Part IV. Items of General Interest

IRS/SSA Information Reporting Program Seminars

Announcement 2000–47

IRS and SSAAnnounce Year-End Training for Employers/Payers To help employers and information return filers (payers) with year-end wage/tax reporting, the Internal Revenue Service/Martinsburg Computing Center and the Social Security Administration have arranged the following training sessions on filing Forms 1042-S, 1099, W-2 and related issues.

IRS Nationwide Tax Forums Six two-day Nationwide Tax Forums offer employers/payers detailed sessions on a wide variety of year-end wage and tax filing topics, such as:

New filer information Electronic filing Backup withholding and IRP penalties Form 1042-S Form W-2 filing There is a nominal fee to attend a forum. For more information, contact the IRS/MCC Information Reporting Program (IRP) Call Site at 304-263-8700 between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Eastern time, Monday through Friday. The dates and locations are as follows:

Location Date Atlantic City, NJ July 19-20 Chicago, IL August 9-10 Las Vegas, NV September 13-14 Miami, FL July 26-27 New Orleans, LA September 6-7 St. Louis, MO August 16-17

IRS/SSA Information Reporting Program Seminars Five IRP seminars for employers/payers will be offered in one-day sessions, free of charge. The content, condensed into one day, is similar to the Nationwide Tax Forums. Following is a schedule of seminar sites and dates, as well as telephone numbers of the Internal Revenue Service office closest to the sites. Please contact the appropriate office for the exact location and times.

Location Date Phone FAX Frederick, MD July 11 410 962-2635 410 962-0823 Dallas, TX August 25 214 767-3755 Denver, CO August 23 303 446-1661 303 446-1344 New York, NY September 19 212 436-1523 212 436-1629 Seattle, WA September 26 206 220-5803 206 220-5551

A representative of SSA will discuss magnetic media reporting and electronic filing specifications for Forms W-2/W-3. There may be an IRS District Office session at some sites in the afternoon.

Please contact the appropriate office for the exact location and times. The agenda for the day has also been included for your convenience.

AGENDA

MORNING SESSION AFTERNOON SESSION

IRS/MCC 9:00a Welcome 1:00p New Filer/Problem Filer 9:10a IRS/MCC IRS/MCC New Fire System 2:00p Backup Withholding and Penalties 10:00a Break IRS/MCC 10:15a SSA 3:00p Form 1042-S Magnetic Media and Electronic Filing of Forms W-2 and W-3. 12:00p Lunch

IRS/District Office Presentation (This is optional and some districts may not plan a presentation.)

May 22, 2000 1118 2000–21 I.R.B.