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IRS-Sponsored Practitioner Education Phone Forums (1 hour CPE)

The IRS Stakeholder Liaison group (formerly Taxpayer Education and Communication - TEC) regularly schedules Phone Forums for which qualifying participants receive CPE credit. What is nice about a Phone Forum is that it is FREE, and you don't even have to leave your office! Topics are timely, and you can easily include others in your office by using your conference phone.

For information on upcoming Phone Forums, CLICK HERE to go to the Practitioner Local Liaison Meetings and Seminars page on the IRS Web site. Select your state from the list, and follow the instructions for the Phone Forum of your choice. You may want to bookmark this page for easy access to information about up-coming events!

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Webinar:  EITC Due Diligence - Know the Law. Ask the Right Questions. Get the Facts

IRS Small Business/Self Employed, Communications, Liaison and Disclosure, Stakeholder Liaison Field Operations invite Enrolled Agents, CPAs and tax professionals to attend a FREE Webinar. Learn about:

• Due Diligence What does it mean?
• Getting Comfortable with Due Diligence
• Where to Learn More about Due Diligence

Enrolled agents receive one CPE credit for participating for a minimum of 50 minutes from the start of the webinar. Other tax professionals may receive credit if the webinar meets your organizations or states CPE requirements. Register for the webinar using your e-mail address, and use the same e-mail address to log in to attend. This will confirm your attendance and generate your Certificate of Completion*.

* Only January 13, 2010 participants will receive certificates. If you do not need a certificate to obtain CPE credit, you may choose to view the archived version of the webinar after January 13, 2010. .

Choice of Dates and Times (all times are Pacific Time)

• Internal Revenue Service Webinar Registration Web site - 1st Session 10:00 a.m. (EST); 9:00 a.m. (CST); 8:00 a.m. (MST); 7:00 a.m. (PST)
• Internal Revenue Service Webinar Registration Web site - 2nd Session 1:00 p.m. (EST); 12:00 p.m. (CST); 11:00 a.m. (MST); 10:00 a.m. (PST)
• Internal Revenue Service Webinar Registration Web site - 3rd Session 4:00 p.m. (EST); 3:00 p.m. (CST); 2:00 p.m. (MST); 1:00 p.m. (PST)

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Wilen and Associates: 2009 Update Tax Seminar
(6 hrs CPE)

Joan Wilen, of Wilen and Associates, will be presenting the 2009 Update Tax Seminar throughout Oregon and Washington from the end of November through January, 2010.

CLICK HERE for the registration form .

Date	Oregon	Washingon
Jan 6 (Wed)		SeaTac #2 Best Western Executel 1-206-878-3300
Jan 7 (Thurs)		Tacoma La Quinta Inn 1-253-383-0146
Jan 11 (Mon)		Kelso Red Lion Inn 1-360-578-4004
Jan 14 (Thurs)	Coos Bay Red Lion Inn 1-541-267-4141
Jan 19 (Tues)	Portland Holiday Inn Airport 1-503-256-5000

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Oregon Department of Revenue
Tax Practitioner Liaison (TPL) Meeting (2 hours CPE)

The Tax Practitioner Liaison (TPL) meeting is usually on the fourth Friday each month, from May through October, and the first Friday in December. The next meeting will take place on May 28.

The meeting is held from 9:00 am - 11:00 am at the Oregon Department of Revenue Building at 955 Center NE, Salem, Oregon, in the "Fish Bowl" room on the first floor near the cafeteria. (Need a map?). For general information about these monthly meetings, contact Sheri Suppes, Policy and Systems, at Sheri.L.Suppes@state.or.us and for specific details, contact the Coordinator Dee Brinlee at dee.brinlee@state.or.us.

This is your opportunity to receive the latest DOR news, exchange information, elevate issues, provide feedback, meet with DOR representatives, and get the latest word on DOR policy, practice, and procedures. To get a feel for the invaluable content of these meetings, you may want to browse their Web site, where agendas and minutes are posted for easy reference.

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