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Employment Tax Workshops for Indian Tribal Governments

You are invited to join us for a free Zoom workshop hosted by the Office of Indian Tribal Governments.

This workshop is designed as a review of federal tax responsibilities of tribes and tribal entities and will provide payroll and accounts payable employees, particularly those new to their positions, with basic employment tax information.

This workshop will focus on information provided in Publication 4268, Employment Tax for Indian Tribal Governments (PDF) and Publication 5343, Helpful Hints for Indian Tribes and Tribal Entities to Avoid Penalties on Federal Tax Deposits and Information Returns (PDF).

Note: Register for the Zoom workshop through Eventbrite. Three identical sessions of this workshop will be offered. Each session is limited to the first 950 participants.

Dates and Times:

Session 1 Monday August 16^th – Thursday August 19^th, 2021

Time: 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. (Eastern) / 10 a.m. – 1p.m. (Pacific)

Eventbrite Link: eventbrite.itg-employment-tax-workshops-session-1

Session 2 Monday August 23^rd – Thursday August 26^th, 2021

Time: 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. (Eastern) / 7 a.m. – 10 a.m. (Pacific)

Eventbrite Link: eventbrite.itg-employment-tax-workshops-session-2

Session 3 Monday August 23^rd – Thursday August 26^th, 2021

Time: 2 p.m. – 5 p.m. (Eastern) / 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. (Pacific)

Eventbrite Link: eventbrite.itg-employment-tax-workshops-session-3

One-on-one Taxpayer Assistance Days

By appointment only, please e-mail tege.ask.itg@irs.gov with the subject line “Appointment Request for Taxpayer Assistance Day” to schedule a time.

Friday August 20^th, 2021 8 a.m. – 8 p.m. (Eastern) / 4 a.m. – 4 p.m. (Pacific)

Friday August 27^th, 2021 8 a.m. – 8 p.m. (Eastern) / 4 a.m. – 4 p.m. (Pacific)

Course Topics (The daily agenda shown below is subject to change.):

Monday

• Introduction to Employment Tax
• Independent Contractor or Employee?
• Hiring Employees

Tuesday

• Paying Employees
• Preparing Payroll
• Treatment of Payments to Employees

Wednesday

• Form 941, Employer's Quarterly Federal Tax Return
• Form 940, Employer's Annual Federal Unemployment (FUTA) Tax Return
• Wage Reports
• How to Avoid Penalties

Thursday

• Reporting Payments to Independent Contractors
• Records Retention
• IRS Notices and Letters
• Taxpayer Advocate Service

Friday

One-on-one Taxpayer Assistance Day

• Schedule an appointment to meet individually with an IRS Indian Tribal Governments Specialist to discuss:
  • Your Tribe or Tribal Entities current status with the IRS,
  • Questions regarding account issues,
  • Questions regarding IRS notices and letters received, and/or
  • Payment Issues.
• Request an appointment by sending an e-mail to tege.ask.itg@irs.gov with the subject line “Appointment Request for Taxpayer Assistance Day.”
• The person attending the appointment must be a duly authorized employee of the tribe or tribal entity or will need to have an executed IRS Form 2848, Power of Attorney and Declaration of Representative.

Questions emailed to TEGE.outreach@IRS.gov with the subject line “Pre-submitted questions for the ITG Zoom Employment Tax Workshops” will be answered as time permits.