Event Title:

Organization:

  Workshop/Seminar

  Chicago

Start Date:

  1/29/2009

End Date:

  1/29/2009

Start Time:

  7:30 a.m.

End Time:

  12:00 p.m.

Event Info: 

  WORKSHOP TITLE: UIC Tax Forum
HOST ORGANIZATION: UIC Family Business Council, Center for Urban Business/SBDC & Blackman Kallick
WHEN: Thursday, January 29, 2009
TIME: 7:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon
LOCATION: UIC Forum, 725 W. Roosevelt Road, Chicago, IL 60608
PHONE: Contact, Robyn Traub, (312) 413-2752
FORUM FEE: $100

EVENT DESCRIPTION: The Illinois tax landscape will change dramatically in 2009, and you don’t want your company to be left behind. Join the Family Business Council, Center for Urban Business, Blackman Kallick and UIC tax experts for an informative half-day tax forum on Thursday, January 29, 2009.

Who should attend:

• Business owners and CEOs
• CFOs
• Tax Directors
• Accounting Managers
• Finance Directors
Three (3) hours of CPE Credit will be given to professional attending the full event.

Schedule of Events
7:30-8 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast
8-8:50 a.m. ‘The Obama Effect on Taxes’ – Panel Discussion
9-10:20 a.m. Breakout Workshop Sessions (choose from 4 sessions/ each session is limited to 45 attendees. Register early to assure your spot.)

I. Federal taxes – “Credits, credits, credits, “(effects of the stimulus act, tax rates, S vs. C vs.
LLC structure and more)
II. State and Local Taxes (SALT)- “Tax savings, rebates and refunds’, and the changing climate of SALT
III. International-Foreign tax credits and transfer pricing, structuring overseas expansion, and tax planning around uncertainty
IV. Wealth Transfer and Philanthropy- The impact of estate tax changes, higher capital gains rates, source of contributions, and other changes.

10:30-11:15 a.m. Keynote Speech – Asha Bangalore of Northern Trust: “Navigating These Troubled Times” and Pre-Release of Blackman Kallick’s Chicago Business Leaders Survey II.
11:20 a.m. – 12 p.m. Open Discussions, informal workshops and networking (A light lunch will be served.

Please visit www.uic.edu/cba/cub and click on ‘Workshops’ to register online. You can also simply click on this website link http://www.123signup.com/calendar?Org=U-CFUB to register and pay online.

Location:

  UIC Forum

Room:

Address:

  725 W. Roosevelt Road

Phone:

  312-996-4057

City:

  Chicago

State/Province:

  IL