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Greetings Dear Clerks!
This will be a great month for reconnecting with old friends and making new ones. The WA Municipal Clerks Association Conference in Ocean Shores is only a week away, from March 18 to March 20, 2009. Aside from being a sponsor and vendor, we really enjoy the scheduled events. Thank you in advance to the Conference Planning Committee Co-Chairs: Virginia Olsen, CMC, Mountlake Terrace; Alice Attwood, CMC, Tonasket; and Paula Swisher, CMC, Brier. We shout out a loud JOB WELL DONE for their dedication and long hours ensuring this event is organized, educational, and FUN!
Yours in fresh ocean air anticipation,
Karen Semerad, and all your friends at BIAS
(Pictured at BIAS New User's Training Class: Tara Chittenden, Tekoa; David Calechman, BIAS Software; Kynda Browning, Tekoa; Crysty McGee, Benton City; Connie Barratt, Spokane County Fire District #2; Cheryl Waller, Uniontown; Rich Harwood, Sprague; Karen Semerad, BIAS Happy Lady.
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New Withholding Tables Now Available on www.IRS.gov
Most Workers Will See Bigger Paychecks This Spring!
"The IRS asks that employers start using these new tables as soon as possible but not later than April 1."
The new tables incorporate the new "Making Work Pay" credit, one of the key tax provisions included in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 that became law the week of 02/21/09.
These are the four documents you want:
IRS Notice
Publication 15-T (Rev. March 2009)
Notice to Employees - Changes to Income Tax Withholding - Page 73 of Publication 15-T (Rev. March 2009)
Publication 919 - How Do I Adjust My Withholding (For Use in Preparing 2008 Returns)
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2009 BARS Manual
The best selling, widely popular 2009 BARS Manual is now available from the WA State Auditor's Office. (2009 updated-only pages are also available.) Be ye GAAP or Cash-Based; a city, town, or county; a special purpose district; or port, transit, conservation, fire, or library district; there is something here for each and every one of you! If you who haven't purchased a new BARS Manual since your computer system was DOS-based, you may download an order form at the top of the BARS page.
WA State Auditor's Office
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MRSC Finance Advisor
Tracy Dunlap, Director of Finance & Administration for the City of Kirkland has written a prescient article for the MRSC Finance Advisor entitled:
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March Bouquet of Inspiration
Fare thee well, precious Pat and Mr. Finley.
"If
you have built castles in the air, your work need
not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put foundations under them." Henry David Thoreau
The BBC aka BIAS Book Club Suggested Reading:
"The Flower Gardener's Bible: Time Tested Techniques, Creative Designs and Perfect Plants for Colorful Gardens" Lewis and Nancy Hill
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| "Utility Payment Collection Issues" by Deborah Crabbe, Foster Pepper, PLLC
I still have copies available of Deborah Crabbe's presentation from our December 2008 User Conference: "Utility Payment Collection Issues." If you would like a copy of this lecture, please email me at karen@biasaccounting.com and I will mail it to you.
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| Volunteer Opportunity - WFOA Booth at June 2009 GFOA Conference in Seattle
The WFOA would appreciate members volunteering to staff a booth at the GFOA, (Government Finance Officers Association,) Conference, 06/28/09 to 07/01/09, in Seattle. The GFOA offered the WFOA the opportunity to showcase their organization and promote their Conference, 09/22 to 09/25/09, in Bellevue. Please notify Jan Hawn, jhawn@bellevuewa.gov, or Dan Mason, dan.mason@tre.wa.gov, if you want to volunteer. This link will show you available dates and times, WFOA 2009 GFOA Conference Booth.
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| 2009 WMTA 26th Annual Conference
The theme for the 2009 WMTA 26th Annual Conference is "Follow the Financial Brick Road." The date is 04/15 to 04/17/09, at Cambell's Resort and Conference Center in Chelan. Online Registration is now available: WMTA Online Registration. The WMTA has organized another year of top-notch presentations and roundtable topics. You may get Scholarship information at: WMTA Scholarships.
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