Last night we had a rare opportunity to take time to see one of our customers perform. The Duhks, a Canadian folk music group, appeared at “Concert Under the Stars” at Bok Tower in Lake Wales, Florida. This is a wonderful outdoor special event. Folks bring their own lawn chairs, picnic dinners, wine, beer, etc., and enjoy a night of great […]
I just returned home from Muskegon Michigan. I had the opportunity to attend the North American Irish & Celtic Festival Organizers Conference 2013. It was a wonderful event, with over 80 attendees from over 25 festivals. Thanks to Chris Zahrt, President of the Michigan Irish Music Festival and her great team for hosting this event. And thanks to Ed Ward […]
Here’s an interesting article in the Washington Post about the IRS furloughing employees beginning in May. Acting IRS Commissioner Steven T. Miller said in a memo to agency employees that furloughs would take place on May 24, June 14, July 5, July 22 and August 30, with all “public-facing operations” closing on those dates, including toll-free operations and taxpayer-assistance centers. […]
We now have a liaison in Brazil. I’d like to welcome Mike Roberts into our organization. Mike speaks and writes fluent Brazilian Portuguese. If you need to communicate with us, but can only do so in Portuguese, please contact Mike. He will handle and help in any and all translations. We’ve added a special sub-menu on our Contact Us menu […]
Hola, Olá, Hallo, and Bonjour! Technology has enabled us to add a module to our website’s database that allows it to now be a multilanguage site. Our web designer has installed, tested and made it fully functional. You will notice the language option now at the end of the menu bar above. PLEASE NOTE – This is for information translation only and […]
With great pleasure we are pleased to announce an addition to the CWA Management team, Karen Villa. Karen has worked for the IRS since 1988; first as a Taxpayer Representative for Businesses, and then as an IRS Specialist, focusing on International Taxation. During her tenure with the IRS, she also became a member of the Tax Education and Communication (TEC) staff, […]
The panel discussion about Central Withholding Agreements was a tremendous success. Our host was James Burke, NYC City Parks Foundation/Summerstage Arts & Cultural Programs Director. Along with Cecile and me, on the panel was Mel Puljic of Folklore Produtions and Mehmet Dede of Drom and Electric Lila. Matthew Covey, owner of Tamizdat Artist Services did a spectacular job of moderating […]
Cecile and I will be flying to NYC today, where we will be attending the APAP Conference this weekend. We will also be speaking early Friday at a conference put on by New York Summerstage. It would be nice to take in some of the sites of NYC, but with over 3500 attendees expected at APAP, we are going to be busy, busy, busy. We […]
I am pleased to announce an addition to the CWA Management team, Cecile Glunt. With over 40 years experience in Finance and Taxation, Cecile retired from her position at the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in December, where she had held the position of Program Manager for the IRS Central Withholding Agreement Program. I have worked with Cecile countless times […]