President's Letter Fox Valley
Fox Valley Chapter
Illinois CPA Society
President’s Letter
2012-2013
To the members of the Fox Valley Chapter, Illinois CPA Society:
Welcome to our 2012-2013 season. The Fox Valley Chapter has planned another great year for the members and friends of our chapter. This season’s breakfast seminar series begins on September 6 with one of our more popular speakers, Brian Whitlock presenting his program Estate Planning for Family Business. Add this and the entire CPE series below to your calendar now.
As always, our Chapter’s CPE programs strive to be informative and relevant to CPAs in both public practice and private industry. There are 6 breakfast meetings planned, all include a buffet breakfast beginning at 7:30am. Programs start promptly at 8:00am and end at 10:00am, with the exception of May 2 2013, which ends at 11:00am.
All of the CPE breakfast seminars will be held at the Hilton – Lisle/Naperville, located in Lisle on Warrenville Road, just east of Naperville Road. For directions, contact the Hilton directly at 630.505.0900.
The cost of each meeting is $40.00 if paid in advance, or $45.00 at the door. Your admission fee includes breakfast and 2 hours of CPE (3 hours on May 2). This season, we will continue with our previous practice of extending a substantial discount to those who sign up and pay for the entire season. To enjoy the discount, there is one condition; you must pay the season ticket price in full before our 1st meeting on September 6th. This “season ticket” price is $180, a savings of $60 ($90 if you are accustomed to paying at the door). Also, the “season ticket” is transferrable – if you cannot attend a meeting, you may have another person attend in your place. This is ideal for firms and companies preferring to divide their season ticket by sending different firm personnel to different meetings. Note: after September 6, the “season ticket” price increases to $200, so make sure you get your registration in early.
To take advantage of this discount for the entire series, send a check for $180.00 payable to the Fox Valley Chapter ICPAS to our Treasurer, Peggy Tomisek Nasti, 695 Sterling Court, Naperville, IL 60540. If paying with a company check, include a note with the name of the attendee you are registering. If any questions, contact Peggy at ptnasti@wideopenwest.com or 630.983.6201.
Date:
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Time:
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CPE:
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Topic & Speaker:
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Thursday
September 6, 2012
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7:30 - 10:00am
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2
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Estate Planning for Family Business
Brian T. Whitlock, Tax Partner with Blackman Kallick & Plante Moran
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Thursday
October 4, 2012
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7:30 - 10:00am
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2
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New IRS Fresh Start Collection
Robert E. McKenzie, Attorney/Partner with Arnstein & Lehr LLP
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Thursday
November 1, 2012
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7:30 - 10:00am
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2
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Recent Developments with Flow
Through Entities
Mark D. Anderson. Attorney/Partner with Coman & Anderson, P.C.
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Thursday
December 6, 2012
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7:30 - 10:00am
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2
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Federal Income Tax Update
Donald T. King , CPA/Principal of JMG Financial Group, Ltd.
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Thursday
January 10, 2013
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7:30 - 10:00am
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2
Ethics
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Limiting Professional Liability. Best
Practices for Accountants - Ethics Program
Joe Wolfe, Assistant Vice President of Risk Control for Continental Casualty Insurance Company
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Thursday
May 2, 2013
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7:30 - 11:00am
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3
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Illinois Sales, Use, and Income Tax Update
C. Eric Fader, Sr. Manager, State Income Taxes, Navistar, Inc.
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Networking breakfasts: The Fox Valley Chapter currently holds monthly networking breakfast meetings in Wheaton, Oak Brook, Joliet and St. Charles on various dates each month. Please consult the Chapter calendar on the ICPAS website at www.icpas.org for more information about the time and location of these meetings. If there are any questions, contact me at navoyl@aol.com or 630.851.7978.
CPA/JD Practitioners Breakfast: The most recent addition to our roster of Chapter professional meetings, this group meets on the 2nd Friday of every month. Practicing CPAs and Attorneys are encouraged to meet for networking opportunities and educational discussion. Each meeting will generally begin with a brief presentation by an area CPA, attorney, insurance or banking professional on a current topic of interest within their particular practice area. Past topics have included the sharing of year end tax planning ideas, case law developments with trust Crummey Notices, an update on developments with state income tax nexus for multi state business, and in the qualified retirement plan area, new ERISA disclosure rules. Meetings are held in a private room at Allgauer’s Restaurant, located within the Lisle Hilton on Warrenville Road, just east of Naperville Road. The cost for the presentation, networking, and breakfast is $15. For more information, please contact either of the committee chairs, Audrey J. Skiera at 630.221.1755 or ajskiera@huckbouma.com or Gary Steeno at 630.596.800 or gsteeno@ayottedecker.com.
Small Practitioners’ Tax Group: Meeting on the 4th Monday of every month, this informal breakfast meeting gives Tax Professionals a place to discuss current tax and practice management issues. Tax Practitioners will have an opportunity to share experiences, problems and make recommendations on a host of matters. Past discussions have included dealing with IRS correspondences, fed and state tax representation issues and experiences, tax software selection, year end tax planning, and more. Come join us. Bring your questions and generate some discussion! Meetings are held in a private room at IHOP, 167 Danada Square East in Wheaton, which is located on the northeast corner of Butterfield and Naperville Roads, next to PNC Bank. The only cost is for your breakfast. For information, contact Linda Nayder at lnayder@nayder.com or 630.416.7068.
Social events: The Fox Valley Chapter plans to continue the annual Pub Quiz and Bowling outing tradition, with both outings planned for January 2013. Please check the ICPAS website at www.ICPAS.org for the specific dates of these and other upcoming social events.
We look forward to seeing you at this season’s chapter events and programs. I am confident you will find our chapter events to be enjoyable and relevant to your professional needs. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me at navoyl@aol.com or 630.851.7978.
Sincerely,
Larry Navoy, CPA
President
Fox Valley Chapter, Illinois CPA Society