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Bob and Mary Are Giving Smarter and Achieving Their Dreams...Find Out How You Can Too!
Bob and Mary first met at Two-Bit Flicks, a 25-cent movie night held on Fridays in Brighton Lecture Hall. When the spring formal hosted by the women's dorm came around, Mary asked Bob to go with her. It was their first "official" date.
The rest, as the saying goes, is history. Or in Bob and Mary's case, it is natural history. That's because Emporia State also introduced them to a lifelong passion for the natural sciences.
Bob and Mary feel Emporia State was the catalyst for the life they've built together. Mary became a science educator for 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th grade students. Bob founded and served as director of the Great Plains Nature Center and became a renowned nature photographer.
Now they want others to have the same opportunity they did. They want to help students come to ESU and discover a passion they can follow for the rest of their lives.
Bob and Mary found a simple and easy way to achieve this dream. When they set up their trust, they named Emporia State as a beneficiary.
What's your dream?
Learn how easy it is to make your dream a reality by naming Emporia State University in your will or trust. Contact Angela Fullen, Director of Planned Giving at the Emporia State University Foundation. She can answer your questions or help you get started. If you have already named Emporia State in your will or trust, let us know. We will make sure your gift does everything you want it to do.
"I would encourage anyone, if they are thinking about doing something like this, to contact the Foundation. For us, it has been a great experience." - Mary Butel
Getting Started is Easy
Not sure how to take the first step? We've got just the thing you need. Download your free Will and Estate Planning Guide. This guide is an easy way to get started on, or update, your estate plan. It will help you explore your options at your own pace. It's free, easy and yours to keep.
Download your copy today or contact Angela Fullen to request a printed copy.
Angela Fullen
Director of Planned Giving
Telephone: 620-341-6465
[email protected]
Washington News
IRS Promises Full Staff at Taxpayer Assistance Centers
The new individual taxpayer advisory specialists will be available to assist taxpayers with face-to-face assistance. The new jobs are promised to have "highly competitive pay and benefits, including on-the-job training, opportunities for advancement, health and life insurance and a federal retirement."
The IRS has already used the special hiring authority to expand the number of customer service representatives by 4,000. The agency has permission to hire up to 10,000 new customer service representatives by the end of 2023.
Edward S. Karl, a representative of the American Institute of CPAs, explained, "The idea that they are hiring more people is terrific. The more they get in place, the better it will be for taxpayers and for practitioners."
The new acting Commissioner of the IRS, Douglas O'Donnell, indicated that the primary focus during his interim tenure will be to improve taxpayer service. O'Donnell stated, "We are working across the enterprise to understand what we can do better and more efficiently, more quickly, to improve service to everyone that we interact with."
A former acting Commissioner of the IRS, David Kautter, agreed that increasing the staff would be helpful for taxpayers. Kautter noted, "Staffing these centers and focusing on taxpayer assistance will do a lot for the tax system itself, a lot for taxpayer attitudes, and it is the right thing to do in any event." Kautter noted that the IRS will also eventually increase taxpayer enforcement, but it is important to address the frustration taxpayers and tax practitioners have with the IRS at this time.
Nina Olson was the National Taxpayer Advocate from 2001 to 2019. She hopes that the "full staff" promise will be fulfilled. Olson stated, "Now what we need to see is the IRS expand the issues and matters taxpayers can resolve at a TAC, but the hiring is excellent."
Published November 11, 2022
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