Developed by practitioners for practitioners, the AICPA’s Small Business Practitioners Tax Conference offers practical guidance, highly-focused legislative, regulatory and judicial tax updates, and other important information pertinent to the small business arena.
You will not find any discussion of big business issues and tax theory at this conference. Instead you’ll gain insights from leading experts on the complex tax issues that directly impact your small-business clients. Plus there will be plenty of networking opportunities throughout the conference.
Most importantly, you’ll be able to provide value-added services to your small business clients – services you can implement immediately to help grow your practice. With these benefits, you cannot afford to miss this conference!
Who should attend
Partners, managing partners, shareholders, sole practitioners and other staff members serving the tax needs of their small business clients.
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| Sunday, July 12, 2009, Main Conference - Day One | |
| 7:30 am – 5:05 pm | Registration and Message Center Open |
| 1:00 pm | Main Conference Begins |
| 1:00 pm – 1:05 pm | Opening Remarks |
| 1:05 pm – 2:35 pm | 1. Federal Tax Update Ronald B. Hegt, CPA, Hays & Company LLP, New York, NY |
| 2:35 pm – 3:00 pm | Refreshment Break and Vendor Display |
| 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm | Concurrent Sessions (Select One)
2. Reasonable Compensation Alan S. Zipp, CPA/ABV, JD, CBA, CFE, Alan Zipp, CPA, PC, Rockville, MD |
| 3. Fundamentals of ESOPs Hugh E. Reynolds, CPA, Crowe Horwath LLP, Ft. Lauderdale, FL |
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| 4:05 pm – 5:05 pm | Concurrent Sessions (Select One) |
| 4. IRS Audits and Appeals David S. De Jong, JD, CPA, Stein, Sperling, Bennett, De Jong, Driscoll & Greenfeig, PC, Rockville, MD |
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| 5. Buying and Selling a Business William F. Murphy, CPA/PFS, ABV, CVA, Murphy & Company, PC, Indianapolis, IN |
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| Monday, July 13, 2009, Main Conference - Day Two | |
| 7:15 am – 5:10 pm | Registration and Message Center Open |
| 7:15 am – 8:15 am | Continental Breakfast |
| 8:15 am – 9:30 am | 6. Legislative Update Thomas Ochsenschlager, AICPA, Washington, DC |
| 9:30 am – 10:00 am | Refreshment Break and Vendor Display |
| 10:00 am – 11:00 am | Concurrent Sessions (Select One) |
| 7. Foreclosures, Short Sales and Bankruptcy
Glenn M. Anderson, MBA, CPA, JD, Miller, Miller & Canby, Chartered, Rockville, MD |
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| 8. Deferred Compensation Speaker TBA |
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| 11:05 am – 12:05 pm | Concurrent Sessions (Select One) |
| 9. General 1040 Issues Ronald B. Hegt, CPA, Hays & Company LLP, New York, NY |
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| 10. Fiduciary Accounting and Tax Update F. Gordon Spoor, CPA/PFS, Spoor & Associates, P.A., St. Petersburg, FL |
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| 12:05 pm – 12:45 pm | Lunch |
| 12:45 pm – 1:15 pm | Luncheon Presentation: Q&A with Morning Speakers |
| 1:25 pm – 2:25 pm | Concurrent Sessions (Select One) |
| 11. Choice of Entity Gregory A. Porcaro, CPA/ABV, MST, Otrando, Porcaro & Associates, Ltd., Warwick, RI |
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| 12. Estate Planning — Trends & Techniques F. Gordon Spoor, CPA/PFS, Spoor & Associates, P.A., St. Petersburg, FL |
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| 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm | Concurrent Sessions (Select One) |
| 13. Capital Gains and Interest Issues Patricia A. Thompson, CPA/PFS, MST, Piccerelli, Gilstein & Company, LLP, Providence, RI |
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| 14. Divorce Alan S. Zipp, CPA/ABV, JD, CBA, CFE, Alan Zipp, CPA, PC, Rockville, MD |
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| 3:30 pm – 3:55 pm | Refreshment Break and Vendor Display |
| 3:55 pm – 5:10 pm | 15. Partnership and LLC Update Paul H. Wilner, CPA, Grossberg Company LLP, Bethesda, MD |
| Tuesday, July 14, Main Conference - Day Three | |
| 7:15 am – 4:45 pm | Registration and Message Center Open |
| 7:15 am – 8:15 am | Continental Breakfast |
| 8:15 am – 9:30 am | 16 Tax System and IRS Issues Michael P. Dolan, KPMG LLP, Washington, DC |
| 9:30 am – 9:55 am | Refreshment Break and Vendor Display |
| 9:55 am – 10:55 am | Concurrent Sessions (Select One) |
| 17. Valuation of FLPs Linda B. Trugman, CPA/ABV, MCBA, ASA, MBA, Trugman Valuation Associates, Inc., Plantation, FL |
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| 18. International Taxation Danielle E. Rolfes, CPA, JD, LL.M., Ivins, Phillips & Barker, Washington, DC |
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| 11:00 am – 12:00 pm | Concurrent Sessions (Select One) |
| 19. Business Succession Planning William F. Murphy, CPA/PFS, ABV, CVA, Murphy & Company, PC, Indianapolis, IN |
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| 20. Tax Professional Standards — Making them Work for You Edward S. Karl, CPA, AICPA, Washington, DC |
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| 12:00 pm – 12:40 pm | Lunch |
| 12:40 pm – 1:10 pm | Luncheon Presentation: Q&A with Morning Speakers |
| 1:20 pm – 2:20 pm | Concurrent Sessions (Select One) |
21. 1031 and Other Real Estate Issues |
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| 22. Pensions for Small Business Speaker TBA |
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| 2:40 pm – 3:40 pm | 23. Financial Reporting and Tax Issues Danielle E. Rolfes, CPA, JD, LL.M., Ivins, Phillips & Barker, Washington, DC William R. Stromsem, CPA, JD, AICPA, Washington, DC |
| 3:45 pm – 4:45 pm | 24. S Corps Update Gregory A. Porcaro, CPA/ABV, MST, Otrando, Porcaro & Associates, Ltd., Warwick, RI |
| 4:45 pm | Conference Adjourns |
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Hotel Room Rate: $229 single/double
Hotel Cutoff Date: June 12, 2009

