<HTML xmlns:o = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office"><HEAD>
<META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=utf-8">
<META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.5880" name=GENERATOR></HEAD>
<BODY style="MARGIN: 4px 4px 1px; FONT: 14pt Footlight MT Light">
<DIV>FYI</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>
<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:GCPGHDTMFHME.IMAGE_15.GIF" align=baseline border=0><BR>SL2</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face="Footlight MT Light" color=#6147c5 size=4></FONT></STRONG> </DIV>
<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>
<DIV><FONT face="Footlight MT Light" color=#6147c5></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000000>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=2>CONFIDENTIALITY NOTE: All information in this email, including attachments, is approved solely for delivery to and authorized use by intended recipients. Use, dissemination, distribution, or reproduction of this message and/or any of its attachments by unintended recipients is not authorized and may be unlawful. If you are not an intended recipient of this message or an authorized assistant to an intended recipient, please notify the sender by replying to this message and then delete it from your system</FONT>. </P></FONT></DIV><BR><BR>>>> "Marshall KayDel D" <KayDel.Marshall@irs.gov> 1/28/2010 3:23 PM >>><BR></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left> </DIV>
<DIV></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><FONT face=Arial>Dear Business Organizations and Government Agencies:<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p><FONT face=Arial> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<H2 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: windowtext; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><FONT face=Arial>I’m sending you an additional email this month to let you know about an IRS announcement regarding Haiti.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Congress and the President put a new law into effect on January 22, allowing taxpayers who make contributions to charities providing relief in Haiti for earthquake victims to deduct those on their 2009 tax return if they are made before March 1. Normally charitable donations must be made by Dec. 31 to be claimed on that year's tax forms.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></H2>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT face=Arial>Please make sure your members and clients are aware of the change in deducting charitable contributions for Haiti’s earthquake victims through your email blasts, newsletters or by including a link to the IRS article below on your website.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><o:p><FONT face=Arial> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT face=Arial>Thank you,</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><o:p><SPAN class=867171923-28012010><FONT face=Arial>KayDel</FONT></SPAN></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><o:p><SPAN class=867171923-28012010><FONT face=Arial></FONT></SPAN></o:p></SPAN> </P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><o:p><SPAN class=867171923-28012010>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>
<P align=left><B><FONT face="Vladimir Script" color=navy size=5><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Vladimir Script'">KayDel Marshall</SPAN></FONT></B> <BR><B><I><FONT face="Lucida Sans Unicode"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: 'Lucida Sans Unicode'">Senior Stakeholder Liaison</SPAN></FONT></I></B><BR><STRONG><EM><FONT face="Lucida Sans Unicode" size=2>Small Business & Self-Employed C/L/D</FONT></EM></STRONG><BR><B><I><FONT face="Lucida Sans Unicode" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: 'Lucida Sans Unicode'">1220 S.W. 3rd Avenue, Mail Stop O-185</SPAN></FONT></I></B> <BR><B><I><FONT face="Lucida Sans Unicode" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: 'Lucida Sans Unicode'">Portland, Oregon 97204</SPAN></FONT></I></B> <BR><B><I><FONT face="Lucida Bright"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: 'Lucida Bright'">503-326-5240 Phone</SPAN></FONT></I></B> <BR><B><I><FONT face="Lucida Bright"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: 'Lucida Bright'">503-326-5957 Fax</SPAN></FONT></I></B> <BR><B><I><FONT face="Lucida Bright"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: 'Lucida Bright'">E-Mail: KayDel.Marshall@irs.gov</SPAN></FONT></I></B> <BR><B><I><FONT face="Lucida Bright"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: 'Lucida Bright'">ID #93-10646</SPAN></FONT></I></B></P><BR></FONT></DIV></SPAN></o:p></SPAN>
<H2 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: blue"><o:p><FONT face=Arial> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></H2>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p><FONT face=Arial> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<H2 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: blue"><FONT face=Arial>Haiti Relief Donations Qualify for Immediate Tax Relief<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></H2>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A title=http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=218678,00.html href="http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=218678,00.html"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal">http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=218678,00.html</SPAN></A></SPAN></STRONG><STRONG><SPAN style="COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></STRONG></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT face=Arial>People who give to charities providing earthquake relief in Haiti can claim these donations on the tax return they are completing this season.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Taxpayers who itemize deductions on their 2009 return qualify for this special tax relief provision, enacted Jan. 22. Only cash contributions made to these charities after Jan. 11, 2010, and before March 1, 2010, are eligible. This includes contributions made by text message, check, credit card or debit card. The new law only applies to cash (as opposed to property) contributions. The contributions must be made specifically for the relief of victims in areas affected by the Jan. 12 earthquake in Haiti. Taxpayers have the option of deducting these contributions on either their 2009 or 2010 returns, but not both.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></STRONG></P></DIV>
<DIV align=left><STRONG><FONT face="Vladimir Script" color=#000080 size=5></FONT></STRONG> </DIV></BODY></HTML>