From osssa218-fire-all at listsmart.osl.state.or.us Mon Nov 17 06:56:08 2008 From: osssa218-fire-all at listsmart.osl.state.or.us (osssa218-fire-all at listsmart.osl.state.or.us) Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2008 06:56:08 -0800 Subject: [OSSSA218-Fire-All] Today's IRS Phone Forum Message-ID: <49211588.4CA4.0094.3@STATE.OR.US> Good morning, I'd like to remind you of today's IRS Phone Forum presented by Clark Fletcher, IRS FSLG specialist and sponsored by The Oregon State Social Security Administration, being held at 10:00 am PST. I have 18 of you who have let me know you plan to participate. Please feel free to participate even if you haven't let me know. You will access the call using the following information. Call in number: 1-866-606-4717 Access Code: 5602768 Attached is a copy of the Fringe Benefits Training Guide. The guide will be used throughout the phone forum. Please beware the guide is quite lengthy, so if you plan to print the guide be prepared. The guide is also available online which you may want to bookmark as it is updated at least annually. http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-tege/fringe_benefit_fslg.pdf More information as provided in the previous e-mails Accountable Plan rules, Pgs.6-7 - determining taxable reimbursements and allowances (10 min) Meals & lodging, Pgs.31-38 - determining taxable meals (25 min) Volunteers (including firefighters), Pgs. 72-74 (25 min) Instructions for asking questions will be given at the beginning of the call. Please make all inquiries regarding this phone forum to me at either 503 603-7633 or karen.park at state.or.us. Have a great day and hope to have all of you on the line today at 10:00 AM (PST). Karen Park State Social Security Coordinator Oregon PERS 503 603-7633 karen.park at state.or.us SL2 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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From osssa218-fire-all at listsmart.osl.state.or.us Mon Nov 17 10:40:55 2008 From: osssa218-fire-all at listsmart.osl.state.or.us (osssa218-fire-all at listsmart.osl.state.or.us) Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2008 10:40:55 -0800 Subject: [OSSSA218-Fire-All] Fwd: State withholding on Volunteer Firefighters andEmergency Responders In-Reply-To: <49130A79.4CA4.0094.3@STATE.OR.US> References: <49130A79.4CA4.0094.3@STATE.OR.US> Message-ID: <49214A37.4CA4.0094.3@STATE.OR.US> Here is the e-mail sent out a week and a half ago. >>> On 11/6/2008 at 3:17 PM, in message <49130A79.4CA4.0094.3 at STATE.OR.US>, wrote: Good afternoon, First I'd like to say we are getting closer to getting you a date & time for the phone forum and of course the dial in number and access code. I have to break Clark in gently! I do have an answer for you on state withholding for this monthly $30.00 below from the State Department of Revenue. Please feel free to share this information and to contact me should you have questions. I will however be leaving the office shortly for the day and will return on Monday at 6:00am. Thank you and have a great weekend. Hi Karen, I apologize for not getting back to you sooner. I checked with my sources here and was told that we have not adopted the IRS change that allows the first $30.00 to be exempt. Volunteers are defined as someone who receives NO compensation of any kind for performing services for a group or organization. Any type of compensation, whether it is monetary (cash or per diem payment) or non monetary (movie tickets, ski lift tickets) is considered wages and therefore taxable. If the person is employed temporarily as an emergency forest firefighter, wages are exempt from withholding. (OAR 150 316.162). Otherwise, any compensation received is considered to be taxable wages for withholding tax purposes. Oregon does not always follow the federal treatment. CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE This e-mail may contain information that is privileged, confidential, or otherwise exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the addressee or it appears from the context or otherwise that you have received this e-mail in error, please advise me immediately by reply e-mail, keep the contents confidential, and immediately delete the message and any attachments from your system. Karen Park State Social Security Coordinator Oregon PERS 503 603-7633 karen.park at state.or.us SL2 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: image/gif Size: 5253 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Part.003 Type: application/octet-stream Size: 423 bytes Desc: not available URL: From osssa218-fire-all at listsmart.osl.state.or.us Mon Nov 17 14:32:47 2008 From: osssa218-fire-all at listsmart.osl.state.or.us (osssa218-fire-all at listsmart.osl.state.or.us) Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2008 14:32:47 -0800 Subject: [OSSSA218-Fire-All] IRS Phone Forum Evaluation.doc Message-ID: <49218087.4CA4.0094.3@STATE.OR.US> Good afternoon, I would like to thank Clark Fletcher for providing the opportunity given to all this morning in the Phone Forum. I would also like to thank all of you able to participate in this mornings IRS Phone Forum for making it a success. Now, Clark and I have a favor to ask of you. I'm each of you that participated this morning to please fill out the attached and return it to me. electronically (karen.park at state.or.us), by fax 503 598-1218 or mail Karen Park Oregon State Social Security Administration Oregon PERS PO Box 23700 Tigard OR 97281-3700 This is very important in order for the IRS to continue outreaches in this manner. Karen Park State Social Security Coordinator Oregon PERS 503 603-7633 karen.park at state.or.us SL2 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: image/gif Size: 5253 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: IRS Phone Forum Evaluation.doc Type: application/msword Size: 55296 bytes Desc: not available URL: From osssa218-fire-all at listsmart.osl.state.or.us Mon Nov 17 15:20:03 2008 From: osssa218-fire-all at listsmart.osl.state.or.us (osssa218-fire-all at listsmart.osl.state.or.us) Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2008 15:20:03 -0800 (PST) Subject: [OSSSA218-Fire-All] IRS Phone Forum Evaluation.doc In-Reply-To: <49218087.4CA4.0094.3@STATE.OR.US> Message-ID: <482804.78636.qm@web50307.mail.re2.yahoo.com> If the evaluation form weren't write protected it would be much easier to fill it out and return it electronically. Kevin Van Dyke Forest Grove Rural Fire Protection District Good afternoon, ? I would like to thank Clark Fletcher for providing the opportunity given to all this morning in the Phone Forum. I would also like to thank all of?you able to?participate in this mornings?IRS Phone Forum for making it a success.? ? Now,?Clark and I have a favor to ask of you. ? I'm?each of you that participated this morning to please fill out the attached and return it to?me. ? electronically (karen.park at state.or.us), by fax 503 598-1218 or mail ? Karen Park Oregon State Social Security Administration Oregon PERS PO Box 23700 Tigard OR 97281-3700 ? ? ? This is very important?in order for the IRS to continue outreaches in this manner. ? ? ? ? ?Karen Park State Social Security Coordinator Oregon PERS 503 603-7633 karen.park at state.or.us SL2_______________________________________________ OSSSA218-Fire-All mailing list OSSSA218-Fire-All at listsmart.osl.state.or.us http://listsmart.osl.state.or.us/mailman/listinfo/osssa218-fire-all Hosted by the Oregon State Library (503)932-1004 Please use this contact for technical list questions only. For informational questions related to message content, please contact the sender of the message, by phone or email. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Name: not available Type: image/gif Size: 5253 bytes Desc: not available URL: From osssa218-fire-all at listsmart.osl.state.or.us Mon Nov 17 16:34:49 2008 From: osssa218-fire-all at listsmart.osl.state.or.us (osssa218-fire-all at listsmart.osl.state.or.us) Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:34:49 -0800 Subject: [OSSSA218-Fire-All] IRS Phone Forum Evaluation.doc In-Reply-To: <49218087.4CA4.0094.3@STATE.OR.US> Message-ID: <251C2F7A98C56645AA74C9840931356C09E038@hermes.lebanon.local> Thanks Karen! -----Original Message----- From: osssa218-fire-all-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us [mailto:osssa218-fire-all-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us] On Behalf Of osssa218-fire-all at listsmart.osl.state.or.us Sent: Monday, November 17, 2008 2:33 PM To: osssa218-fire-all at listsmart.osl.state.or.us Cc: Dean.Conder at state.co.us; Vandee.DeVore at oa.mo.gov; karenangers at ocfa.org; nfavorito at tre.state.ma.us; Kathleen.Baxter at Comptroller.alabama.gov; EPerez at ESD.WA.GOV; micheleb at azasrs.gov ; Kay Gouyton; Angie.Dowdy at la.gov; Linda.Yelverton at la.gov; KimS at DRS.WA.GOV; Rita Foltman; Huffine,Danielle; Driver,James; Marion_Montez at CalPERS.ca.gov; Tokuda, Darrick; MCarson at ESD.WA.GOV; Lee.DeJabet at state.sd.us; jarichards at nvdetr.org Subject: [OSSSA218-Fire-All] IRS Phone Forum Evaluation.doc Good afternoon, I would like to thank Clark Fletcher for providing the opportunity given to all this morning in the Phone Forum. I would also like to thank all of you able to participate in this mornings IRS Phone Forum for making it a success. Now, Clark and I have a favor to ask of you. I'm each of you that participated this morning to please fill out the attached and return it to me. electronically (karen.park at state.or.us), by fax 503 598-1218 or mail Karen Park Oregon State Social Security Administration Oregon PERS PO Box 23700 Tigard OR 97281-3700 This is very important in order for the IRS to continue outreaches in this manner. Karen Park State Social Security Coordinator Oregon PERS 503 603-7633 karen.park at state.or.us SL2 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.gif Type: image/gif Size: 5253 bytes Desc: image001.gif URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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