07.26.10

Tax Practice Ethics and Quality Control: The New Imperative (July 26, 2010)

Posted in Arizona Society CPAs at 1:00 am by Ed Zollars, CPA

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07.16.10

Passthrough Entities – Advanced Issues (July 16, 2010)

Posted in Arizona Society CPAs, tax at 6:07 am by Ed Zollars, CPA

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06.04.10

Construction Contractors: Special Accounting & Tax Considerations – June 4, 2010

Posted in Arizona Society CPAs, tax at 1:00 am by Ed Zollars, CPA

The following items were referenced in the Construction Contracting:  Special Accounting & Tax Considerations course given in Phoenix, Arizona on June 4, 2010:

• ASCPA Federal Tax Update Podcasts – along with instructions on subscribing to the podcast in iTunes
• Phoenix Tax Workshop
• Slides for Presentation – Keynote slides from presentation
• FASB Going Concern Project Status Page – discusses status of FASB’s continuing going concern project
• SSARS 19 Summary
• IRS Construction Industry Audit Technique Guide
• Koch Industries v. United States, CA10 No. 08-3347 – road construction contractor could not include contracted expected maintenance as part of job for percentage of completion purposes

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05.15.10

The New Statements on Standards for Tax Services (May 15, 2010)

Posted in Arizona Society CPAs, Phoenix Tax Workshop at 8:01 am by Ed Zollars, CPA

Presented at the Phoenix Tax Workshop (now part of the Arizona Society of CPAs) on May 15, 2010.

• Presentation Materials
• Revised SSTS Standards
• IRS Circular 230

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01.19.10

Arizona Income Taxes – January 19, 2010

Posted in Arizona Society CPAs at 1:00 am by Ed Zollars, CPA

Below are links mentioned in the Arizona Income Taxation course for the Arizona Society of CPAs conducted on January 19, 2010 in Tucson:

• Arizona Revised Statutes Title 42 – General Taxation Provisions of Arizona Law
• Arizona Revised Statutes Title 43 – Arizona Income Tax Provisions in Arizona Law
• Arizona Department of Revenue Rulings
• Arizona Department of Revenue Procedures
• Arizona Department of Revenue Decisions
• Arizona Department of Revenue NOL Guidance – Department of Revenue’s guidance on ARRA 2009 Net Operating Losses
• Arizona Board of Tax Appeals Opinions
• Arizona Tax Court Cases - Decisions of the Arizona Tax Court (a court in Maricopa County where tax cases for the state are heard)
• Arizona Court of Appeals Tax Cases – From Division One, where tax cases are heard
• Federal Tax Update Podcast – ASCPA weekly update on federal tax developments, presented by E. Lynn Nichols, CPA and Edward K. Zollars, CPA

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Arizona Ethics – January 19, 2010

Posted in Arizona Society CPAs at 1:00 am by Ed Zollars, CPA

Some resources related to the Arizona Ethics course given on January 19, 2010 in Tucson.

• AICPA New SSTS Standards – effective January 1, 2010
• AICPA Code of Conduct – current version of AICPA standards
• AICPA Professional Ethics Committee Exposure Draft Site (to contain new exposure draft sometime in August).
• Authoritative Support Presentation audio presentation and article from my podcast site that was posted in August 2008.

The above are items will give you some additional information on items discussed in the course.

Below is a Google Voice connect box. You can click on the button, provide your phone number, and Google will connect us toll free by calling you back and then, when you answer, calling me. The call is forwarded to me wherever I might be at the time. If I’m not available, you can leave a voice mail.

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01.06.10

Arizona Ethics – January 6, 2010

Posted in Arizona Society CPAs at 6:09 am by Ed Zollars, CPA

Some resources related to the Arizona Ethics course given on January 6, 2010 in Phoenix.

• AICPA New SSTS Standards – effective January 1, 2010
• AICPA Code of Conduct – current version of AICPA standards
• AICPA Professional Ethics Committee Exposure Draft Site (to contain new exposure draft sometime in August).
• Authoritative Support Presentation audio presentation and article from my podcast site that was posted in August 2008.

The above are items will give you some additional information on items discussed in the course.
Below is a Google Voice connect box. You can click on the button, provide your phone number, and Google will connect us toll free by calling you back and then, when you answer, calling me. The call is forwarded to me wherever I might be at the time. If I’m not available, you can leave a voice mail.

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Arizona Income Taxes – January 6, 2010

Posted in Arizona Society CPAs at 6:07 am by Ed Zollars, CPA

Below are links mentioned in the Arizona Income Taxation course for the Arizona Society of CPAs conducted on January 6, 2010 in Phoenix:

• Arizona Revised Statutes Title 42 – General Taxation Provisions of Arizona Law
• Arizona Revised Statutes Title 43 – Arizona Income Tax Provisions in Arizona Law
• Arizona Department of Revenue Rulings
• Arizona Department of Revenue Procedures
• Arizona Department of Revenue Decisions
• Arizona Department of Revenue NOL Guidance – Department of Revenue’s guidance on ARRA 2009 Net Operating Losses
• Arizona Board of Tax Appeals Opinions
• Arizona Tax Court Cases - Decisions of the Arizona Tax Court (a court in Maricopa County where tax cases for the state are heard)
• Arizona Court of Appeals Tax Cases – From Division One, where tax cases are heard
• Federal Tax Update Podcast – ASCPA weekly update on federal tax developments, presented by E. Lynn Nichols, CPA and Edward K. Zollars, CPA

Below is a Google Voice connect box. You can click on the button, provide your phone number, and Google will connect us toll free by calling you back and then, when you answer, calling me. The call is forwarded to me wherever I might be at the time. If I’m not available, you can leave a voice mail.

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12.04.09

Arizona Ethics – December 4, 2009

Posted in Arizona Society CPAs at 1:00 am by Ed Zollars, CPA

Some resources related to the Arizona Ethics course given on December 4, 2009 in Yuma.

• AICPA New SSTS Standards – effective January 1, 2010
• AICPA Code of Conduct – current version of AICPA standards
• The IRS July 15, 2009 Tax Talk Today audio program that discussed the Office of Professional Responsibility is available (apparently available through December 31, 2009, does require setting up free account with TaxTalkToday.tv).
• AICPA Professional Ethics Committee Exposure Draft Site (to contain new exposure draft sometime in August).
• Authoritative Support Presentation audio presentation and article from my podcast site that was posted in August 2008.

The above are items will give you some additional information on items discussed in the course.
Below is a Google Voice connect box. You can click on the button, provide your phone number, and Google will connect us toll free by calling you back and then, when you answer, calling me. The call is forwarded to me wherever I might be at the time. If I’m not available, you can leave a voice mail.

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Arizona Income Taxation – December 4, 2009

Posted in Arizona Society CPAs at 1:00 am by Ed Zollars, CPA

Below are links mentioned in the Arizona Income Taxation course for the Arizona Society of CPAs conducted on December 4, 2009 in Yuma:

• Arizona Revised Statutes Title 42 – General Taxation Provisions of Arizona Law
• Arizona Revised Statutes Title 43 – Arizona Income Tax Provisions in Arizona Law
• Arizona Department of Revenue NOL Guidance – Department of Revenue’s guidance on ARRA 2009 Net Operating Losses
• Federal Tax Update Podcast – ASCPA weekly update on federal tax developments, presented by E. Lynn Nichols, CPA and Edward K. Zollars, CPA

Below is a Google Voice connect box. You can click on the button, provide your phone number, and Google will connect us toll free by calling you back and then, when you answer, calling me. The call is forwarded to me wherever I might be at the time. If I’m not available, you can leave a voice mail.

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