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Gov. Easley Announces Free Tax Seminars To Aid Small Businesses

Revenue Department And Community College Partnership Provides Local-Based Support

Date: August 11, 2008

RALEIGH – Gov. Mike Easley today announced a new state effort to help entrepreneurs and small business owners gain a better understanding of important North Carolina tax issues and provide the tools they need to meet their obligations and start their companies on the right foot. The effort, a joint program launched by the N.C. Department of Revenue and the N.C. Community College System, begins this month with an ongoing series of free seminars that will be held across the state.

“Small businesses are the foundation of our state’s economy,” said Easley. “This partnership between our revenue department and community colleges will help those who run small businesses to understand and follow our tax laws so they can focus on making their businesses successful.”

Tax experts from the state Department of Revenue will conduct free seminars at most of the state’s Community College Small Business Centers starting Aug. 12 at James Sprunt Community College in Kenansville. Instructors at the seminars will provide information about a variety of tax laws and the requirements businesses must meet. Additional seminars will be held in 2009 at each of the 58 community colleges. A list of 2008 offerings is attached.

The seminars will cover five key topics: tax implications for starting a business; tax implications for growing a business; the basics of sales and use tax; the basics of withholding taxes; and dealing with the N.C. Department of Revenue.

The N.C. Community College System Small Business Center Network also launched a website, www.sbcn.nc.gov, with a section dedicated to tax information provided by the Revenue Department. The site is a one-stop resource for small business owners and offers a variety of helpful information such as entrepreneurship training, guides and tools for starting a business, information on government contracts and business publications. Small business owners can sign up for confidential one-on-one counseling through the website.

The website also features a section from the Department of Revenue that focuses specifically on tax issues for small business owners, such as their tax obligations, current announcements from the department, a tax checklist for starting a business, a guide for getting tax assistance and a list of helpful links. The tax section is located at: www.sbcn.nc.gov/taxInfo/default.aspx.

(To register for the tax seminars, contact your local community college or visit the Small Business Center website at www.sbcn.nc.gov)

Community College Tax Seminar Fall 2008 Schedule

College	Contact	Seminar Topic	Date	Time

James Sprunt CC, Kenansville	Lynn Davis	Tax Implications For Starting a Business	8/12	6-8 p.m.
Nash CC, Nashville	Fred Smith	Tax Implications For Starting a Business	8/27	12-2 p.m.
Edgecombe CC, Tarboro	Trudy Lynn	Tax Implications For Starting a Business	9/9	6-9 p.m.
Durham TCC, Durham	Dub Gulley	Tax Implications For Starting a Business	9/9	6-9 p.m.
Southeastern CC, Whiteville	Janelle Sweat	Tax Implications For Starting a Business	9/11	6-8 p.m.
Alamance CC, Burlington	Milele Archibald	Tax Implications For Starting a Business	9/18	6:30-8:30 p.m.
Lenoir CC, Kinston	Greg Hannibal	Basics of Sales and Use Taxes	9/18	9 a.m. -Noon
Sandhills CC, Pinehurst	Marilyn Neely	Tax Implications For Starting a Business	9/23	6-8 p.m.
McDowell TCC, Marion	Dean Kanipe	Tax Implications For Starting a Business	9/23	6-8 p.m.
Johnston CC, Clayton	Rosa Andrews	Tax Implications For Starting a Business	9/23	6-8 p.m.
Forsyth TCC, Winston-Salem	Nell Perry	Tax Implications For Starting a Business	9/24	12-2 p.m.
Coastal Carolina CC, Jacksonville	Diana Reyes	Tax Implications For Starting a Business	9/25	1-4 p.m.
Rockingham CC, Wentworth	Cathy Wheeler	Basics of Sales and Use Taxes	9/25	6:30-8:30 p.m.
Fayetteville TCC, Fayetteville	Tamara Bryant	Tax Implications For Starting a Business	9/29	6-8 p.m.
Asheville-Buncombe TCC, Candler	Jill Sparks	Tax Implications For Starting a Business	9/30	6-9 p.m.
Randolph CC, Asheboro	Victor Dau	Tax Implications For Starting a Business	10/1	3-5 p.m.
Brunswick CC, Supply	Thomas Hemphill	Tax Implications For Starting a Business	10/2	6-9 p.m.
Martin CC, Williamston	Georgette Chilton	Tax Implications For Starting a Business	10/7	6-9 p.m.
Roanoke-Chowan CC, Ahoskie	Jim Bales	Tax Implications For Starting a Business	10/7	6-8 p.m.
Wilkes CC, Wilkesboro	Phyllis Van Hoy	Tax Implications For Starting a Business	10/7	2-4 p.m.
Davidson County CC, Thomasville	Toby Royston	Tax Implications For Starting a Business	10/9	9-11 a.m.
Carteret CC, Morehead City	John Smith	Tax Implications For Starting a Business	10/14	6-9 p.m.
Pitt CC, Greenville	Gail Nichols	Tax Implications For Starting a Business	10/14	6-8 p.m.
Wayne CC, Goldsboro	Barbara Price	Tax Implications For Starting a Business	10/16	6-8 p.m.
Tri-County CC, Murphy	Cecelia Crawford	Dealing with the Revenue Department	10/21	6-9 p.m.
Bladen CC, Dublin	Lynn Welborn	Tax Implications For Starting a Business	10/23	6-8 p.m.
Central Piedmont CC, Charlotte	Renee Hode	Tax Implications For Starting a Business	10/27	6:30-8:30 p.m.
Haywood CC, Clyde	Sharon Donahue	Tax Implications For Starting a Business	10/28	6-8 p.m.
Montgomery CC, Troy	Richard Hinson	Tax Implications For Starting a Business	10/28	6-8 p.m.
Sampson CC, Clinton	Cliff Ireland	Tax Implications For Starting a Business	10/28	6-8 p.m.
Wilkes CC, Ashe Co. Satellite Campus	Phyllis Van Hoy	Tax Implications For Starting a Business	10/29	9-11 a.m.
Wilkes CC, Alleghany Co. Satellite Campus	Phyllis Van Hoy	Tax Implications For Starting a Business	10/29	1-3 p.m.
Wake TCC, Cary	Ken Dillo	Tax Implications For Starting a Business	10/30	11:30 a.m. -1:30 p.m.
Gaston College, Dallas	Brad Rivers	Tax Implications For Starting a Business	10/30	2-4 p.m.
Richmond CC, Hamlet	Lowery Ballard	Basics of Sales and Use Taxes	11/4	10-Noon
College of The Albemarle, Elizabeth City	Ginger O’Neal	Tax Implications For Growing a Business	11/4	5:30-8:30 p.m.
College of The Albemarle, Kill Devil Hills	Ginger O’Neal	Tax Implications For Growing a Business	11/5	9-Noon
Isothermal CC, Rutherford Co.	Kim Alexander	Dealing With the Revenue Department	11/6	6-9 p.m.
Surry CC, Dobson	Dennis Lowe	Tax Implications For Growing a Business	11/6	2-4:30 p.m.
Central Carolina CC -Triangle South, Dunn	Nancy Blackman	Basics of Sales and Use Taxes	11/6	6-8 p.m.
Cape Fear CC, Wilmington	Doug Tarble	Tax Implications For Starting a Business	11/12	9-11 a.m.
Isothermal CC, Polk Co.	Kim Alexander	Dealing With the Revenue Department	11/13	6-9 p.m.
Robeson CC, Lumberton	Bob Moore	Dealing With the Revenue Department	11/13	6-9 p.m.
Caldwell CC&TI, Hudson	David Waechter	Tax Implications For Starting a Business	11/18	6-8 p.m.
Vance-Granville CC, Henderson	Diane Finch	Tax Implications For Starting a Business	11/18	6-9 p.m.
Halifax CC, Weldon	Dick McCormick	Tax Implications For Starting a Business	12/4	6-8 p.m.
Piedmont CC, Roxboro	Randy Reynolds	Tax Implications For Starting a Business	12/11	6:30-8:30 p.m.

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