From pamella.johnson at state.or.us Fri May 1 09:23:47 2015 From: pamella.johnson at state.or.us (Pamella Johnson) Date: Fri, 1 May 2015 16:23:47 +0000 Subject: [OSSSA218] Reminder Related to Election Officials, Election Workers, & FICA Withholdings Message-ID: Good morning Section 218 Employers: On May 19, 2015, many counties, cities and special districts in Oregon will conduct elections. As a reminder, the State of Oregon holds a Section 218 exclusion for election officials and election workers. For 2015, total gross compensation paid to an election worker/official under $1600.00 is excluded from FICA withholding. In the case of an election worker/official whose earnings exceed $1600.00 in the calendar year 2015, FICA is paid from the first dollar earned. Please feel free to contact me should you have additional questions related to this matter. Thank you. Pamella Pamella Johnson Oregon State Social Security Administration Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From pamella.johnson at state.or.us Thu May 7 15:07:46 2015 From: pamella.johnson at state.or.us (Pamella Johnson) Date: Thu, 7 May 2015 22:07:46 +0000 Subject: [OSSSA218] May 19th - A Webinar on Taxability of Fringe Benefits (Part One) Message-ID: <1a2f1277ec7f437bba08ba896c78f5f6@v-exchdb01.a4590.pers.state.or.us> Good afternoon Section 218 Employers: The Federal State & Local Government (FSLG) Division of the IRS is offering a webinar on one of their most popular topics. Details are as follows (please note that the time specified is 2 p.m Eastern which is 11 a.m. Pacific): What: Free Webinar - Taxability of Fringe Benefits Part One: What Is A Fringe Benefit and When Is It Taxable? When: May 19, 2015; 2 p.m. (Eastern) How: Register for this event. You will use the same link to attend the event. Learn about: * What fringe benefits are * Which fringe benefits are taxable * Special accounting rules for fringe benefits * What is a working condition fringe benefit * What is a de minimis fringe benefit * Taxability of per diem payments * The accountable plan rules What else: Don't forget to register for the Compliance Self-Assessment Tool for Government Entities webinar on May 14, 2015; 2 p.m. (Eastern). Thank you! Pamella Pamella Johnson Oregon State Social Security Administration Oregon Public Employees Retirement System -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From pamella.johnson at state.or.us Fri May 15 08:58:16 2015 From: pamella.johnson at state.or.us (Pamella Johnson) Date: Fri, 15 May 2015 15:58:16 +0000 Subject: [OSSSA218] May 19th and June 11th Webinars By the IRS (Federal, State and Local Government Section) Message-ID: <1bdb066afe6b4e7f909437aeb94f9e2f@v-exchdb01.a4590.pers.state.or.us> Good morning Section 218 Employers: Here are the details and the opportunity to register for the two-part webinar on the Taxability of Fringe Benefits (please note that both webinars will air at 11 a.m. Pacific): What: Free Webinar - Taxability of Fringe Benefits Part Two: Commonly Provided Fringe Benefits When: June 11, 2015; 2 p.m. (Eastern) How: Register for this event. You will use the same link to attend the event. Learn about: * Cell phone usage * Payments In-Lieu of Insurance * Moving expense reimbursements * Meal allowances and reimbursements * Employee vehicles used for employer's business * Employer provided vehicles Taxability of Fringe Benefits Part One: What Is A Fringe Benefit and When Is It Taxable? * May 19, 2015; 2 p.m. (Eastern) * Register Happy weekend to you! Pamella Pamella Johnson Oregon State Social Security Administration ________________________________ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: