> The EDC-VC and EDD will present a “Federal / State Basic Payroll Tax Seminar” from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 3 at the Ventura EDD Tax Office, 4820 McGrath St., Suite 200, Ventura.
- Participants will receive information on:
- California payroll reporting requirements; forms, employer obligations, reporting and payment requirements
- Independent contractor reporting requirements
- Electronic filing and payment requirements and options
There is no charge for the seminar. Make reservations by visiting www.edd.ca.gov/Payroll_Tax_Seminars/ or call 866-745-6083 for more information.
> Gary C. Zimmerman, retired economist from the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, will speak about interest rates and CSU Channel Islands Professor of Economics Sung Won Sohn, Ph.D., will discuss global economic uncertainty at the Planned Giving Advisory Council (PGAC) event “Global Economic Turbulence and the Impact on U.S. Financial Markets and Policy” from 7:30 to 9 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 5 at CI’s Grand Salon. Tickets for the breakfast presentation are $40 for general admission; $20 for CI faculty and staff; and free for CI students. For tickets to the PGAC event visit https://csuci.wufoo.com/forms/pgac-reception/ or call 805-437-3552.
> Representatives from the four founding nations of the Pacific Alliance will speak on “How to Trade with Pacific Alliance Countries” from 8 a.m. to noon Friday, Nov. 6 at CSU Channel Islands’ Malibu Hall 100. Sponsored by CI’s Institute for Global Economic Research (IGER), the panel will consist of the four consuls general from Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru. The presentation is free and lunch will be served, but participants must RSVP by Nov. 2 at https://csuci.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9mghJV8lnQaxoHP. For more information, email paulina.rodriguez@csuci.edu or call 805-437-3637.
> Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin and the Contractors State Licence Board will present a free Senior Scam Stopper seminar from 9 to 11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 13 at the Wilson Senior Center, 350 N. C St., Oxnard. One in five seniors has been a victim of fraud. Seniors are the most targeted group. New scams are developed constantly. Seniors wil learn how to protect themselves. RSVP to 805-482-1904 or visit www.asmdc.org/irwin.