From pamella.johnson at state.or.us Sat May 17 07:25:25 2014 From: pamella.johnson at state.or.us (Pamella Johnson) Date: Sat, 17 May 2014 07:25:25 -0700 Subject: [OSSSA218] Annual State Social Security Admin Fee Invoicing + Upcoming IRS Webinars References: <53723DB402000048000584E2@V-GPW02.A4590.PERS.STATE.OR.US> <53770EE5020000480005876F@V-GPW02.A4590.PERS.STATE.OR.US> Message-ID: <53770EE4.CD1F.0048.0@PERS.STATE.OR.US> Good morning: This week annual invoicing for the state social security administrative fee begins. If you are a PERS covered employer in addition to participating in Social Security you will see the fee pop up in your EDX invoicing report. Be assured that an electronic copy of the actual invoice will follow shortly thereafter for record keeping purposes. Invoices will be sent to all employers for the billing period 07/01/2014 through 06/30/2015. **************************************************************************************** The first upcoming webinar from the IRS reviews government entity retirement plans. (Please note the times shown are Central Daylight Time - that's 8 a.m. and Noon Pacific Daylight Time.) Don?t Miss this FREE IRS Tax Forum: Government Entity Retirement Plans May 28th @ 10:00 &2:00 CDT 1. [8204596-a-conceptual-highway-sign-to-illustrate-the-average-retirement-age-of-65-years-old] Are your employees receiving nondeductible contributions? 2. Are you including overtime pay in your definition of compensation? 3. Is your plan at risk because an employee has contributed too much? 4. Do you know minimum participation requirements? Get the answers! The event format is now web-based eliminating the need to hold a phone to your head! WebInterpoint lets you listen and follow the visuals from your workstation. Text chat allows you to ask questions in real time. Choose your time, and click here to join the meeting. Enter your participant code 22656174. Email questions to us at: Government Entity Retirement Plans. **************************************************************************************** Once again our federal partners at the IRS are offering a webinar.Time listed is Eastern Time ( 9 a.m. Pacific Time) Details as follows: Free Webinar by the office of Federal, State and Local Governments Topic: The Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Fee Date: May 29, 2014 Time: 12 p.m. Eastern Time Learn about: * What is the Patient Center Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Fee * Who is responsible for the fee * How to calculate, pay and report the fee To register: Click here. You will use the same link to attend the event. Thank you! Pamella Johnson Oregon State Social Security Coordinator Oregon PERS 503.603.7633 From pamella.johnson at state.or.us Tue May 27 13:02:12 2014 From: pamella.johnson at state.or.us (Pamella Johnson) Date: Tue, 27 May 2014 13:02:12 -0700 Subject: [OSSSA218] Tomorrow's IRS Phone Forum -- Government Entity Retirement Plans -- May 28, 2014 Message-ID: <53848CD2.CD1F.0048.1@PERS.STATE.OR.US> Presented by the Federal, State and Local Government Division of the IRS comes another Phone Forum. There is no charge for this event. Details include: Topic: Government Entity Retirement Plans Date And Time: May 28th @ 10:00 &2:00 CST (That's 8 a.m. and Noon Pacific Time!) 1. Are your employees receiving nondeductible contributions? 2. Are you including overtime pay in your definition of compensation? 3. Is your plan at risk because an employee has contributed too much? 4. Do you know minimum participation requirements? Get the answers. The event format is now web-based eliminating the need to hold a phone to your head! WebInterpoint lets you listen and follow the visuals from your workstation. Text chat allows you to ask questions in real time. Choose your time, and click here to join the meeting (Download the attached handout). Enter your participant code 22656174. Email questions to: Government Entity Retirement Plans. Thank you. Pamella Johnson Oregon State Social Security Coordinator Oregon PERS 503.603.7633 From pamella.johnson at state.or.us Tue May 27 14:44:06 2014 From: pamella.johnson at state.or.us (Pamella Johnson) Date: Tue, 27 May 2014 14:44:06 -0700 Subject: [OSSSA218] May 28, 2014 IRS Phone Forum Message-ID: <5384A4B5.CD1F.0048.1@PERS.STATE.OR.US> For those of you planning to participate in tomorrow's IRS phone forum on Government Entity Retirement Plans, the screen shots are attached. I apologize for overlooking this attachment in my earlier email. -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Government Entity Retirement Plans_Handout.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 109639 bytes Desc: not available URL: