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NSA Annual Meeting
August 18-21, 2010
Arlington, VA

Education and CPE Your Way!
Bringing quality, affordable education and CPE to you: coursework available via webinars, online, in print, PDF, and CD-ROM.

NSA and NSA Affiliated State Organizations offer a full calendar of continuing education. Click here: NSA/ASO Continuing Education Calendar.

NSA is committed to continuing professional education for today’s accounting and tax professional. NSA offers a variety of group live professional development opportunities, which include workshops and seminars. Self-study professional development opportunities are also available. Most group live and self study courses offered are basic to intermediate course levels, which require no prerequisites or advanced preparation. NSA is approved as an official provider of continuing professional education (CPE) by the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA), the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the
 Accreditation Council for Accountancy and Taxation (ACAT), and the California Tax Education Council (CTEC).

NSA General Seminar Information

Continuing Professional Education Requirements of the National Society of Accountants

Are you a speaker? Would you like to present an NSA webinar?  Click here to download the NSA Webinar Call for Presenters.


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Upcoming NSA Webinars 
Hobby Losses
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
2:00-4:00 PM EDT
CPE: 2   Hours/Taxes

Ponzi Schemes 
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
2:00-4:00 PM EDT
CPE: 2 Hours/Business Management and Organization

NSA Annual Meeting
August 18-21, 2010
Arlington, VA


NSA/ASO Continuing Education Calendar 

2010 IRS Tax Forums


NSA Annual Meeting
August 18-21, 2010
Arlington, VA
At NSA’s Annual Meeting, you’ll take home great ideas, strategies and solutions from industry experts and from fellow tax & accounting practitioners from across the country to grow your practice and sharpen your leadership skills.

Accredited Tax Preparer (ATP) 1040 & IRS Competency Review Course
Monday, August 16, 2010, Arlington, VA 
Immediately Preceding NSA’s 65th Annual Meeting;
 CPE: 8 hours/Taxes
To help you prepare for the 100-question Accredited Tax Preparer (ATP) exam administered by the Accreditation Council for Accountancy and Taxation (ACAT), this comprehensive course on 1040 issues will cover: Individual Tax Returns; Filing Considerations and Determination of Tax; Accounting Methods and Periods; Gross Income Inclusions; Income Exclusions; Deductions For Adjusted Gross Income; Income Tax Credits; Itemized Deductions; Sole Proprietorships, Rental Income, Self-Employed, and Independent Contractors; Classifying Employees for Compliance Issues: Workers Compensation, Insurance, Retirement Coverage; Clarifying Employee/Independent Contractor Status; Ethics and Professional Conduct; Plus, you’ll get a copy of the NSA 2010 Self-Study ATP Preparatory Course.

Accredited Tax Advisor (ATA) Business & IRS Competency Review Course
Tuesday, August 17, 2010, Arlington, VA 
Immediately Preceding NSA’s 65th Annual Meeting; CPE: 8 hours/Taxes
To help you prepare for the Accredited Tax Advisor (ATA) exam administered by the Accreditation Council for Accountancy and Taxation (ACAT), this comprehensive course will cover: Taxation of Partnerships; Tax Deferral and Investments; S Corporations; Corporate Taxation; Income Taxation of Estates and Trusts; Estate Tax, Gift Tax, and Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax (GSTT); Tax-Exempt Organizations; Ethics and Professional Conduct; Plus, you’ll get a copy of the NSA 2010 Self-Study ATA Preparatory Course.


NSA Live Enrolled Agents Exam Review Course 
August 16-18, 2010
Arlington, VA
Immediately Preceding NSA’s 65th Annual Meeting; Participants can earn up to 24 hours of CPE
NSA is pleased to offer a three-day, 24-hour intensive (and we mean INTENSIVE) Enrolled Agents Exam Review and Income Tax Refresher Course. All facets of the exam will be covered, including test-taking tips, memory devices, planning tips and war stories to help you better understand the material. Comprehensive handouts with numerous test questions will be provided to reinforce all learning concepts. The course will be taught by John Everett of Virginia Commonwealth University of Arizona State University, a college professor known for his informative and entertaining classroom teaching. Everett has received awards for his teaching excellence, and will keep you laughing as you master detail after detail after detail. And just when you think you can’t take anymore at the end of the day, there is always a round of late-night Tax Jeopardy (just like the game) to finish off the day! So plan to join us: it promises to be a fun and rewarding three days.

NSA ConnectED Webinar Series
Your Connection to Quality Education Right on Your Desktop
Would you like to present a webinar?
 Click here to download the NSA Webinar Call for Sessions.
NSA is pleased to introduce NSA ConnectED: Monthly Webinars designed for tax & accounting professionals. NSA ConnectED webinars provide a very cost-effective way for you to get quality continuing professional education (CPE) right in the comfort of your office, home or anywhere you have a computer and a high speed internet connection.  You can sign up and set up in your office and even invite your co-workers to participate--with no additional fees!

Can't join in on a live webinar? You can still get all the information and content of the webinar. Click here for the  NSA ConnectED Webinar On Demand Library.

NSA Serving Aging America™ Seminar Series 
Level 1-Preparing You and Your Clients for Retirement
Level 2-The Essentials of Estate and Trust Planning
Level 3-The World of Financial Planning/Eldercare Hot Topics
Examine the issues facing the mature taxpayer, such as successful pension and retirement planning, social security, family limited partnerships, estate/trust administration, filing decedent’s final form 1040, the gift tax return and much more. Take advantage of this opportunity to complete all three levels, test and earn the prestigious Accredited Retirement Advisor (ARA) credential in just one sitting. For more information on the Accredited Retirement Advisor designation conferred by the Accreditation Council for Accountancy and Taxation (ACAT), visit www.acatcredentials.org or call ACAT toll free at 888-289-7763, ext. 1343.

IRS Nationwide Tax Forums
NSA Members Save on Pre-Registration Fees
The IRS Nationwide Tax Forums offer three full days of seminars with the latest word from the IRS leadership and experts in the fields of tax law, compliance and ethics. Attendees can earn up to 18 continuing professional education (CPE) credits, learn about the latest IRS e-Services products and schedule a visit to the Practitioner Case Resolution Room. The forums also feature a two-day expo with representatives from the IRS, business, finance and tax software companies offering their products, services and expertise. NSA is a continuing IRS forum partner, and NSA members receive a discount on the registration fee.

ABA Cram Course & Exam
Offered in connection with the NSA Annual Meeting

The ABA is a prestigious credential for practitioners who specialize in the needs of small-to-mid-size businesses and in financial services to individuals and families. If Main Street is Your Market, This is Your Credential. Sign up and you'll receive a CD containing the ABA Prep Course Manual, that covers  all five aspects of the 200-question exam: Accounting, Business Consulting, Business Law, Ethics, and Taxation. Plus, you'll also get a study guide to steer your studies by providing step-by-step, week-by-week directions for study and review. A month before the exam, you'll receive a preview test you can take to gauge your readiness and identify weak areas. Onsite, you'll have two full days with skilled facilitators who will give you strategies for answering questions and time-tested hints.  The ABA Cram Course is a comprehensive program designed to fully prepare you with the knowledge and test-taking skills to pass the ABA test.

NASBA Log- Nov04  The National Society of Accountants 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. Website: www.nasba.org.     
 CTEC logo The National Society of Accountants has been approved by the California Tax Education Council to offer professional education to go towards the annual “continuing education” requirement imposed by the state of California. A listing of additional requirements to register as a tax preparer may be obtained by contacting CTEC at P.O. Box 2890, Sacramento, CA, 95812-2890, by phone at (877) 850-2832, or on the Internet at www.ctec.org

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