will be attending:

Note: Time zones shown are standard time.

If you require special accommodations (for example, a larger-print on presentation materials), contact Brian Finn at nationalphoneforum@irs.gov.
Sponsored by: IRS Small Business/Self Employed, Communications, Liaison and Disclosure, Stakeholder Liaison Field Operation

LOCAL PHONE FORUMS AND WEBINARS

State: AK, CO, ID, OR, UT, WA, WY
Meeting: IRS and SSA Employment Tax Updates
Date(s): December 8, 2009
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. (Pacific Time)
Location: This webinar can be accessed from the convenience of your home or office
Contact: KayDel Marshall; Phone: (503) 326-5240; E-mail: sl.northwest@irs.gov
Event Information: The Internal Revenue Service and the Social Security Administration invite payroll and tax professionals to attend a FREE Webinar on the latest employment tax filing information. Representatives from SSA and IRS will present information on various topics and a representative from the U.S. Department of Labor will be available to answer questions on the COBRA subsidy. Now, more than ever, you need the tools to enable you to handle your wage and tax reporting responsibilities with the least difficulty and cost. Select from one of four dates and join us for this webinar. The U.S. Small Business Administration will host the webinar.

Topics include:

• Electronic filing of W-2s
• Verifying employee SSNs online
• Verifying SSNs/EINs for information return (1099) filing
• IRS employment tax updates, including the COBRA subsidy
• Navigating the IRS and SSA Web sites to find information payroll professionals need

Enrolled Agents are entitled to 2 CPE Credits; other payroll and tax professionals may qualify depending on the requirements of their organizations. To register for this date, please visit the IRS - SSA Employment Tax Updates Event Web site

REGISTER TODAY! Space is limited!

You will receive an e-mail confirming your registration with information on how to participate in both the phone and web portions of the webinar. NOTE: You may need to adjust or watch your junk mail filters to receive this confirmation.
Sponsored by: Social Security Administration, Internal Revenue Service and Small Business Administration

State: NC
City: Charlotte
Meeting: SBA - IRS Disaster Assistance
Date(s): November 17, 2009
Time: 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Location: Webinar hosted by SBA from the comfort of your home or office
Contact: Evette Davis; Phone: (704) 548-4350; E-mail: evette.davis@irs.gov
Event Information:

• When: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at 1:00 PM (ET)
• Where: From your phone, call 1-866-740-1260, access code: 3046004
• How: From your computer www.readytalk.com, access code: 3046004

At the ReadyTalk website, click on "Join a Conference" and enter the same access code. If someone only has access to a telephone they will still be able to participate with just the audio portion. If you can only logon to the Intern et but not call in, you will not hear the audio portion of the program.

Hosted by:

• Kathy Cook, Communications Specialist
• Jay MacKenna, Communications Specialist U.S. Small Business Administration, Office of Disaster Assistance, Field Operations Center East, Atlanta, GA
• Evette Davis, Tax Specialist Internal Revenue Service, Stakeholder Liaison Field, Charlotte, NC
• Evelyn Williamson, Area Lead for Disaster Assistance Internal Revenue Service, Greensboro, NC

Sponsored by: SBA

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