Small Business Legal Clinic
SBLC Seminars
Navigating the Tax Maze
A 4-Part Series for New Businesses and Employers on Taxes and Other Payroll Deductions
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Session One May 7, 2009 CHOICE OF BUSINESS ENTITY AND TAX/PAYROLL OBLIGATIONS OF EACH |
In this session, learn whether you should set your business up as a Sole Proprietor, Partnership, Corporation, or LLC. What kind of filing and payment responsibilities arise with each type of entity? What additional forms must your business file and what additional taxes must your business pay if you have employees or independent contractors? |
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Session Two May 21, 2009 WORKER (MIS?) CLASSIFICATION: INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR OR EMPLOYEE? |
In this session, find out how Federal and State agencies differ in determining whether the people working for you are employees or independent contractors and...and find out the (BIG!) costs if you get it wrong! Trust me, you don't want to miss this!
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Session Three June 4, 2009 SSA/IRS WAGE REPORTING TIPS |
Leave last century’s way of doing business behind (paper!) and learn how to make these web options work for you. In this session, you will learn about electronic options available to deposit taxes, file business returns, verify employee names and SSNs, and submit W-2's and 1099's. |
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Session Four June 18, 2009 COMBINED STATE PAYROLL TAX REPORTING |
The State of Oregon has created a unique partnership of three state agencies and two transit districts so that Oregon employers report and pay up to five separate state payroll taxes and transit taxes all at one time. Come and learn how it works, where your Oregon tax dollars go, and how you can benefit from this collaborative state payroll tax system. |
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Intellectual Property Seminar
Protect What Makes Your Business Unique
April 9th, 2009
Leading intellectual property attorneys from
Stoel Rives LLP will address the following subjects:
•What are copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets and patents?
•Why is intellectual property valuable to my business?
•How do I obtain these valuable business assets?
•When should I register a copyright or trademark?
•How do I protect my trade secrets?
•What can be patented?
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Contact Us
email sblc@lclark.edu
voice 503-768-6940
fax 503-546-8863
Executive Director and Clinical Law Professor
Maggie Finnerty
Clinical Law Professor
Scott Stevenson
Operations Manager
Becka Martinez Griffin
Address
310 SW 4th Ave.
Suite 1000
Portland OR 97204
