James C. Calzaretta, Partner, Deloitte Tax LLP to Speak at KC’s Event on Trust Accounting Income: The Fundamentals on 12/15/09

New York, NY, November 26, 2009 --(PR.com)-- The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts, has announced today that James C. Calzaretta, Partner, Deloitte Tax LLP will speak at the Knowledge Congress’ upcoming webcast entitled: “Trust Accounting Income: The Fundamentals”. This 2-hour event is scheduled for December 15, 2009, Tuesday, at 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT. (For further details of the event and an updated list of panelists, please visit: http://www.knowledgecongress.org/event_2009_Trust-Accounting.html)

Event Synopsis:

Everyone knows that Trusts come in two flavors: Simple and Complex. There are different ways of calculating the trust accounting income for each. The laws vary from state to state making it challenging for CPA’s to keep up on the latest changes to the law. Trust Accounting Income: The Fundamentals Live Webcast has been designed to give CPA’s a solid foundation when it comes to addressing critical issues. Their panel of key thought leaders and experts will guide you through the important issues surrounding Trust Accounting Income including:

- Making the calculations
- Key issues to consider
- Best practices
- Up to the minute regulatory updates
- State by state comparisons

Joining this webcast will give the attendee a solid understanding of the key issues that they must be aware of when dealing with Trust Accounting Income. This webcast will help them advise their clients with confidence and authority.

About James C. Calzaretta

Jim has nineteen years of experience providing tax consulting and compliance services to a variety of clients.

Jim is a member of the Washington National Tax – Passthrough Group specializing in both partnerships and S corporations. He is also the national competency co lead of Passthroughs for Deloitte Tax. Jim has been very active in restructuring projects that include preparing a partnership for a public offering, consulting on various acquisitions including asset versus equity deals and joint venture arrangements, profit and loss allocations including credits with flip structures, cash flow modeling and tax deferral minimization strategies. Jim also assists clients with C to S conversions and S corporation sale transactions.

Jim has also given presentations on partnership and S corporation taxation matters to the Tax Executives Institute, the Illinois CPA Society and with BNA. He also actively participates in the Firm’s national training.

Jim also has considerable experience in the estate planning field with a strong background in trust taxation. He has consulted on several trust consulting projects over the years for high profile families. Jim was the Chair of an AICPA task force on Trust Accounting Income. He has also given numerous presentations with the IRS National Forum.

About Deloitte Tax LLP

“Deloitte” is the brand under which 165,000 dedicated professionals in independent firms throughout the world collaborate to provide audit, consulting, financial advisory, risk management, and tax services to selected clients.

For more information about James C. Calzaretta, and Deloitte Tax LLP, please visit: www.deloitte.com

About The Knowledge Group, LLC/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series

The Knowledge Congress is a series of live webcasts produced by The Knowledge Group, LLC, which examine trends, regulatory, and technology changes across a variety of industries. “We bring together the world's leading authorities and industry participants through informative two-hour webcasts that study the impact of changing regulations and help businesses succeed through proper regulatory compliance.” To contact or to register to an event, please visit: www.knowledgecongress.org.

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