PayrollTax News-Special Edition

June 2009

 

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I. “Hear Ye, Hear ye!”

 

Employers now have a new tool to assist them in obtaining important payroll tax information.  The new blog, called “Oregon Employer Info”, allows you to receive important information quickly and easily, post comments, and request additional information on any of the payroll topics presented.  Please feel free to visit this new blog at http://oregonemployerinfo.blogspot.com

 

II. “Payments made Easy”:

 

EFT (Electronic Funds Transfer) is a safe and accurate way to make your state payroll and corporation excise income tax payments. EFT greatly reduces the cost and time involved with handling paper checks and allows for quicker posting of your payments.

 

Using the Automated Clearing House (ACH) Network, employers can choose between two payment options: ACH Debit and ACH Credit.  Payments can also be made online using our WebPay System at “OregonEFT.net”. For more information on EFT, please go to our website at http://www.oregon.gov/DOR/ESERV/eft.shtml

 

Oregon also provides electronic payment options using your checking or savings account. There is no fee to use this payment option, and like EFT, payments are posted quickly and accurately. The electronic payment option is now available for a variety of tax programs.  For a complete listing of all tax programs allowing electronic payments, please visit our website at http://www.oregon.gov/DOR/ESERV/epayments.shtml

 

 

III. Additional news:  

 

From the IRS:  “ Implementation of the final rule requiring federal contractors and subcontractors to begin using U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ (USCIS) E-Verify system has been delayed until Sept. 8, 2009.

 

The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (collectively known as the Federal Acquisitions Regulatory Councils) will publish an amendment in the Federal Register on June 5, 2009, postponing the applicability of the final rule until Sept. 8, 2009.  The rule was first published on Nov. 14, 2008 requiring federal contractors and subcontractors to agree to electronically verify the employment eligibility of their employees.  

 

For more information on E-Verify, visit www.uscis.gov/everify. or contact your nearest IRS office. Their main number is 800 829-1040 

 

IV. Education:
 
There is still time to sign up for the final class of the series "Navigating The Tax Maze..." sponsored by Lewis and Clark Small Business Law Clinic. Titled "Combined State Payroll Tax Reporting", it will be presented by the Oregon Department of Revenue, Employment Department, and Workers Benefit Fund Assessment.   
 
 Location: Portland Development Commission, 222 NW Fifth Ave, Portland 
 Time:       4:00- 7:00pm
 Date:      Thurs. June 18th
 
For further information and to register, please visit the Lewis and Clark website at www.law.lclark.edu/org/sblc/sblc_form.html.  Space is limited, so be sure to register as soon as possible.   
    
 
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