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<DIV>Here's the latest W-2 Newsletter....</DIV>
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<DIV>I'd also like to take this opportunity to remind you I will be out of the office starting tomorrow at 2:30 and returning on the October 19th. </DIV>
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<DIV>Remember your IRS contact is Lori Stieber, <A href="mailto:lori.a.stieber@irs.gov">lori.a.stieber@irs.gov</A> and your SSA contact is Tim Beard, <A href="mailto:tim.beard@ssa.gov">tim.beard@ssa.gov</A>. </DIV>
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<DIV>Have a great day!</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Footlight MT Light" color=#6147c5 size=4><STRONG><FONT face="Brush Script MT" size=6>Karen Park<BR></FONT></STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Footlight MT Light" color=#6147c5 size=4><STRONG>Oregon State Social Security Coordinator</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Footlight MT Light" color=#6147c5 size=4><STRONG>Oregon PERS<BR>503 603-7633<BR>karen.park@state.or.us<BR><IMG alt="" hspace=0 src="cid:QLGTYNAYKMEG.IMAGE_55.GIF" align=baseline border=0><BR>SL2</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Footlight MT Light" color=#6147c5>Please note my office hours are Monday thru Thursday 6 am to 4:30 pm</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Footlight MT Light" color=#6147c5></FONT> </DIV><BR><BR>>>> Social Security Administration <subscription.service@ssa.gov> 10/7/2009 2:21 PM >>><BR></DIV>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in -63pt 0pt 0in"><SPAN><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Welcome to <I>W-2 News</I>, the electronic newsletter for employers who submit W-2s to Social Security.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> </SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 5pt 0in"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN>You can view the newsletter online at: </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A href="http://www.socialsecurity.gov/employer/w2news/"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">http://www.socialsecurity.gov/employer/w2news/</SPAN></A></SPAN><SPAN> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 5pt 0in"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><B>Issue 2009-03 </B></FONT></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 5pt 0in"><B><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>October 7, 2009</FONT></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> </SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 5pt 0in"><SPAN><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Inside this issue: </FONT></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> </SPAN></P>
<P><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><B>Business Services Online Not Available on Columbus Day</B> </FONT></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Social Security’s Business Services Online will not be available during the Columbus Day Holiday weekend from Friday, October 9, 2009, at 12:00 midnight (EDT) until Monday, October 12, 2009, at 5:00 a.m. (EDT). You won't be able to report wages online or use the Social Security Number Verification Service during this time. This is a normal maintenance shutdown for Social Security nationwide. Business Services Online applications will resume on Monday, October 12, 2009. </FONT></P>
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<P><B><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Reminder:<SPAN> </SPAN>Change Your Password</FONT></B> </P>
<P><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Your Business Services Online password should be changed every 90 days. For information on passwords and other items, go to </FONT><A href="http://www.socialsecurity.gov/employer/reminders.htm"><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#606420 size=3>www.socialsecurity.gov/employer/reminders.htm</FONT></A><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>.</FONT> </P>
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<P><B><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Free Software Helps Wage Reports Accuracy</FONT></B> </P>
<P><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>AccuWage/AccuW2C is free software from Social Security. It allows you to check W-2 (Wage and Tax Statement) and W-2c (W-2 correction) reports for correctness before you send them to Social Security. Using AccuWage and AccuW2C greatly reduces submission rejections. Download the latest version of the </FONT><A title=http://www.ssa.gov/employer/accuwage/index.html href="http://www.ssa.gov/employer/accuwage/index.html"><FONT face="Times New
Roman" color=#606420 size=3>AccuWage</FONT></A><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3> software before you prepare your wage reports each year. For more information go to </FONT><A title=http://www.ssa.gov/employer/software.htm href="http://www.socialsecurity.gov/employer/software.htm"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT color=#606420>www.</FONT><SPAN style="COLOR: windowtext; TEXT-DECORATION: none; text-underline: none"> </SPAN><FONT color=#606420>socialsecurity.gov/employer/software.htm</FONT></FONT></FONT></A><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>.</FONT> </P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 5pt 0in"><SPAN><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Please <SPAN style="COLOR: black">do not respond to this message.</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: red"> </SPAN> <I>W-2 News </I>is an "announce only" newsletter.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> </SPAN></P>
<P><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN>For more information on reporting employee wages to Social Security visit our website at </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A href="http://www.socialsecurity.gov/employer"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">www.socialsecurity.gov/employer</SPAN></A></SPAN><SPAN>.</SPAN></FONT></FONT><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> </SPAN></P>
<P><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN>If you have wage reporting questions or problems, contact Social Security at 1-800-772-6270, Monday - Friday 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Eastern Time, or email us at </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A href="mailto:employerinfo@ssa.gov"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">employerinfo@ssa.gov</SPAN></A></SPAN><SPAN>.</SPAN></FONT></FONT><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> </SPAN></P>
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