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Issue
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Highlights
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| January 2013 |
- Director’s message
- Treasury and the IRS release Tribal General Welfare Guidance
- Hurricane Sandy relief – retirement plan loans & distributions
- Cobell settlement finalized
- Revenue Ruling 2012-18: new tip guidance
- Withholding on payments made to foreign persons
- Online video tax presentations
- Reporting Tribal (per capita) distributions on your 2012 tax return
- The benefits of having a tip agreement
- Is a Limited Liability Company a corporation?
- 2013 standard mileage rates increased
- Governmental plans can elect second Cycle E
- Updated ITIN procedure changes
- Helpful hints for year-end reconciliation of Forms W-2 & 941
- Mailing Forms W-2, W-3, W-2c and W-3c
- FSA: a new free way to file your income tax return
- Go Direct – get federal tax payments via Direct Deposit
- Filing deadlines for Forms W-2 and 1099
- Don't fall for phony IRS websites
- Outreach successes
- Upcoming Alaska training opportunities
- Upcoming Arizona training opportunities
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| October 2012 |
- Director’s Message
- IRS announces Tribal Economic Development Bond re-allocation process
- Distributions from settlements not taxable
- Additional Medicare tax
- Updated guidance on tips vs. service charges
- Guidance on casino Bank Secrecy Act rules
- Update on OFAC Information
- Suspicious activity reporting in the gaming industry
- Western area hires new ITG specialist
- Outreach highlights
- Upcoming training in the Southwest
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| June 2012 |
- Director’s Message
- Webinar for Indian Tribal Governments
- Social Security Administration and IRS Reconciliation Processes
- Fuel Tax Exemptions and Federal Excise Tax Refund Guidelines
- FinCEN Reminder
- Required Forms of Identification for Casino Winners
- Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Volunteers – Thank You!
- Pacific Northwest Training Opportunities: Seeking Venues
- Upcoming Arizona Training Opportunities
- Western Region Advanced Employment Tax Training Classes
- Outreach Successes
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| April 2012 |
- Director’s Message
- Meetings on Possible ITG Governmental Plan Guidance
- Health Savings Accounts Eligibility
- VOW To Hire Heroes Act of 2011
- July 2nd is Due Date for 2012 Filing Forms 11-C
- FinCEN Reports Going Paperless
- FinCEN Advises on Confidentiality of SARs
- Title 31 Help Available
- What the Taxpayer Advocate Service Can Do For You!
- Top Tips Every Taxpayer Should Know about Identity Theft
- Four Ways to Get IRS Forms and Publications
- Getting Ready for Pow Wow Season
- Federal Tax Information Available Through Social Media
- ITG Outreach Successes
- Upcoming Arizona Training Opportunities
- Pacific Northwest Training Opportunities
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| January 2012 |
- Director’s Message
- White House Tribal Nations Conference
- ITG Announces Updated Indian Gaming Regulatory Act Trust Guidance
- Updated Instructions for Correcting or Amending Paper Bank Secrecy Act Forms
- New Voluntary Worker Classification Settlement Program Guidance
- Valuing Personal Use of Employer-Provided Vehicle
- The Form W-9 from the Payer Perspective
- How to Report Tribal Distributions on Your 2011 Tax Return
- Helpful Hints for Year-End Reconciliation of W-2's & 941’s
- Annual Tax Forms
- Outreach Successes
- Upcoming Alaska Training Opportunities
- Upcoming Arizona Training Opportunities
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| October 2011 |
- Director’s Message
- New Voluntary Worker Classification Settlement Program
- When Do You Need a Form W-8BEN?
- Small Business Health Care Tax Credit
- FinCEN Proposes Mandatory Electronic Filing of Forms
- Year-end Reconciliation of Forms 941 and W-2
- E-mail Scams
- EFTPS Payments
- What is a de minimis Fringe Benefit to an Employee?
- Are Prizes or Awards Taxable?
- Taxability of Gift Cards
- Ten Things to Know About the Taxpayer Advocate Service (TAS)
- Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Success Stories
- ITG Outreach Successes
- Upcoming Arizona Training Opportunities
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| July 2011 |
- Message from the Director
- Information Reporting Webinar for Indian Tribal Governments
- July 1st is Due Date for Filing Forms 11-C
- A Notice from the IRS: What Should a Tribe Do?
- Expanded Form 1099 Requirements Repealed
- Optional Standard Mileage Rates
- Bank Secrecy Act Findings
- FinCEN Simplifies Structure of its Rules and Regulations
- New Instructions for Form 941
- Special Rules for Reporting Election Worker Compensation Earned Income Credit
- Casino’s Trade Name and Legal Name
- Federal Tax Deposit Penalties
- Deceased Employee's Wages - General Instructions for Forms W-2 and 1099-MISC
- The Importance of Form W-9
- Reissuance of Debt Obligations: Some Basic Concepts
- The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program
- Outreach Successes
- Alaska Training Opportunity
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- Message from the Director
- Affordable Care Act W-2 Reporting Requirement Exemption
- Bonuses - Tax Treatment
- Elimination of Direct Mailouts
- Vendor Verification & Excluded Parties List System
- Federal Tax Deposits Changing to Business Days
- Increase in Information Return Penalties
- Try Fast Track Settlement
- Getting Ready for Pow Wow Season
- Common Errors on Filing FinCEN Form 103
- Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) Reporting
- Pacific Northwest Training Opportunities
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