Tennessee Department of Revenue to Hold Free Tax Workshops for New Businesses
Friday, January 04, 2013 | 09:02am
Nashville, Tenn. - The Tennessee Department of Revenue announces its next series of free bimonthly tax workshops to be held in Chattanooga, Johnson City, Knoxville, Memphis and Nashville.
Chattanooga: January 16, from 8 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. at the department's Chattanooga regional office, located at 540 McCallie Avenue. The workshop will be held in conference room 607.
Johnson City: January 10, from 8 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. at the department's Johnson City regional office, located at 204 High Point Drive.
Knoxville: January 16, from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the department's Knoxville regional office, located at 531 Henley Street, suite 606.
Memphis: January 10, from 8:30 a.m. to noon at the Renaissance Business Center, located at 555 Beale Street. The workshop will be held in the Memphis Training Room.
Nashville: January 22, 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the department's Murfreesboro Road office, located at 1321 Murfreesboro Road, 8th Floor.
These free workshops are designed to assist those encountering business-related taxes for the first time. Tax specialists from various local and state agencies will provide the basic information needed to comply with registration and tax requirements. During the session, attendees will have the opportunity to listen to these tax specialists, ask questions and receive materials explaining tax responsibilities and providing contact information. Areas of discussion will include business tax, sales and use tax, unemployment tax and tax enforcement procedures.
Space is limited and registration is required. For more information, please call (800) 342-1003 (toll-free inside Tennessee) or (615) 253-0600 (local Nashville-area and outside Tennessee), or visit Revenue's Web site to download the registration form.
The Department of Revenue is responsible for the administration of state tax and motor vehicle title and registration laws established by the legislature, and the collection of taxes and fees associated with those laws. The Department of Revenue collects approximately 91 percent of total state tax revenue. In collecting taxes and registering motor vehicles, the department enforces the revenue laws fairly and impartially in an effort to encourage voluntary taxpayer compliance. To learn more about the department, log on to www.TN.gov/revenue.
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