Ken Wright's Tax Education Inc.

2008 Tax Update: November 19 - December 19

This is an annual federal tax update program that provides a general review of new developments. It is an intermediate level program for participants with a background in federal taxation who wish to be kept current. There are no prerequisites and no advance preparation is required. The program is a group live lecture. Participants will receive written course materials at check-in for their program location. The program will cover legislation, regulations, rulings and cases for the past year that are relevant to tax return preparation and planning as well as timely topics.

Topics will include any last-minute legislation as well as:

What’s new: legislation, regulations, cases, and rulings in 2008.
Implementation of prior laws.
Like-kind exchanges of intangibles and partnership interests.
How to get waivers of late subchapter S elections, including new form 2553.
Federal income tax consequences of state tax credits.
Things you may not have known: strategies to maximize your client’s interest expenses deductions.
The recurring item exception: what it is and what it is not.
New proposed anti-abuse rules for 529 plans.
Ethics (two hours)
- Substantiation: what do you need to tell your client to avoid preparer penalties?
- Latest preparer penalty rules.
- Accountants and tax malpractice.
Coping with the Supreme Court’s 2% limit on miscellaneous itemized deductions for trusts
Tangible personal property rentals: coping with the trade or business issue and the noncorporate lessor limts for the §179 expensing election.

Missouri Locations

Nov 19	St. Peters	NEW LOCATION: Holiday Inn Select, 4341 Veterans Memorial Parkway, I-70 exit 225 (Cave Springs), Take south side outer road 1 mile west of exit 225. (636)928-1500
Nov 20	St. Joseph	Ramada Inn, 4016 Frederick Blvd. (I-29, Exit 47) (816) 233-6192
Nov 21	Columbia	Holiday Inn Select, 2200 I-70 Drive SW (I-70, Exit 124) (573) 445-8531
Nov 24	St. Louis - South	Holiday Inn South County Center, 6921 S. Lindbergh (I-55, Exit 197) (314) 892-3600
Nov 25	Cape Girardeau	NEW LOCATION: Drury Lodge, 104 South Vantage Dr., (I-55, Exit 96) (573) 334-7151
Dec 8	Chesterfield	Doubletree Hotel, 16625 Swingley Ridge Rd., Chesterfield (from the east, I-64 Exit 19B, east (right) 1 block on Olive to Swingley Ridge Rd, north (left) on Swingley Ridge Rd. OR from the west, exit 19A to Chesterfield Airport Rd, left to Chesterfield Pkwy North, left on Chesterfield Pkwy N to Swingley Ridge Rd., left to hotel
Dec 16	North Kansas City	Harrah's Hotel, One Riverboat Dr., (I-29 exit 6 east on Armour/210, I-435 exit 55, west on Armour/210, then south on NE Chouteau Trfy to Riverboat Dr, west to hotel) (816) 472-7777
Dec 17	Joplin	Holiday Inn, 3615 Range Line Rd. (I-44, Exit 8) (417) 782-1000
Dec 19	Springfield	University Plaza Hotel (formerly Holiday Inn), 333 John Q. Hammons Parkway (417) 864-7333

Illinois Locations

Dec 9	Bloomington	Bloomington Doubletree Hotel (formerly Radisson), 10 Brickyard Dr. at Veterans Parkway (309) 664-6446
Dec 10	Skokie	Holiday Inn North Shore, 5300 W. Touhy Ave. (I-94, Exit 39, then west) (847) 679-8900
Dec 11	Rolling Meadows	Holiday Inn, 3405 Algonquin Rd. (847) 259-5000
Dec 12	Willowbrook	NEW LOCATION: Holiday Inn, 7800 S Kingery Hwy (Ill 83) (I-55 exit 274 north) (630) 325-6400.

Arkansas Location

Dec 18

Springdale

Holiday Inn, 1500 So. 48th St., (I-540, exit 72, one block east and turn south) 479-751-8300

The program is a live lecture from 8:30 a.m. to 4:40 p.m. Check-in begins at 8:00 a.m. Beverages are available upon arrival and during morning and afternoon breaks. Lunch is on your own from noon to 1:00 p.m.

Registration & Fees

Space will be reserved only for paid registrations.

Walk-in registrants, Transfers and Substitutes: Walk-in registrations are on a space-available basis. Please call us the day before to see if there is room for you. If you cannot attend the program you registered for, you may send a substitute or attend another location of the same program.

Cancellations: Refunds are made if you cancel any time prior to the day of the program. No refund will be made if you do not notify us before the date of the program, but we will send you copies of the course materials upon request. All cancellation refunds are subject to a $10 administrative fee.

Registration Fee: The fee for the program is $140. There is a $10 discount for early-bird registrations only if your paid registration is postmarked or received 8 or more days before a program.

NOTE: NO CONFIRMATION WILL BE SENT. Simply show up. You will be notified by phone or fax of any schedule changes.

Three Ways to Register:

Click here for a printer-friendly registration form.

Mail: Mail your registration with check or credit card information to Tax Education, Inc., P.O. Box 3920, Chesterfield, MO 63006-3920.

24 hr. Fax: Fax your completed registration with credit card information to (314) 336-1126 (fax only)

24 hr. Toll Free! For registrations only, use VISA or MasterCard and call (877) 596-9498 (voice only)

NOTE: The toll-free number is for registrations only. Call (314) 336-1123 for all other matters, including questions and complaints.

Tax Education, Inc.

PO Box 3920

Chesterfield, MO 63006

314-336-1123 t
314-336-1126 f