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Study Group: Tax Professionals (US)

Council Members in this Study Group: 437

This study group may include chief financial officers, chartered public accountants, controllers, and consultants knowledgeable on topics such as finance, taxation, auditing, forensic accounting and fraud, financial accounting and reporting, bankruptcy, pension benefits, cash flow, company valuation, working capital, hedge accounting, and mergers and acquisition, among others.

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Leading Experts in this Study Group

Thomas Klein, CPA, Managing Member, KleinCPA PLLCThomas Klein, CPA

Managing Member
KleinCPA PLLC
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Thomas Klein is a Faculty Member at the University of Arizona's Eller College of Business. Mr. Klein teaches taxation and financial accounting courses, both at the undergraduate and graduate (MBA, Masters of Accounting) level. He is also the Managing Member of KleinCPA, serving clients with revenues...

Frances Zuniga, Owner, Frances Zuniga LLCFrances Zuniga

Owner
Frances Zuniga LLC
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Frances Zuniga is the Owner of Frances A. Zuniga, a California-based independent accounting and auditing firm. She has over 30 years of experience in investigating and resolving international tax issues, advanced corporate tax issues, non profit issues, criminal tax fraud, and money laundering issues....

George Hoenig, President, George S. Hoenig,LLCGeorge Hoenig

President
George S. Hoenig,LLC
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George S. Hoenig is the President at George S. Hoenig LLC, a CT-based independent tax consulting firm. He has over 40 years of diverse public accounting experience working in a number of industries including software, high tech, chemicals, financial services, consumer products, and aereospace. Mr.Hoenig...

Gil Manzon, Associate Professor, TRUSTEES OF BOSTON COLLEGEGil Manzon

Associate Professor
TRUSTEES OF BOSTON COLLEGE
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Gil Manzon is Associate Professor of Accounting at the Masters of Science in Accounting Program at Boston College. He has taught courses in introductory accounting, intermediate accounting, advanced accounting, contemporary accounting topics, financial statement analysis, corporate tax planning and...

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Obama Expected to Sign Generous NOL Carryback Bill on Friday

November 5, 2009

Thomas Klein, CPA, Managing Member, KleinCPA PLLC

Congress Passes Unemployment Bill With Tax Items | www.journalofaccountancy.com

On Thursday, Congress sent a bill to the White House containing enhanced net operating loss (NOL) carryback opportunities for most companies. The bill contains a provision extending the NOL carryback period from two years to five years for losses incurred in 2008 or 2009. President Obama is expected...

Truth or consequences

October 31, 2009

Obama Taking Hands-Off Stance on Citi, AIG Pay | www.bloomberg.com

By setting up Kenneth Feinberg as the bad guy, the Obama administration can claim that it is taking a hands-off stance with respect to executive pay.  Nothing can be further from the truth.  Mr Feinberg derives his authority from the same government that claims to be taking a hand-off approach. This...

Obama Administration Moves Foreign Earnings Tax Deferral Reform to Back Burner

October 13, 2009

Thomas Klein, CPA, Managing Member, KleinCPA PLLC

Business Fends Off Tax Hit | online.wsj.com

Once again, a proposal to reform how a U.S. based multinational company's foreign earnings are taxed has failed to gain congressional support. Similar proposals introduced over the past twenty years have consistently failed to gain traction. The current proposal was part of the Obama administration's...

Financial Fraud in the Small Corporate Community

August 18, 2008

Small Businesses Suffer From Company Fraud | voices.washingtonpost.com

Financial Fraud in the small business community has increased to epidemic proportions.  As the economy tightens there will be a statistical rise in fraud perpetrated against business owners by employees and/or contractors.  What can the business owner do to minimize the potential of theft...

Example of Fraud Prevalent From the Bottom to the Top of Every Organization

June 23, 2008

US mortgage fraud probe nets 406, plus Bear Stearns two | afp.google.com

With the market reaching below a 12,000 DOW, fraudsters will be ever more vigilant in attempting to "bait" their prey into investing in ever more "profitable" endeavors.  With these unscrupulous agents everywhere, it is important to have a "Fraud Examiner" (Forensic Accountant) available for analyses...

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Members in this Study Group include these company types:

  • Consulting Firm
  • Accounting & Audit Firm
  • Tax Firm
  • Academic Institution*
  • Independent Consulting Firm

Members in this Study Group often have these job titles:

  • Principal
  • Chief Financial Officer
  • President
  • Partner
  • Consultant
  • Owner
  • Controller
  • Accounting Manager
  • Director

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December 4, 2009 | San Francisco

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