[Revenews] LISTSERV May 2012 (Outreach/education)

[TAVARES Cathleen M]

Payrolltax News LISTSERV
May 2012
(Outreach/Education)
Please feel free to provide this information to anyone who might benefit from it.

Educational Opportunities:

Do payroll taxes confuse you? What needs to be reported and how? When are certain taxes due? What is the difference between an employee and an independent contractor? Where do I go for answers?

Workshops, resource fairs, and classroom presentations are available to help you find these and other answers!  For example, classroom presentations/workshops are being offered in conjunction with both Chemeketa College SBDC and Lane Community College SBDC to provide basic information on everything from "Getting Started" to Business and Payroll Taxes.

Presented by payroll tax experts with the Oregon Department of Revenue, these workshops are free unless otherwise indicated. The goal is to make these workshops available to anyone who would like to attend.

Please consider taking advantages of some of these opportunities. More will become available throughout the year:

1. Classes and Workshops (May-June)

Chemeketa Community College Small Business Development Center
626 High St NE
Salem OR 97301
Tele: (for more information and to register) call 503 399-5088

Thurs: May 24 - "Business Entities"
Time: 10:00-12:00
Learn the differences between the different types of business structures and which one might be best for you!

Thurs: June 28 - "LLC's and S Corp's":
Time: 10:00-12:00
Corps and LLC's can be very confusing. What exactly is an LLC? What makes the S-Corp different from a standard Corp...? Learn more about these particular entities, common misconceptions people have, and why these structures have become so popular.

*** More classes will be available starting July 1st.

 Lane Community College Small Business Development Center
1445 Willamette St
Eugene OR
Tele: (for more information and to register) call 541 463-5255

Weds May 9th: "S-Corps and LLC's: What is the Difference"?
S-Corps and LLC's can be very confusing. What exactly is an LLC? What makes the S-Corp different from a standard corp...? Learn more about these particular entities, common misconceptions people have, and why these structures have become so popular.

Weds, May 23rd: "Employers Survival Guide" How to get started
Learn basic information about the things you need to consider when getting started in business. Do I need a business license or permits? How do I determine my business structure? What about employees? Learn step-by-step what is needed to help you get started on the "right foot."

Weds. June 6th "Payroll Tax Basics"
Time: 2:00-3:30
Now that you are starting payroll, what do you do? Learn the "ins and outs" of correctly reporting and paying state payroll taxes

***More classes will be available starting July 1st

2. Upcoming Business and Resource Fairs:

OAME Business and Trade Show:   Thurs, May 10th,
Oregon Convention Center, Portland OR
Admission is Free
This tradeshow will host more than 128 small and large businesses, state, county and federal government agencies and business development resources to help minority, women and emerging small businesses grow.
For more information go to www.oame.org<http://www.oame.org>  or call 503 249-7744

Willamette SCORE: "How to Classify Workers"
Thurs May 17: 6:00-7:30pm
Eugene Public Library: Downtown Eugene
Tele: 541 382-5450
Cost: free
Learn the difference between an employee and independent contractor and why errors can be costly.

Oregon Small Business Forum:  Tues, August 21st.
Oregon Assoc of Minority Entrepreneurs
4134 N Vancouver Ave, Portland OR 97217
Time 8:00-12:00
Admission is free
Come hear guest speakers speaking on "Protecting your Business, your Employees and Clients from Identity Theft".  You will also have the opportunity to network with other small business owners and agencies who serve small businesses

****Other events will be listed in future newsletters.

 ***Please feel free to contact us if you would like us to come and speak to your group or organization regarding payroll withholding tax obligations. For further information contact the LISTSERV owner below.


The Payrolltax-News e-mail list provides employers with complete and up-to-date payroll tax information. Employers can self-subscribe here<http://listsmart.osl.state.or.us/mailman/listinfo/payrolltax-news>. Representatives in the Business Division will send information to employers through this list. Employers can request additional information by e-mailing payroll.help.dor at state.or.us<mailto:payroll.help.dor at state.or.us>.

As a standard practice, e-mail sent from the department will be in text form only. Department of Revenue will not open attachments.

Questions about list content and subscription problems should be directed to the list owner:

Cathy Tavares
Oregon Dept of Revenue
Cathleen.M.Tavares at state.or.us<mailto:Cathleen.M.Tavares at state.or.us>
503-945-8762

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