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Scheduled CPE and Other Events – 2008
Federal Tax Update – December 10, 2008 – Amarillo Civic Center
• Speaker – Steven Tillinger, CPA of Corpus Christi, Texas
Location: Amarillo Civic Center – Heritage Room, 8:00 Check-In and 8:30 Class Begins
PAST EVENTS
Chapter Meeting – February 7, 2008 (Thursday) – ONE HOUR OF CPE
• Speaker – Jackie Mirabal - Wage Reporting Specialist with the Social Security Administration
• Electronic Filing of the W-2 to SSA
• Common Errors/Filing Corrections
• Name and Social Security Number Verifications
• W2/941 Reconciliation
Location: Amarillo Club – 12:00 – 1:30 – LUNCH and CPE
Leadership Training – April 24, 2008 (Thursday)
• For Incoming (2008-2009) Outgoing (2007-2008) Committee Chairs and Board of Directors
• Planning and Informational Session for 2008-2009 Fiscal Year
Location: Amarillo Club - 9:30 – 11:15 (Chapter Meeting to follow)
Chapter Meeting – April 24, 2008(Thursday) – ONE HOUR OF CPE
• Speaker - William Treacy, Executive Director of the TSBBPA
• 1) Describing the Board’s enforcement process and current efforts
• 2) Exploring the most common pitfalls that cause sanctions to be imposed on licensee
• 3) Ensuring CPAs understand their responsibilities to clients/employers, the profession, and the public interest.
Location: Amarillo Club – 11:30 – 1:30 – LUNCH, Recognize Students, and CPE - TIME CHANGE to 11:30
New and Emerging CPA’s and Students - April 24th, 2008 Donna Hiller from the TSBPA will speak on the CPA Exam tactics, helpful hints, CPE requirements, reporting of CPE. Location: Amarillo Club - 1:30 - 3:30
Accounting and Auditing Update—May 21-22, 2008 – Amarillo College of Business and Industry Center
• Speaker – Leita Hart, CPA of Austin, Texas
Partial Topics
• How to get along with auditors
• Audit management
• Interview skills for auditors
• Results oriented writing
Location: Amarillo College Business and Industry Center on Polk Street – 8:00 Check-In and 8:30 Class Begins
Tax Institute—August 27, 28, 2008 – Amarillo Civic Center
Tenative Topics and Speakers
• Texas Margin Tax, Ira Lipstet
• 1041 Update, Robert Barnhill
• Depreciation, Blaise Bender
• Others: Retirement Plans, Stocks, Bonds, Investments, Recent Tax Cases/Rulings, Oil and Gas, Not for Profit/Update
Location: Amarillo Civic Center – Heritage Room, 8:00 Check-In and 8:30 Class Begins
JOINT CPE-CLE LUNCH MEETING with CPA’s and ATTORNEY’s
Friday, September 5th, 2008 – Amarillo Club
Arrive for networking and meal 11:30-11:45
CPE-CLE begins 12:00 – 12:15
Meeting Ends – 1:15
MIGI Conference—October 22-23, 2008 – Amarillo College of Business and Industry Center
Partial Topics and Speakers
· Identity Theft, Computer Security - FBI, Special Agent John Whitworth; Amarillo Police Department, Corporal Neufeld, Wednesday
· ETHICS - Jeff Clay, Wednesday
· Business Insurance Update – Includes Worker’s Compensation, Property and Casualty, Liability, Health, Recent Developments, Alternatives - Gary Graham of HRH Insurance, Thursday
· Electronic Banking - Gary Houlette of Happy State Bank, Thursday
· NonRetirement Plans, Non-qualified Deferred Compensation - Pinnacle Financial, Thursday
Location: Amarillo College Business and Industry Center on Polk Street – 8:00 Check-In and 8:30 Class Begins
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