From pamella.johnson at state.or.us Wed Sep 5 15:25:50 2012 From: pamella.johnson at state.or.us (Pamella Johnson) Date: Wed, 05 Sep 2012 15:25:50 -0700 Subject: [OSSSA218] Fwd: USCIS Change of Hours at Portland, OR, Field Office References: <4183CAFA70FF1648B9C57A08F9A60A0E0F817F3A3C@DC2-EXMB-C1-06.cis1.cisr.uscis.dhs.gov> Message-ID: <50476EFE.CD1F.0048.1@PERS.STATE.OR.US> Good afternoon: For those of you who work with the Portland metro office of US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) for I-9s or other employee/employment issues, please note a change in their times of operation effective September 12, 2012. Thank you. Pamella Johnson Oregon State Social Security Coordinator Oregon PERS 503.603.7633 -------------- next part -------------- An embedded message was scrubbed... From: D20 Outreach Subject: USCIS Change of Hours at Portland, OR, Field Office Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2012 13:19:51 -0400 Size: 8220 URL: From pamella.johnson at state.or.us Tue Sep 11 09:19:01 2012 From: pamella.johnson at state.or.us (Pamella Johnson) Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2012 09:19:01 -0700 Subject: [OSSSA218] IRS-Sponsored Training for Public Employers - September 19-20, 2012 Message-ID: <504F0205.CD1F.0048.1@PERS.STATE.OR.US> Good morning: Just a reminder that you can still register for the upcoming employer training which will be held in Portland next week. There is no fee for this event and CPEs will be offered. The registration form is attached. Hope to see you next week! Pamella Johnson Oregon State Social Security Coordinator WHAT: IRS Employer Training presented by the IRS, the SSA, the Oregon SSSA, Oregon DOR, and Department of Homeland Security WHEN: September 19-20, 2012 (Wednesday and Thursday) LOCATION: GSA Auditorium at the 911 Federal Building 911 NE 11th AV Portland OR 97232 (near the Lloyd Center) TIME: 8:30 a.m. ? 4:30 p.m. COST: There is no charge for this training opportunity ADDITIONAL DETAILS: Parking ? there is a parking structure on the east side of NE 11th AV, directly across the street from the building. Arrival (security) ? arrive early to clear security. You will be asked to show your driver?s license or other government issued photo ID such as a passport. If you do not show a Federal Employee badge, you will need to proceed through a security screening similar to airport security. Firearms are not allowed on Federal property unless you are a uniformed officer and currently on duty. Coffee - A coffee station is open in the morning on the way to the auditorium. Coffee is also available along with breakfast in the cafeteria. No food or beverage is allowed in the auditorium. Dress in layers ? the auditorium can be cool. Food ? Lunch will be on your own. In addition to local restaurants, the BPA cafeteria is also available. CPEs are available. Please indicate that you wish to obtain CPEs for this event on the registration form. You will be asked to sign in and out for the morning/afternoon sessions to receive certification. Agenda: IRS EMPLOYER TRAINING ? 911 FEDERAL BUILDING, PORTLAND OR September 19-20, 2012 Wednesday, September 19, 2012 8:30 a.m. ? 8:45 a.m. Introductions and general information 8:45 a.m. ? 10:00 a.m. OR Department of Revenue: iWire/Electronic filing of W-2s (Cathleen Tavares) 10:00 a.m. ? 10:15 a.m. Break 10:15 a.m. ? 11:30 a.m. Social Security: Employee Benefits (Alan Edwards) 11:30 a.m. ? 12:30 p.m. Lunch 12:30 p.m. ? 1:30 p.m. How to prepare for a DOR audit (Cathleen Tavares) 1:30 p.m. ? 3:00 p.m. Social Security coverage for Governmental Entities (Clark Fletcher) 3:00 p.m. ? 3:15 p.m. Break 3:15 p.m. ? 4:30 p.m. IRS independent contractor determinations, civil penalties and backup withholding (Clark Fletcher) Thursday, September 20, 2012 8:30 a.m. ? 8:45 a.m. Introductions and general information 8:45 a.m. ? 10:00 a.m. Department of Homeland Security: Homeland Security Enforcement Program; IMAGE & EVERIFY (Michael deGraff) 10:00 a.m. ? 10:15 a.m. Break 10:15 a.m. ? 11:30 a.m. IRS payments to foreign vendors (Clark Fletcher) 11:30 a.m. ? 12:30 p.m Lunch 12:30 p.m. ? 3:00 p.m. IRS fringe benefits (Clark Fletcher) 3:00 p.m. ? 3:15 p.m. Break 3:15 p.m. ? 4:30 p.m. IRS fringe benefits (Clark Fletcher) -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: IRS Training 2012_Registration form.doc Type: application/msword Size: 33792 bytes Desc: not available URL: From pamella.johnson at state.or.us Fri Sep 14 15:46:26 2012 From: pamella.johnson at state.or.us (Pamella Johnson) Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2012 15:46:26 -0700 Subject: [OSSSA218] Upcoming IRS Phone Forum September 26, 2012 Message-ID: <50535153.CD1F.0048.1@PERS.STATE.OR.US> Good afternoon: The IRS is announcing a phone form scheduled for September 26, 2012. The topic is Accountable Plans and IRC Sec 125 Cafeteria Plans. There is no charge for this forum however registration is limited and will be offered twice on the 26th. Please see attached for additional details and specifics on how to register. Thank you. Pamella Johnson Oregon State Social Security Coordinator Oregon PERS 503.603.7633 -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Free IRS Monthly Phone Forum Invite.doc Type: application/msword Size: 29184 bytes Desc: not available URL: From pamella.johnson at state.or.us Thu Sep 27 14:54:23 2012 From: pamella.johnson at state.or.us (Pamella Johnson) Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2012 14:54:23 -0700 Subject: [OSSSA218] Election worker FICA exclusions Message-ID: <5064689F.CD1F.0048.1@PERS.STATE.OR.US> Good afternoon: Just a reminder with this election season getting into high gear, that the tax treatment of election workers needs special attention. Social Security staff has updated the election worker "fact sheet" with the current adjusted threshold. It remains the same at $1,500.00. Please refer to: http://www.socialsecurity.gov/slge/election_workers.htm Thank you. Pamella Johnson Oregon State Social Security Coordinator Oregon PERS 503.603.7633