IRS Practice & Prodedure: Audits, Appeals, and Assessment [IPP Anc]
Time: 8-4
Subject:
TaxationCredit Hours:
8.00Price:
Member: $295.00
Non-member: $445.00
Discussion Leader:
Edward K. Zollars, CPA
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Edward K. Zollars, CPA is in public practice in Phoenix, Arizona as a partner with the firm of Thomas & Zollars & Lynch, Ltd. He has been in practice for over twenty five years, specializing in tax issues for closely held businesses and individuals.
Ed has been professionally involved with both tax and technology issues, combing the two disciplines in starting the first tax podcast (Ed Zollars Tax Update, produced weekly dealing with current tax issues. He has been a member of AICPA Tax Division Committees dealing with tax and technology issues, and was the Tax Section’s representative on three occasions to the AICPA’s Top Ten Technologies project. Ed is also a member of the Phoenix Tax Workshop’s Advisory Committee, and currently serves on the Tax Legislation Liaison Committee for the Arizona Society of CPAs.Ed was selected as a Life Member by the Arizona Society of CPAs in May of 2010.
Ed is a co-author of the Arizona Income Tax Guide published by the Phoenix Tax Workshop, and has written articles published in Practical Tax Strategies and the Tax Adviser. He has been a frequent contributor to a number of professional tax discussion groups, and served as systems operator on the AICPA’s Accountants Forum in the mid 1990s.
He has spoken regularly on tax and technology topics since 1996, speaking before conferences sponsored by the AICPA and a number of state society of CPAs.
closeWebsite registration for this course closes on October 28, 2015. To register after this date please contact the society at akcpa@ak.net or 907-562-4334.
Full Description
IRS Practice and Procedure: Audits, Appeals, Assessment, Settlement and CollectionOctober 29, 2015
AKCPA Office
Anchorage, AK
LATE REGISTRATION POLICY
For registrations received less than 21 days from the course date will be charged a late fee of $50 for each 8 hour course and $25 for each 4 hour course.
IRS compliance initiatives target high income individuals, pass-through entities, and exempt organizations (including qualified plans). Other compliance programs focus on specific industries and issues. Be prepared! Learn how the Services examination process works, how to present issues to the Appeals Division, and options for paying deficiencies. This program covers everything from the initial examination notice to submission of an Offer in Compromise. Learn when Innocent Spouse relief might be available, when automatic installment payments might be available, how the IRSs own Audit Technique Guides can help you, and other IRS collection and audit procedures.
Major Topics:
Audit Techniques Guides and examination of returns
Delinquent tax notices and collection procedures
Responsible persons and Trust Fund Recovery
Offers in compromise and negotiation tactics
Innocent Spouse Relief
Circular 230 update
Civil penalties and return preparer penalties
Liens and levies, Form 12153 and the Collection Due Process Hearing
IRS Administrative Appeals
Abatement and waiver of penalties: Chapter XX of the IRM
Professional liability and the Office of Professional Responsibility
IRS Fresh Start initiative
Learning Objectives:
Understand IRS procedures from audit, to appeals, to collection
Weigh options for clients who are under examination or in collection
Secure abatement of penalties
Be more skillful as a representative and advocate
Designed For: Accountants who represent clients or employers before the IRS
CPE Credits: 8, Tax
Level of Knowledge: Intermediate
Prerequisite: None
Acronym: IPP
Discussion Leader: Edward K. Zollars, CPA
