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ILLINOIS TAX UPDATE

Business Entities

A Live Audio Seminar from CCH

Thursday, March 26, 2009 - 1 PM Eastern; Noon Central; 11 AM Mountain; 10 AM Pacific

Register Today for Only $249 Per Site and Have an Unlimited Number of Users Participate!

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Email:  mailto:Seminars@cch.com

Phone: 800.775.7654

Learn the Key Issues and Latest Developments on Illinois Taxation for In-State and Out-of-State Businesses

This convenient and timely two-hour audio seminar offers a practical review and update on Illinois state and local taxes for businesses with Illinois tax liabilities and obligations. Presented by highly-regarded Illinois tax practitioners, Marilyn A. Wethekam, J.D., LL.M. and Jordan Goodman, J.D., CPA, this session will focus on Illinois income taxes for a corporation and procedural issues. Wethekam and Goodman will alert you to important new developments that impact Illinois tax compliance and planning for both in-state and out-of-state businesses, and they will offer practical tips and insights in each area discussed.

This timely course is essential for all practitioners who file business tax returns in Illinois or who advise business taxpayers on Illinois state related matters. Time will be provided for you to ask your questions on Illinois tax matters via phone or e-mail during the presentation.

Program Topics

Areas that Wethekam and Goodman will cover in this audio seminar are:

Corporate Income and Replacement Tax

  • Calculation of base income
    • Characterization of income (business v. non-business, etc)
    • Treatment of pass-thru entities
    • Addback requirements
  • Apportionment
    • General issues
    • Special Industries
    • Service industries including cost of performance
  • Combined reporting
    • Defining the unitary group
  • Credits and miscellaneous deductions

Procedural Issues

  • Taxpayer's remedies

Learning Objectives

  • Gain a practical understanding of Illinois corporate income tax and procedural issues
  • Gain knowledge of planning opportunities available to business taxpayers with Illinois tax liabilities
  • Know the key issues and concerns regarding compliance with the latest Illinois tax changes

Register today for this insightful program on Thursday, March 26 at 1 PM Eastern, Noon Central; 11 AM Mountain; 10 AM Pacific. 

SPECIAL BONUS—each registered site will also get a free copy of CCH’s Guidebook to lllinois Taxes (2009)

About the Speakers:

Marilyn A. Wethekam, J.D., LL.M. 

Marilyn Wethekam practices in the area of state and local taxation, concentrating in state tax planning and the resolution of tax disputes on a nationwide basis for multistate and multinational corporations. She has 18 years of multistate tax experience with Mobil Oil Corp. and Montgomery Ward & Co., Inc.

She assists multistate and multinational corporations in developing solutions for state tax problems, as well as in resolving disputes. She has formulated multistate audit strategies, drafted legislation, and represented multistate corporations in income, franchise, sales and use, and miscellaneous tax matters in 30 states.

Ms. Wethekam is a contributing editor to CCH’s Guidebook to Illinois Taxes and is a frequent lecturer before such groups as the Committee on State Taxation (COST), New York University Institute on State and Local Taxation, and Georgetown University Institute on State and Local Taxation. She is currently a member of the advisory board of Georgetown University Institute on State and Local Taxation, the CCH State Tax Advisory Board, and the advisory council of the National Institute of State and Local Taxation, and is a past Chair of COST.

She received her B.A. in political science from Loyola University of Chicago, her J.D. from Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago-Kent College of Law, and her LL.M. in Taxation from John Marshall Law School. She is licensed to practice in Illinois and Texas.

 

Jordan M. Goodman, J.D., CPA 

Jordan Goodman concentrates his practice in state and local tax planning and the resolution of state and local tax controversies for multistate and multinational corporations. He advises businesses in various industries on the tax ramifications and benefits of various organizational structures, and also handles federal tax planning and controversy matters.

Mr. Goodman is a contributing editor to CCH’s Guidebook to Illinois Taxes and he is a member of the editorial board for The Journal of Multistate Taxation. He is also the co-author of the Tax Management Multistate Tax portfolio entitled "Sales and Use Taxes: The Machinery and Equipment Exemption." He is co-author of the chapters entitled "Illinois Corporate Income Tax" and "Illinois Sales and Use Taxes" for the Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education's publication Organizing and Advising Illinois Businesses, and the chapter entitled "Illinois Sales and Use Tax" in the ABA's Sales and Use Tax Handbook.

In addition, Mr. Goodman has lectured on numerous state and local tax topics before business and professional associations, and has presented state and local tax seminars throughout the country. He received his B.S. in accounting with high honors from Indiana University and his J.D. from the University of Illinois College of Law. Mr. Goodman is also a Certified Public Accountant.

How the Audio Seminar Works

CCH’s live audio seminars require nothing more than a telephone connection. For the single per-site fee, you can have an unlimited number of listeners at your site participate, get up to speed and in-the-know on important topics, and get special bonus publications included with the seminar. Handout materials are provided in PDF format that you can download and copy for all those who will participate in the seminar at your location.

Practice Development Tip! Invite colleagues, business referral sources, clients and prospects to your office to listen in and participate on this seminar with you. They’ll appreciate your invitation to hear directly about this important topic.

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Earn CPE Credit

  • Two hours of CPE credit are available for an additional $25 per person wishing to receive a CPE certificate for their participation
  • Course Level: Update
  • NASBA Field of Study: Tax
  • Prerequisites: None
  • Learn More About CCH's NASBA Registration

Special Bonus

Firms registering for this audio seminar will receive as a bonus the following publication:

Order CD Recordings of CCH Audio Seminars

If you are unable to attend this upcoming event and would like to order a recording—or if you would like to order recordings of past CCH Audio Seminars, please visit the CCH Audio Seminar Archive Library today.

Pricing:

  • Site License: $249 – Registration includes one telephone connection at one location, one master set of handouts (with permission to make additional copies for the participants at your location), an unlimited number of people in one listening room can participate, and one seminar bonus publication per registered site.  ($25 CPE fee additional for each person wishing to receive a CPE certificate for their participation.)

  • CD Recording: $249 – The CD includes an audio recording of the event and handout materials in PDF format. Includes copy of seminar bonus publication with purchase. Available one week after the live audio seminar event. (Note: CPE credit is not available for the CD version of the presentation.)

  • Site License and CD Recording Package: $349 – This specially-priced package provides you with the Site License access to the live audio seminar event AND the CD Recording.

Our Guarantee

If for any reason you are not completely satisfied with this program, we will provide a full refund - no questions asked!

 

Register Today for Only $249 Per Site and Have an Unlimited Number of Users Participate!

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