Chamber Chatter
February 18, 2013
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
February 2013
9 5:00p - Project Connect Vision Open House - Seton Medical Center Hays
20 11:00a - Project Connect Vision Open House - Austin Energy Assembly Room
20 5p - Project Connect Vision Open House - Williamson Conference Center
21 9:15a - CE Course: Auto Theft and Fraud for Insurers - Tres Amigos
21 11:30a - Kyle Orthodontics Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
23 8:30a - Plum Creek Watershed Clean-Up
23 10a - Lehman High School Band Mattress Fundraiser
24 11:30a - The Kyle/Buda Empty Bowls Project - Kyle Historic City Hall
26 11:30a - Kyle Chamber "State of the City" Luncheon - Hays CISD Performing Arts Center
26 12p - Project Connect Vision Open House Webinar
27 2:00p - Free Balance Screening Event - CTMC Rehabilitation Institute
27 6:30p - Hays County Town Hall Meeting - Precinct 2 Building
28 5:30p - Hays County Republican Party Lincoln/Reagan Dinner - Texas Disposal Systems Exotic Game Ranch

March 2013
1 7:30p - William Giraldi Reading and Book Signings - Katherine Anne Porter House
4 8:30a - Free Membership Orientation - Kyle Chamber Office
9 6:30p - Kyle/Buda Republican Group Meeting - Buda Fire Station
14 8:30a - ServPro: Water & Sewer Damage Restoration
19 7:00a - HealthCheck Blood Draw
PROMOTE WITH US!
Are you a local business that has a product, service, or event you want our community to know about?

The Kyle Chamber offers sponsorship space on our website (KyleChamber.org) and in our weekly Chamber Chatter.
Our goal is to promote your business and help it grow!

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OR  
$600/year  
 
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$30/week  
OR  
$90/month

If you're interested in placing an ad with the Kyle Chamber, please contact Christina at info@kylechamber.org for more information.
REFER A FRIEND!
Do you know a local business that wants to join an ever-growing business community and network? Then fill them in about all the benefits they would receive by joining the Kyle Chamber!
 
Please tell them to visit the Kyle Chamber Members' Benefits page to find out more information!
 
Together, we can make Kyle a "Simply Charming" place to live and work!
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"State of the City" Luncheon
 
Featured Member of the Week
We are proud to feature Onair Development as this week's Member Monday! Onair Development was founded by Kerry Angus and the chosen "company name, Onair, which is the Gaelic word for honesty and honour ('air m'onair' - upon my honor, honestly)." Onair Development provides consulting services, project marketing, and much more!

"Onair Development's unique business model offers the perfect blend of the benefits associated with traditional ownership models, yet none of the hassles like hefty capital expenditures or overseeing a time consuming construction project. Designed from the onset with medical practitioners in mind, our approach is tailored to the medical industry's unique needs - and is an optimal way to combat industry challenges like ancillary restrictions and declining reimbursement rates. We've found our approach works well with other types of professionals, from attorneys to CPAs."

For more information, please contact them at:

Onair Development
2200 Park Bend Dr.
Bldg. 1, Suite 400
Austin, TX 78758
512-327-6624
Hays County Lincoln Reagan Dinner
The Kyle/Buda Republican Group is accepting silent auction donations for this event, please contact Alice Chisholm at 512-312-4210.
Kyle Orthodontics Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
 
IRS Becomes More Aggressive in Enforcing Employment Classifications
Businesses employing Independent Contractors beware, the IRS is becoming more aggressive in enforcement of employment classification and is scrutinizing the distinctions between employees and independent contractors with an increasing level of focus. The question of whether a worker is an independent contractor or employee for federal income and employment tax purposes is a complex one. It is intensely factual, and the stakes are high. As you may know, if a worker is an employee the employer must withhold federal income and payroll taxes, pay the employer's share of FICA taxes on the wages plus FUTA tax, and often provide the worker with fringe benefits it makes available to other employees. There may be state tax obligations as well. However, these obligations do not apply to independent contractors and the business's only tax reporting obligation is to send the independent contractor a Form 1099-MISC for the year showing what he or she was paid (if it amounts to $600 or more). Read more.
Free Membership Orientation-- Open to all members!