Emily Cummins, Director of Tax & Risk Management, National Rifle Association of Americato Speak at KC’s Nonprofit Transparency and Disclosure Through Form 990 Event

New York, NY, October 08, 2012 --(PR.com)-- The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts, has announced today that Emily Cummins, Director of Tax & Risk Management, National Rifle Association of Americawill speak at the Knowledge Congress’ webcast entitled: “Nonprofit Transparency and Disclosure Through Form 990.”This event is scheduled for February 8, 2013 from 12:00pm – 2:00pm (ET).

For further details, please visit:
http://www.knowledgecongress.org/event_2013_Nonprofit_Transparency.html

Event Synopsis:

Nonprofit stakeholders include donors, board directors and trustees, and most importantly, the populations served by and benefiting from the nonprofit mission. Form 990 is a top tool used by federal and state regulators, the media, and grantmakers to assess whether nonprofits work effectively and efficiently to fulfill their qualified exempt purposes and serve the social good. Continued enhancements to Form 990 support the drive for greater nonprofit transparency and disclosure. In this Nonprofit Form 990 LIVE webcast, a panel of recognized tax practitioners and industry thought leaders will share current need-to-know nuts and bolts of nonprofit compliance along with emerging developments:

• Why the push for more disclosure serves the greater good
• How the nonprofit sector is embracing transparency to demonstrate accountability to donors and regulators
• Anticipated changes on the 2012 Form 990
• Typical differences between a nonprofit’s Form 990 and audited financial statements for the same fiscal year
• Up-to-the-minute audit updates from IRS field examinations and desk audits
• Live interactive Q&A session

About Emily Cummins

Emily Cummins (MBA, CPA) is Director of Tax and Risk Management for the National Rifle Association of America and its affiliates. Her expertise with tax risks for complex-structure and exempt organizations includes accountability of tax positions, nexus decisions, strategic planning for direct and indirect tax cash flows, technical accounting standards, industry best practices, and tax policy advocacy. Ms. Cummins also advises on wealth transfer tax planning for gifts, trusts, estates, and other high net worth taxpayer and probate cases for 501(c) fund raising. Prior to her six years in-house with the National Rifle Association, Emily Cummins worked for Wachovia (Wells Fargo) and Ernst & Young LLP.

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

The Knowledge Congress was established with the mission to produce unbiased, objective, and educational live webinars that examine industry trends and regulatory changes from a variety of different perspectives. The goal is to deliver a unique multilevel analysis of an important issue affecting business in a highly focused format. To contact or register to an event, please visit: www.knowledgecongress.org.