1. Stakeholder Liaison Mission The goal of Stakeholder Liaison (SL) is to build and maintain relationships with key tax professional and business organizations to: Improve voluntary compliance through education Elevate local issues and concerns Disseminate information on IRS policies & procedures Support strategic IRS compliance initiatives

2. Location Date SB/SE Stakeholder Liaison OUTREACH, EDUCATION & MORE

3. Stakeholder Liaison - Field 1212 9 8 2 7 5 1 1010 1 63 4 1- Northeast 5- Southeast 9- Midwest 2- New York 6- Great Lakes10- Southwest 3- Mid-Atlantic 7- Mid-South11- Western 4- South-Atlantic 8- Central12- Northwest

4. SL Field Area Managers 1 - NortheastJoe Wynne 2 - New YorkKim Young 3 - Mid-AtlanticBrian Finn 4 - South-AtlanticDavid Yeskoo 5 - SoutheastCraig McLaughlin 6 - Great Lakes Miles Wright 7 - Mid-SouthCraig Crews 8 - CentralLarry Orozco 9 - Midwest Ann Makres (acting) 10- SouthwestAllen McClurd 11- Western Joyce Penau Marsha Phillips (Supervisory SL) 12- NorthwestKristen Hoiby

5. Direct SL Outreach & Education National & Local Phone Forums Small Business Forums and Workshops

6. Direct SL Outreach & Education Practitioner Liaison Meetings IRS Disaster Assistance Program Issue Management Resolution System (IMRS)

7. Types of Issues: Systemic problems Systemic problems Internal policies and proceduresInternal policies and procedures Two Reports: IMRS Monthly Report IMRS Monthly Report Hot Issues Hot Issues

8. Other IRS Products and Services 2009 IRS Tax Calendar for Small Businesses and the Self-Employed (Pub 1518) Virtual Small Business Tax Workshop (Pub 1066-C) Small Business Resource Guide CD-ROM (Pub 3207) Small Business Federal Tax Responsibilities (Pub 4591) IRS Bookmark for Tax Practitioners (Pub 4666) IRS Bookmark for Small Businesses (Pub 4667)

9. Outreach & Education via Electronic Distribution e-News for Tax Professionals e-News for Small Businesses IRS Stakeholder Partners‘ Headliners

10. Small Business-Self Employed Web Site on IRS.gov Information for Tax Professionals Information for Small Businesses Educational Events and Products

11. Join SL – Field Positions: GS 526-12 Stakeholder Liaison SPD # 95910 GS 526-13 Senior Stakeholder Liaison SPD # 95911 Requirement: 12 hours of Accounting or pass Accounting based assessment exam 11

12. Join SL – Field Area Manager Position Position description: SPD # 96954 Requirement: 12 hours of Accounting or pass Accounting based assessment exam 12

13. Join SL – Field Desired skills: Taxpayer relations Marketing Workload management Planning & time utilization 13

14. Join SL – Field Desired skills: Oral & written communication skills Tax Law and general IRS knowledge Ability to research & develop issues W orkplace interaction & involvement 14

15. More Information Contact your Local SL for additional information regarding Stakeholder Liaison and IRS outreach.