ARIZONA FORUM FOR IMPROVEMENT OF TAXATION

NEW MEETING LOCATION- MOUNTAIN PRESERVE RECEPTION CENTER

Annual Winter Seminar- January 11, 2012

11:30AM-5:00 PM Lunch Is Included

AFIT PRESENTS ITS 2012

ANNUAL WINTER TAX SEMINAR

PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED!!!

Registration is closed

January 11, 2012 Seminar

ANNUAL WINTER TAX SEMINAR

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January 11, 2012

11:15 AM to 4:45 PM

Mountain Preserve Reception Center

1431 East Dunlap Avenue

Phoenix, Arizona

11:15 AM - 11:45 AM DOORS OPEN / REGISTRATION

11:45 AM - 12:55 PM LUNCHEON

Keynote Speaker (tentative): John A. Greene AZ DOR Director

12:55 PM - 1:00 pm WELCOME / INTRODUCTION

Speaker: Jack Wood, Enrolled Agent

1:00 PM - 2:40 Pm marriage and divorce in arizona:

Tax fallout in difficult circumstances

A Panel Discussion: Tax Attorneys and IRS and DOR Representatives.

Primary focus will be on impact of community property laws, especially with respect to collection of tax debts.

2:40 PM - 3:00 PM BREAK

3:00 PM - 3:50 PM FEDERAL & ARIZONA TAX UPDATES

IRS: George Lopez, Stakeholder Liaison

AZ DOR: Anthony Forschino, Public Information Officer

3:50 PM - 4:40 PM LOOKING FOR WORK:

TEMPORARY ASSIGNMENTS IN AN ERA OF SCARCE

Presenter: Ed Zollars, CPA

Many Arizona residents have left the state temporarily to find work. Ed will review temporary vs. indefinite, tax home, away from home expenses, itinerant workers, job search costs, moving expenses and more.

Register online at www.afitaz.org

Do Not Wait until 2012 to Register!

11:30 am - 5 pm

Free Parking

Please register using Paypal!

Arizona Forum for the Improvement of Taxation, AFIT, is a coalition of the Arizona Bar, Arizona Society of Enrolled Agents, Arizona Society of Practicing Accountants, and the Arizona Society of Certified Public Accountants with liaison from the Internal Revenue Service, the Arizona Department of Revenue, and the City of Phoenix. In addition to sponsoring educational programs with varied government input, AFIT committees with representatives from all the member groups meet monthly to discuss filing, collection and examination issues.

Seminars 2 x per year: 5 hours of CPE for $40

The Mission Statement adopted states

To create and foster a spirit of understanding and cooperation among tax administrators, tax professionals, legislators, and taxpayers striving to continuously improve the quality of the American Tax System. To achieve that purpose, we will:

-Work collaboratively to educate taxpayers as to their rights and responsibilities within the tax law.

--Work jointly to educate tax professionals and tax administrators through improved communication, team work, and timely dissemination of information.

--Provide education, assistance, and feedback to legislators in the development and review of federal, state and local tax law.

--Jointly develop solutions to problems which impact on the effectiveness and efficiency of tax administration.

--Provide support and assistance to tax exempt organizations dedicated to the furtherance of the objectives stated above.

The spirit at AFIT is to attack the problem, but never an individual. Members work together in a cooperative, not an adversarial spirit.

Please send inquiries to : afit@afitaz.org

Seminars 2 x per year: 5 hours of CPE for $40