If you live near a state line, please look for tax workshops, meetings and seminars in nearby cities of the bordering state.
Virtual small business tax workshops series
Join the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) as we kick off 2025 with our first in the series of virtual Small Business Tax Workshops with the Internal Revenue Service!
Sponsored by: Blue Ridge Crossings SBDC
Federal taxes and your new business
In this introductory segment, you will learn how to: verify an employee's identity and status with proper documentation, withhold federal taxes at the proper withholding or treaty rate, deposit or pay the tax withheld properly and file accurate and timely withholding tax returns.
Registration: Please visit the Virginia SBDC website.
Date: Jan. 23, 2025
Time: 12-1 p.m.
Business use of your home
In this segment we will discuss: calculating and claiming the deduction for business activities in the home, as well as business use of the home, requirements needed to qualify for a deduction, how to determine the business percentage of home use, limits of deductions and more.
Registration: Please visit the Virginia SBDC website.
Date: Feb. 20, 2025
Time: 12-1 p.m.
Schedule C and other small business taxes
Join us for our next presentation from our series as we discuss: an overview of qualified business income (QBI) deduction, Form 1040, Schedule C, Profit or Loss from Business, how to calculate gross profit and gross income, and more.
Registration: Please visit the Virginia SBDC website.
Date: March 20, 2025
Time: 12-1 p.m.
Managing payroll to withhold the correct amount of taxes
Discover more about managing payroll to withhold the correct amount of taxes. Topics will include your responsibilities as an employer to identify wages that are subject to employment taxes, how to calculate payroll taxes, federal unemployment taxes and more.
Registration: Please visit the Virginia SBDC website.
Date: April 17, 2025
Time: 12 - 1 pm
Federal taxes when hiring employees or independent contractors
We will discuss your responsibilities as an employer or as one who pays others for services in the course of your trade or business.
Registration: Please visit the Virginia SBDC website.
Date: May 22, 2025
Time: 12 -1 p.m.
Filing and paying your taxes electronically
We will discuss IRS E-File and its benefits for your individual and business returns, as well as describing electronic payment options, so you can determine which is best for your business. We’ll also look at the benefits of filing and paying your taxes, electronically.
Registration: Please visit the Virginia SBDC website.
Date: Aug. 21, 2025
Time: 12 - 1 p.m.
Tax deposits and filing a return to report payroll taxes
In this segment with the IRS, you will look at what are the responsibilities for filing and paying tax deposits. This free presentation will discuss the federal tax deposit process, deposit requirements and penalties, how to file Forms 941, 944 and 943.
Registration: Please visit the Virginia SBDC website.
Date: Sept. 18, 2025
Time: 12 -1 p.m.
Hiring people who Live in the U.S. who aren’t citizens
In this segment with the IRS, you will learn how to verify an employee's identity and status with proper documentation, withhold federal taxes at the proper withholding or treaty rate, deposit or pay the tax withheld properly, and file accurate and timely withholding tax returns.
Registration: Please visit the Virginia SBDC website.
Date: Oct. 23, 2025
Time: 12 -1 p.m.
Recordkeeping
In this segment with the IRS we will cover: monitoring your business’s financial health to preparing your taxes correctly. Topics include recordkeeping, how to document income and expenses, and ? recordkeeping timeframes.
Registration: Please visit the Virgina SBDC website.
Date: Nov. 20, 2025
Time: 12 -1 p.m.
Business Use of Your Home
In this segment with the IRS we will cover: calculating and claiming the deduction for business activities in the home, business use of the home, requirements you must make to qualify for a deduction, how to determine the business percentage of home use, and more.
Registration: Please visit the Virginia SBDC website.
Date: Dec. 18, 2025
Time: 12 - 1 p.m.