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Closely-Held Business Forum


Total Credits: 8 including 1 Business Law - Technical, 1 Business Management & Organization - Non-technical, 1 Personnel/Human Resources - Non-technical, 1 Specialized Knowledge - Technical, 4 Taxes - Technical

Average Rating:
   124
Categories:
Industry |  Partner Produced |  Tax
Faculty:
Richard C. Nash, CPA, LIC, CIC, AAI, AIS |  Ryan W. Bryker, CPA |  Anthony J. Licavoli Jr., CPA |  Stephen J. Dunn, CPA |  Nicholas Farr, CPA |  Jim Bitterle, BBA, MBA |  George H. Runstadler III, JD, LLM |  John C. Cashen, JD |  Gregory A. Nowak, JD
Course Levels:
Overview
Duration:
8 Hours
License:
Product Setting: Expires 40 day(s) after program date.

Dates


Description

What’s on the minds of practitioners and closely-held business clients? Here’s a peek at what to expect:

 

When it Comes to the Workplace, ‘Insure’ Coverage
Without proper staffing coverage, work won’t be done. Without certain insurance coverages in place, organizations open themselves up to all kinds of risk which could have the same results. For example, management liability insurance helps to protect businesses, their executives, directors and officers from allegations of wrongful acts, which includes, but is not limited to, discrimination, wrongful termination and sexual harassment. Identify the differences between stand-alone and packaged policies, as well as types of coverage.
Richard C. Nash, CPA, LIC, CIC, AAI, AIS – Vice President – Account Director, Business Insurance, Marsh & McLennan Agency, Livonia

 

Tax Reform and Closely-Held Businesses
For closely-held businesses, tax reform issues can seem especially complex. Download the most recent updates on regulations for small businesses, as well as the global intangible low-taxed income and the foreign-derived intangible income provisions and recap this year’s filing season to prepare for next year.
Ryan W. Bryker, CPA – Principal, Rehmann, Grand Rapids
Anthony J. Licavoli, Jr., CPA – Tax Senior Manager, Rehmann, Grand Rapids

 

International Information Returns: Ignorance Leads to Penalties
When it comes to international information returns, what you don’t know could be hurting your clients, and you! We review Forms 8938, 5471, 8865, 3520, 3520-A, and 926; who must file the forms; when the forms were first required; the annual filing deadlines for the forms; the (substantial) penalties for failure to file the forms; means of relief from the penalties and the statute of limitations on assessment of the penalties. Join this informative session as we examine the contents of Forms 5471 and 8865.
Stephen J. Dunn, CPA – International Tax Attorney, Dunn Counsel PLC, Troy
Nicholas Farr, CPA – Staff Accountant, Kroon & Mitchell Certified Public Accountants, LLC, Grand Rapids

 

Troubleshooting Multi-State Nexus Post-Wayfair
What does filing on the internet look like post-Wayfair? As family businesses are shutting down webstores to avoid tax compliance software fees, explore how multi-state tax nexus issues are affecting internet business, and how your company can remain compliant.

Gregory A. Nowak, JD – Principal, Miller Canfield Paddock & Stone, PLC, Detroit

 

Building Your Talent Pipeline: 10 Practical Tools
With a record number of unfilled positions in the U.S., data and trends suggest this situation will degrade during the next 10 years, leaving companies in a struggle to operate efficiently and grow. Explore current job market trends and statistics, identify how to win the war for talent, and gain the 10 practical tools companies should use to build their own internal and external talent pipelines.
Jim Bitterle, BBA, MBA – Managing Partner, EDSI Consulting, Dearborn 

 

Preserving the Family Legacy Through Estate Planning
What are the best practices for preserving family businesses? Delve into the psychology of succession and what considerations come into play when estate planning for family-owned businesses.
George H. Runstadler III, JD, LLM – Shareholder, Berry Moorman, Birmingham

 

Before the Pen Hits Paper: Non-Competes
Do your non-compete contracts require additional considerations? In an increasingly competitive market, agreements not-to-compete are more common than ever before. As Michigan non-competes are only considered enforceable when reasonable, find out what makes these agreements valid and what actions you should take before pen hits paper.

John C. Cashen, JD – Member, Bodman PLC, Troy

 

Basic Course Information

Learning Objectives
  • Tax reform and the closely-held business
  • When there isn’t a safe harbor: trouble shooting multi-state nexus for the family business
  • Building your talent pipeline in today’s competitive market

Major Subjects
  • Industry
  • Tax

Course Materials

Faculty

Richard C. Nash, CPA, LIC, CIC, AAI, AIS Related Seminars and Products

Vice President – Account Director Business Insurance

Marsh & McLennan Agency, Livonia



Anthony J. Licavoli Jr., CPA Related Seminars and Products

Tax Senior Manager

Rehmann, Grand Rapids


Stephen J. Dunn, CPA Related Seminars and Products

International Tax Attorney

Dunn Counsel PLC, Troy


Nicholas Farr, CPA Related Seminars and Products

Staff Accountant

Kroon & Mitchell Certified Public Accountants, LLC, Grand Rapids


Jim Bitterle, BBA, MBA Related Seminars and Products

Managing Partner

EDSI Consulting, Dearborn


Jim is a talent management expert and is passionate about helping companies understand how to win in today’s cut-throat war for talent. In his presentations, Jim provides insight into how the new world of talent works, and how top companies are responding.

Most importantly, Jim offers corporate leaders practical tools and advice focused on four key areas:

  • Attracting top talent
  • Developing your own talent
  • Engaging and retaining your best and brightest
  • Creating a winning culture



John C. Cashen, JD Related Seminars and Products

Bodman PLC, Troy


Mr. Cashen assists clients facing charges of discrimination, sexual harassment, wrongful discharge, Whistleblowers’ Act violations and similar claims in federal and state courts, administrative proceedings and arbitration hearings. He has conducted numerous trials and arbitrations in Michigan, Ohio, Missouri and Wisconsin. Realizing that a trial or arbitration on the merits is not always in an employer’s best interest, Mr. Cashen has had significant success obtaining summary judgment for employers and with alternative dispute resolution.
Mr. Cashen advises clients on labor management relations, from union election issues and collective bargaining to representation before the National Labor Relations Board.
Mr. Cashen has provided legal services in a variety of industries. For example, he has extensive experience in the health care field, counseling health service providers on employment law issues, defending hospitals and physicians from discrimination and wrongful discharge lawsuits, drafting employment related documents, and addressing and litigating non-compete issues. Similarly, he has served automotive industry clients in all aspects of employment law, traditional labor law, and related litigation and arbitration.
Mr. Cashen has spoken to professional groups on a variety of employment topics including the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reductions in force, the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, sexual harassment, the Family and Medical Leave Act, workplace surveillance and privacy issues, non-compete agreements, at will employment, contract employees, and volunteer liability.
Mr. Cashen is listed in The Best Lawyers in America 2019 under Employment Law-Management, Labor Law-Management, and Qui Tam Law, in Chambers USA 2019 under Labor and Employment, and in Michigan Super Lawyers 2018 under Employment & Labor.  He is listed as a 2019 "Top Lawyer" for Labor and Employment by DBusiness magazine. He is AV Preeminent® Peer Rated by Martindale-Hubbell.


Gregory A. Nowak, JD Related Seminars and Products


Gregory Nowak is one of Michigan's leading experts on state and local tax issues. With more than 20 years’ experience, he focuses his practice on both structural tax planning and state tax controversy matters.
Throughout his career, he has represented many major companies on multistate tax matters including clients in the manufacturing, retail, and transportation industries. Greg has litigated and negotiated issues involving all of Michigan's major taxes and has played an active advisory role in most of the significant Michigan tax controversies in recent years. He served as a technical advisor to the House Taxation Committee in 2007-2008 in connection with drafting the Michigan Business Tax, which replaced the Michigan Single Business Tax, as well as an advisor to Governor Rick Snyder's administration in 2010-2011 in developing the corporate income tax.
He is past chair of the Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants.


Additional Info

Basic Course Information

Prerequisites None
Advanced Preparation None
Designed For Accounting professionals in public accounting firms, private companies, and small business owners
Original Recording Date 05/16/2019
Yellow Book No
Course Developer MICPA
Date Added to Catalog 03/07/2019

Additional Information

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Instructional Delivery Method Group Internet Based
Course Registration Requirements Online Registration
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Overall:      4.6

Total Reviews: 124

Comments

Patsy A

"Great webinar, a lot of information very organized and well delivered in short time."

Patsy A

"Great speaker and very relevant!"

Colette R

"Jim was terrific"

Thomas S

"One of the best webinars I have seen."

Donna G

"Great Job. "

Patricia S - Ann Arbor, Michigan

"Good topics and speaker"

Carrie L

"Thank you."