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Which WEBshops Should I Participate In?
Arctic International LLC Offers a Variety of WEBshops and Workshops to Assist Your Institution in Achieving and Maintaining Compliance with Nonresident Alien Tax Issues.
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The Comprehensive Level WEBshop is designed for individuals who have a basic level of understanding of nonresident alien tax issues and have worked in the area for about a year. This is a fast-paced WEBshop in which the faculty will teach the "building blocks" of this complex area of the tax law. In many cases, individuals have simply been "thrown into" this area, with no instruction -- this course is designed to take someone back to the basics and learn the most efficient manner to approach this issue. There will be faculty instruction, practical examples, and case studies for each class, as well as time for individual questions. By the end of the WEBshop, all the steps are pulled together to ensure attendees get all the details, yet still see the big picture.
But the Comprehensive Course does not end after the online classes - the WEBshop continues on... Comprehensive Course registration allows participants access to ICE (Information, Communication, and Exchange) for one month after the WEBshop is completed - giving you another learning opportunity to build on your nonresident alien tax compliance knowledge base even after the WEBshop is over!
This WEBshop uses Nonresident Alien Tax Compliance: Volume One, 2020 / 2021 edition; the book may be purchased prior to the WEBshop start date; however, the WEBshop participant should allow time for shipping.
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The Intermediate Course is designed for individuals who have several years of experience working with nonresident alien tax issues. It's important to ensure that you and your institution are using the latest information and are up to date on the issues. This Course also includes a review and discussion of real world scenarios on various nonresident alien issues. This WEBshop is designed for individuals who have been working in this area of taxation for several years, have a solid understanding of the issues, and want to find out about changes and trends over the last year, and work through and discuss scenarios that may arise at any institution.
This WEBshop uses Nonresident Alien Tax Compliance: Volume One, 2020 / 2021 edition; the book may be purchased prior to the WEBshop start date; however, the WEBshop participant should allow time for shipping.
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The Income Tax Treaties Course has been completely redesigned to focus on all aspects of income tax treaties! This WEBshop is designed for individuals who (i) are new to nonresident alien tax compliance issues, as well as (ii) have who have a solid working knowledge of nonresident alien tax compliance and who need to take a step beyond that basic understanding to learn about tax treaties. In addition to the foundations of income tax treaties, we also look at the complexities, including the restrictive clauses. There is also an in-depth discussion about income tax treaties as they apply to artists/performers, payments to independent contractors, the business profits and royalty articles, as well as all the applicable tax treaty exemption forms. The classes are scheduled to allow for independent study between each class. Each 75 minute segment includes 55 minutes of instruction and 20 minutes of case study and Q&A.
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Are you ready for year-end? Will you be ready to begin the new tax year stress-free and with all the information you need to get off to a good start? This WEBshop will assist in understanding the withholding agent’s responsibilities, including nonresident alien tax reporting requirements. We will discuss the tasks that you should do throughout the year to ensure that the year-end transition goes smoothly. Your reporting statements should tell a "story" about the payee and his or her relationship with the withholding agent. This WEBshop is designed to alert participants about the information that must be collected, tracked and tested to ensure a smooth tax reporting process.
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The Focus - Process Course provides rules and regulations relating to payments made to nonresident aliens by looking at different categories of income paid through ALL payment systems at an institution - payroll, accounts payable and student accounts. Many of our attendees deal only with ONE category of income or payments through ONE payment system. This WEBshop course is designed for those participants with responsibilities related to a specific category of income or a specific payment system. The segments are scheduled to allow for independent study between each class. Each 75 minute segment includes 55 minutes of instruction and 20 minutes of case study and Q&A.
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The What You Need to Know Course is designed to provide an overview of key nonresident alien tax issues to individuals with experience working with nonresident alien tax. It will be a fast-paced discussion of basic nonresident alien tax concepts, as well as a discussion of recent developments to ensure that you and your institution are up to speed. We will also include a discussion of the withholding agent’s responsibilities throughout the year, with a focus on documentation requirements and deadlines. This Course is designed for individuals who have an understanding of the basic concepts in this area of taxation and are interested in a fast-paced review course.
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The Tax Research course is about Understanding How the Code, Regs, Rulings, Procedures, Publications and Notices Interact! It's important for the tax professional to understand where to find Internal Revenue Code, Treasury Regulations, Revenue Procedures, with respect to the complex and unusual nonresident alien tax rules and regulations. The first class is dedicated to understanding the information available. The second class is about how to conduct tax research. This WEBshop is designed for individuals working in the area of nonresident alien tax compliance. Each 75 minute class includes 55 minutes of instruction and 20 minutes of case study and Q&A.
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These sessions will focus on discussions of current tax issues, including, but not limited to immigration issues for the tax/payroll professional, other nonresident alien tax issues, and general tax issues affecting tax-exempt organizations. Participants will have a chance to ask in-depth questions about situations happening at their institutions and to discuss more complex issues with the faculty and guest speakers, who are experts in their field. What a great opportunity to join other workshop participants in discussing the issues you face on a day-to-day basis!
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The Depositing, Reporting, and Documenting WEBshop Course is about more than just reporting! This new course will focus on the process an institution must take to properly withhold, remit and report with respect to payments under IRC section 1441 – and, perhaps more importantly, how to document that it was done correctly and on time! Many nonresident alien tax specialists are not “tax people” so they may not be familiar with the “ins and outs” of the proper manner by which tax must be deposited. Often withholding agents think that “reporting” is simply putting numbers on a line on a tax return; however, the reporting requirements under IRS section 1441 are not the same as other tax returns and statements prepared by the institution. A different method of calculation and review of the data is necessary to properly report payments made to nonresident aliens. Reporting is one of the last steps so by the time the withholding agent is ready to report payments made to nonresident aliens, it’s too late to go back and collect information or correct situations. The second class focuses on how to properly substantiate that all of the steps along the way were completed correctly and on time! What should (and should not) be in your institution’s tax file? Register for this course to find out. Each 75 minute class includes 55 minutes of instruction and 20 minutes of case study and Q&A.
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This WEBshop Course is designed for the tax, payroll, and International Students and Scholars professionals who need an update of how COVID-19 issues have impacted immigration as related to foreign students, scholars, employees and guest speakers at educational and research institutions across the U.S.
Who’s in the U.S.? Who’s not in the U.S.? Who can still enter the U.S? and Who’s going to have to leave the U.S.? - All are important questions impacting the tax withholding and reporting of the payments your institution is and will be making in the coming months. The landscape of paying foreign nationals has quickly changed – and continues to change – have you considered the tax impact of these immigration changes? Institutions need up-to-date information about what’s happening now and what is anticipated in the coming months.
We are pleased to have Ms. Eleanor Pelta, Partner, Morgan & Lewis as a guest instructor for the immigration portion of this WEBshop Course. Ms. Pelta is a recognized leader in immigration and nationality law. She develops and performs nationwide I-9 compliance training for human resources personnel, and assists clients during immigration-related government audits. She frequently counsels tax and payroll managers regarding the US tax obligations of foreign nationals, as well as clients on legal and strategic issues arising from the international movement of high-ranking executives and expert staff. Her experience also extends into educational and exchange visa programs and she has worked with many of Arctic’s clients. Ms. Pelta co-authored “Immigration and Tax: At the Crossroads” with Arctic’s Donna Kepley. From 2011 until 2012, Ms. Pelta served as the president of the national immigration bar, the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA).
The first class will feature Ms. Pelta and will focus specifically on what’s going on with immigration; the second class will feature Ms. Kepley and will focus on how to deal with the resulting tax issues. Each class will have significant emphasis on questions from participants.
