[Scla-list] Everyone's at Risk - Combating the Increasing Threat of Online Fraud and Identity Theft - Free National Phone Forum

[Curtis Rogers]

From: Sheaffer Thomas A [mailto:Thomas.A.Sheaffer at irs.gov] 
Sent: Friday, July 24, 2009 9:03 AM
Subject: Please Share with your members.

 

Our next National Phone Forum, Everyone's at Risk - Combating the
Increasing Threat of Online Fraud and Identity Theft is scheduled for
August 19, 2009 and we hope you'll be able to join us. Details and
registration instructions are below.

This topic is particularly important because of the many issues raised
by tax payers and IRS's actions to address them.

We choose the topics for our phone forums based on input from
stakeholders like you. We use your feedback, comments and complaints to
identify issues that are important to our audience and use the phone
forums as one avenue to address them. 

During the phone forums, you're more than an observer - you're a
participant. A question and answer session follows each presentation. If
your questions aren't answered on the spot - sometimes we need to do
some research - we follow up with a consolidated Q&A by e-mail. 

And it doesn't end there.  We use the Q&A for training purposes, to help
our field staff respond when they encounter situations similar to yours.
We also use them to determine whether we need to enhance the content on
our Web site, IRS.gov, or clarify something in our tax forms and
publications.

Your participation matters. We sincerely hope you will join us!

IRS Stakeholder Liaison presents:

National Phone Forum

Everyone's at Risk - Combating the Increasing Threat of Online Fraud and
Identity Theft

Date: August 19, 2009

Cost: FREE

Location: The convenience of your home or office

This IRS phone forum is for:

*       Tax professionals

*       Attorneys

*       Payroll professionals

*       Industry partners

*       Small business organizations

*       Small business owners

*       State and local governments

Learn about:

*       IRS identity protection efforts 

*       Process for reporting tax-related identity theft 

*       Victim assistance 

*       IRS efforts to combat online fraud targeted at taxpayers 

*       How to report phishing schemes targeted at taxpayers 

Earn Continuing Professional Education credit

*       Enrolled agents receive one CPE credit for a minimum 50-minute
participation

         from the start of the forum.

*       Other tax professionals may receive credit if the phone forum
meets your organization's or state's CPE requirements.

*       To receive credit, register individually and use your PIN.

*       Call in using your individual phone line so your attendance can
be verified

*       Look for your Certificate of Completion by e-mail approximately
one week after the forum. If you have met all requirements, you will
receive your certificate automatically; there's no need to follow up. 

*       If you and others in your office do not require a CPE
certificate, please have only one person register on the group's behalf
and use your speaker phone to dial in.  This will maximize the number of
lines available for other participants and help reduce costs.

Sign up now for the event of your choice

*       Select the time that works best for you

Note: Time zones shown are Daylight Saving Time. 

CONFERENCE ACCESS CODE  EASTERN                        
760853  10 a.m.                        
648527  1 p.m.                         
353052  4 p.m.                         

*       Register at www.attevent.com <http://www.attevent.com/> .
Reservations are limited, so register early.

*       You will receive a Personal Identification Number to join the
conference.

*       If you have never registered with AT&T for a prior phone forum,
you will first need to click on create a profile.

*       If you require special accommodations, (for example, Braille,
large print or interpreter services) please contact Brian Finn at
nationalphoneforum at irs.gov

*       You will receive presentation materials by e-mail on the day
before the forum. If you do not receive this e-mail by noon the day
before the event, please e-mail us at nationalphoneforum at irs.gov to
request the materials.

Dial in on August 19, 2009

Toll free:   1-800-683-4564

Toll:           1-913-312-2904

*       Dial in at least five to ten minutes before the scheduled time.
Those who are first to arrive will be assured participation.  Once all
available lines are taken, no additional participants will be able to
join the session. 

*       Enter your access code, then the pound (#) sign. 

*       Enter your PIN, then the pound (#) sign. 

*       Your line will be placed on hold until the conference begins. 

A question and answer period will follow the presentation. However, due
to the public nature of the call, we will not be able to address
specific client issues. 

Questions? E-mail nationalphoneforum at irs.gov
<mailto:nationalphoneforum at irs.gov> 

Thomas (Tom) A. Sheaffer

IRS, SBSE, CLD, SL Field

1835 Assembly Street, MDP 26

Columbia, SC  29201

803-253-3031 Office

803-765-5055 Fax

 

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