Attention: Please Update Your Address Books

The new physical and mailing address for the OATC Office is:

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 July 24, 2009.

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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OATC 2009 Basics and Beyond (6 hrs CPE)

The OATC 2009 Basics and Beyond Seminars will be held throughout Oregon during the month of September with speaker Debra McKinney.

This year's topic will be Pub 17 1/2.

Location are still being finalized, but you'll want to mark your calendars for the following dates:

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FROM THE OATC EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

1. OATC now has a COOKBOOK! Iona Lockwood produced a high quality book. This cookbook has been in the makings for the last 10 years. If you would like to purchase one or more copies of the cookbook, please contact Linda Musson at the Portland office. The cost is $15 per book. Receipts from the sales of this cookbook go to the Building Fund for the new OATC office.
   
   
2. OATC Tax Preparer Scholarship Available – Do you know someone who wants to be a Tax Preparer, but may not have the necessary financial resources? There is a scholarship offered by the Oregon Association of Tax Consultants to help someone in financial need prepare for and take the state licensing test. For more information, call Linda Musson at the OATC office 503-261-0878.

Misplace Your Latest Oregon DOR Revenews

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Do You Speak A Language Other Than English?

from an email sent by Meagan L. Cobb, of the Board of Tax Practitioners – Dear Licensees,

The Board of Tax Practitioners often receives calls from consumers asking if we know of a tax preparation business that offers services in languages other than English. The Agency is developing a list of tax preparation businesses that offer such services.
If your business offers tax preparation services in other languages, and you would like to be included on this list, please provide the following information:

• Name of the business
• City the business is located
• Contact person
• Telephone number of business

Description of Our Territory

OATC is the parent organization of all Oregon regional chapters.

Contact Information

What? Some of these fields are out-of-date?

An authorized chapter member who knows the chapter-specific password can click on the Administer Chapter Info link in the menu on the left to go to a maintenance screen.