Free Seminar at VGCC Will Provide Business Owners Information About Taxes And Workers’ Comp


The Vance Granville Community College Small Business Center will host a seminar for business owners that deals with taxes and workers’ compensation insurance on Tuesday, February 19, 2013.

The seminar, which is free to everyone, will take place between 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. in Building 7, Room 7107 at the Vance Granville Community College Henderson campus. The Henderson campus is located at 200 Community College Road, which is exit 209 off of interstate 85 onto Poplar Creek Road

The seminar is free; however, registration is required. Seating is limited, so be sure to register right away.

Attendees are encouraged to bring their own bagged lunch.

Presenters will include the NC Department of Revenue, NC Industrial Commission, Department of Commerce Division of Workforce Solutions, and the Small Business Administration (SBA)

Some topics may include:

  • The State of North Carolina can “waive your fees and penalties” if you are a small business owner that has overdue taxes.

  • The first $50,000 of your business revenue may not be taxed by the state.

  • Federal Work Opportunity Tax Credits are available for hiring individuals from certain targeted groups.

  • North Carolina law requires that all businesses with three or more employees obtain workers’ compensation insurance or qualify as self-insured employers.

For more details, please see the attached notice at http://dataforge.s3.amazonaws.com/hih/2013/01/01223850/2013-Taxes_Workers_Comp_Henderson-1.pdf

Please note in this flyer, the exit off highway 85 is listed as 208 when in fact it is exit 209.

To register or for questions, please contact Tanya Weary, Director of the Small Business Center at Vance Granville Community College at 252-738-3240 or via e-mail at wearyt@vgcc.edu.