Program: 2012 Annual Tax Update

Presenters: Mira J. Fine CPA, Victoria J. Marschner CPA, Sandra Kemper CPA

Course objectives include:

-overview of tax filing issues for the 2011 tax year

-address concerns specific to business and corporate tax filing

-address concerns specific to individual tax filing

-address concerns specific to Colorado tax filing

-address what is new for 2011 including

· last minute changes

· new laws

· rates for 2011

· changes in credits

· helpful hints and filing errors

· resources and online services

· alternative minimum tax

Field of Study: Tax

Program Level: Intermediate

Prerequisites: None

Instructional Method: Live

Recommend CPE: 3hrs

Date: Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Location: Denver Athletic Club

1325 Glenarm Street, Denver, CO 80204

(Parking is $5 in DAC lot on the corner of 14th & Welton Streets)

Time: 5:00 – 5:30pm Check-In
5:30 – 6:20pm Business/Corporate Tax Update – Mira J. Fine
6:20 – 7:00pm Dinner
7:00 – 7:50pm Individual Tax Update – Victoria J. Marschner
8:00 – 8:50pm Colorado State Tax Update – Sandra Kemper

Cost: $45.00 Members

$60.00 Non-members

Speaker Bio:

MIRA J. FINE, CPA has over 30 years of professional experience providing tax planning and compliance services to both individuals and business organizations. She assists clients with significant transactions, corporate reorganizations, partnerships, estates and trusts, and succession planning. Mira’s expertise extends to highly specialized areas such as revenue recognition, FASB 109, capital formation, mergers and acquisitions, and Section 3825 issues. Mira has developed a focus in the real estate, construction, manufacturing and distributions, technology, and service industries. She is a partner and National Director for Tax Services with the firm of Hein & Associates LLP.

VICTORIA J. MARSCHNER, CPA has a Masters of Taxation from the University of Denver. Her areas of experience include individual small business, corporate and partnership tax planning and preparation, estate planning and inheritance tax return preparation tax research and opinion, business consulting, tax accounting, corporate and partnership tax accounting and financial accounting instructor. She has over 25 years accounting and tax experience and has worked in industry as well as public accounting. Her recent interest is public speaking with the Gear-Up Seminar circuit. Victoria is also an instructor for the University of Colorado.

SANDY KEMPER is a CPA with over 25 years experience in accounting, including financial audit, management positions in industry, financial systems project management, and tax preparation and planning.  She maintains her own tax practice in addition to teaching tax and accounting courses at Regis University and Front Range Community College. She obtained her Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting and Master’s Degree in Taxation from the University of Central Florida. Sandy is the Treasurer – Financial Records for ASWA-Denver chapter, and is an active member of the Colorado Society of CPAs Financial Literacy Committee.

CPE Information: 3 hours of CPE (In accordance with the Standards of the National Registry of CPE Sponsors, CPE credits are granted based on a 50-minute hour. Participants must remain in a particular session for at least 50 minutes to earn a minimum of 1 CPE credit; all attempts have been made to ensure that these classes qualify for CPE credit under the rules of the Colorado State Board of Accountancy. Attendees have the responsibility to ensure that the classes they attend conform to the CPE credit guidelines and policies of the association managing their certification or the state issuing their license.)

Name of CPE Chapter Contact: Donna Krier CPE Contact Address: 720-240-8885, dmkrier@wradvisors.com

Administrative Policies: The Connection Committee will be contacting you for reservations. If you don’t hear from them by January 6th, please contact Carol Marsala at 303-237-0688 or cmarsala@denisonmines.com. There will be a door charge for entrants without reservations. All no-shows will be billed.

Official National Registry Statement
ASWA is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State Boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses of CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be addressed to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors: 150 Fourth Avenue, Suite 700, Nashville, TN 37219-2417. Website: www.nasba.org.

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About ASWA Denver

The American Society of Women Accountants was formed in 1938 to increase opportunities for women in all fields of accounting and finance. ASWA's mission is to enable women in all accounting and related fields to achieve their full personal, professional, and economic potential and to contribute to the future development of their profession. ASWA provides its members educational and networking opportunities at both the local and national levels.

Over 4000 members and 100 chapters strong, ASWA spreads its influence nationwide. Here are some stats (we are numbers-oriented after all):

38% of members are CPAs
38% work in public accounting
21% work in industry
17% in private companies

The Denver chapter, one of ASWA's largest with 150 members, not only connects those in accounting and finance in the Denver area to the activities of the national organization, but is very active locally as well. We hold monthly dinner meetings with an hour of Continuing Professional Education (CPE), an annual regional conference offering 16 hours of CPE, scholarships for women in accounting, and many other benefits

DENVER ASWA Chapter
REFERRALS - Chairperson, Mary Tatman

Let Mary know about the business resources you have so she can include you as a referral when she gets calls looking for referrals. Her phone number is on the Recent Accruals Bulletin that is mailed out and is also in the Annual Member Roster, or, use this email@aswadenver.org link.