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Segment 1: Criminal Tax: How CPAs Can Bring Value to Defense Attorneys
CPAs can be requested to assist attorneys in litigation support in criminal proceedings. For criminal tax cases, the IRS has recommended prosecution. However, the rules and stakes are different than a simple civil audit. This presentation will focus on how to assist defense attorneys in calculating tax loss, asking the right questions, and probe possible weaknesses in criminal tax investigations.

Program Content:
The major topics covered in this class include:

• the common weaknesses in a criminal tax investigation.
• the key documents to review (in a sea of thousands of documents).
• crafting questions to recommend in court proceedings

Learning Objectives:
After attending this presentation, you will be able to...

• Determine the common weaknesses in a criminal tax investigation.
• Identify the key documents to review (in a sea of thousands of documents).
• Select questions for your client to use in court proceedings

Segment 2: Erase the Penalty: Best Practices in Abatement
It’s automatic that when a taxpayer receives a tax notice, the tax due will have penalties added. When the client gives you the IRS notice, do you know if that penalty can be removed and how? This course will show you how to evaluate the penalty, devise a plan to remove it, and possibly appeal the IRS decision if you don’t get it removed.

Program Content:
The major topics covered in this class include:

• The authority of IRS in assessing tax penalties
• The types of penalties that can be removed
• The process the IRS uses to evaluate penalty abatements
• How to request penalty abatements
• Best practices in asking for penalty abatement, including use appeals

Learning Objectives:
After attending this presentation, you will be able to...

• Identify the authority of the IRS to assess penalties
• Recognize the common types of penalties that can be abated
• Develop a plan to request penalty abatement
• Review real examples of successful penalty abatements

Presenters:

Robert Nordlander, CPA, CFE

About CPE/CLE:

The ALA issues CLE credits as an accredited provider of CLE in Pennsylvania (PA CLE Provider # 5963). Live, internet-based courses are approved as Distance Learning courses by the PA Supreme Court CLE Board. For additional information, please visit http://www.pacle.org/.  To the best of our knowledge, the following states have attorney self-reporting procedures for out-of-state provider programs or reciprocity with accredited providers in the state of Pennsylvania: Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Montana, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, South Carolina, and South Dakota.  However, please review the specific rules and requirements in your state.  Please contact member services with any questions at memberservices@alacommunity.org.

Check with your State CLE Board for rules pertaining to live webcasts. These rules differ from state to state. For example, PA attorneys may earn up to 6 CLE credits per compliance period via live webcasts (or 6 out of 12 credits per year); NJ and DE attorneys may earn up to 12 CLE credits per compliance period via live webcasts (or 12 out of 24 credits per two years).

The Accountant-Lawyer Alliance, LLC is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA), as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be addressed to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors, 150 Fourth Avenue North, Suite 700, Nashville, TN, 37219-2417. Web site:www.nasba.org.

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