As January is coming to a close, I reflect back to the first day of the New Year. Like many people I like to make New Year’s resolutions and this year is no different. Of course as always my top two resolutions are to get fit and lose weight – I’ll keep you posted on how well I stay on track. If you are a betting person, I won’t last 4 months on my new routine!
Where did the year go? Wasn’t it just yesterday that we were together for our Annual User Group conference? Over those two days we investigated a crime on school activity funds with the help of Ray Haywood at PricewaterhouseCoopers. We welcomed Moneris as a preferred partner with KEV. We rolled up our sleeves and dove into tactical and practical topics that would assist us in our day-to-day duties/tasks of monitoring school activity funds. This of course was with the help of many of our colleagues that presented workshops such as coaching school bookkeepers on how to manage change, reducing the risk of theft, understanding the impact on new ministry reporting, and taking part in the debate on centralized vs. decentralized rollovers. I wonder who won… We heard about School Cash Online and imagined a cashless school society. And who could forget the valuable networking that happens when a group like us gets together for 2 days, even in the snow!
On June 22nd, the IRS announced its plans to hold a webinar about 3% Withholding Tax required on
selected government entity payments that will take effect in 2013. The “New Contractor Withholding
Requirements: The Ins and Outs of IRC 3402(t)” webinar will be one hour long and will be provided at no
cost. It is scheduled to be held on July 14th at 2:00pm (Eastern Time) and will address who must withhold
under Section 3402(t), which payments are subject or exceptions to the withholding, and 3402(t) deposit
and reporting mechanics.
Presenters:
Tennille Francis– IRS tax Law Specialist
June 22, 2011 – KEV Group and Moneris Solutions, one of North America’s largest payment processors, are pleased to announce their new partnership to provide superior payment management solutions to customers in the education market.
“We’re always challenging ourselves to be more innovative in finding solutions that make school accounting and online payment more cost effective, simple and of course, secure for everyone. It’s something our customers – school board officials, school bookkeepers, teachers and administrators – expect of us and something we expect of ourselves, as we continue to grow and be leaders in this industry.
KEV Group, partnered with IRS Compliance will be delivering a workshop for MD/DC ASBO members on May the 12th at 9:30 a.m. at the MD Association of Boards of Education, Annapolis, Maryland. A description of our workshop is provided below, and for more details please contact the Maryland Association of School Business Officials.
KEV came across the following article outlining the Indiana State Board of Accounts’ recommendations for school districts, and their warning that failure to add bookkeeping staff could lead to undetected errors, fraud and other problems.
We have received inquiries from District Officials around the rules for Parent Teacher Organizations and the respective limits that their PTO/PTA bank accounts can hold.
Back in September 2010, KEV launched the new School Cash Online module of the School Cash Suite in North America. We have also integrated with existing meal plan systems to allow parents the ability to replenish meal plan balances and review nutrition purchases online. We are growing and training districts at an exponential rate! Join a webinar to learn how you can save time and money by becoming one of our next School Cash Online users. Read more…
