Topic: Federal Tax Update and Affordable Care Act

Seminar Description:    This session will focus on the tax law changes that affect the preparation of the 2015 Form 1040.  Topics will include inflationary adjustments, the new myRA and ABLE accounts, filing deadlines (new and now), identity theft update, updates on ACA (year 2); Forms 1095; tangible property regulations , important Court cases,  and numerous other tax provisions in the 2015 Trade Bills and other 2015 legislation .

Learning Objective:
Understand changes to tax law/regulations since last tax season and the resulting impact on tax preparation.

OUR FEATURED SPEAKER

Frank Degen, EA, USTCP

Frank Degen, EA is a self employed practitioner in Setauket (Long Island), New York. He has a Bachelors degree in mathematics from Iona College and a Masters degree from Johns Hopkins University. He became an Enrolled Agent in 1984.

Frank is a fellow of the National Tax Practice Institute. He is also a non-attorney admitted to practice in the United States Tax Court.

Frank served two terms as President of the National Association of Enrolled Agents (NAEA). His first term was during the 2005-2006 year; his second term was during the 2012-2013 year. He served as NAEA GRC Chair for 4 years (2006-2010). He also previously served two terms as an NAEA Director. He was a three term president of the New York State Society of Enrolled Agents (NYSSEA) and was awarded the NYSSEA Founders Award in 1999.

He has been quoted extensively in publications such as The Wall Street Journal, Business Week, US News and World Report, USA Today and Kiplingers. He has done many radio interviews for NAEA (including repeated interviews with MarketPlace Money on National Public Radio), is a three-time panelist on TaxTalkToday and has appeared on the NBC Nightly News. He has testified on behalf of NAEA before the IRS Oversight Board, the Senate Finance Committee and the House Ways & Means Oversight Sub-Committee. He was chosen three times by Accounting Today to its “Top 100” list. He served a three year term on the Internal Revenue Service Advisory Council (IRSAC) and was Chair in 2009.