Chapter Meetings
A luncheon meeting, with one hour of CE, is generally held on the third Wednesday of each month except during tax season. The lunch meetings begin at noon and are held at various locations. If you are interested in presenting a tax topic for continuing education credit to the Blue Ridge Chapter, please click here for the “Call for Speakers” form.
Date: October 18
Topic: IRS Whistleblower Program and Circular 230. Participants will learn about the following items: brief history of the whistleblower program and §26 USC7623(a), the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 and the key change in law to add §7623(b), what the whistleblower office does, how to report a case to the whistleblower office, using the Internal Revenue manual §25.2.2 for whistleblower awards, IRS Taint Team and the Taint review process, false claim act from 31 U.S.C. §3729-33 and some aspects of IRS.gov’s e-Services, what form to file and how to prepare 211 and form 3949-A and where to file it, whistleblower program and circular 230, and IRC §6103 as per the Restructuring and Reform act of 1998. There will be a question and answer period after the program.
Speaker Bio: Benny R Montgomery was born in Danville, Va. Sep 6th 1938 and attended Dan River High School, finishing in 1957. He was in the army from 1962 to 1965. He then attended Phillips Business College and finished the course in Higher Accounting Major in 1972. Benny has worked in corporate accounting and started his own accounting business in 1971 where he is still employed. He taught taxes and accounting in college part-time for 8 years. He passed the EA exam on his first try in 1975 and received certificate in 1976.
Number of CE Hours: One (1)
Location of Program:
Famous Anthony’s (Please note return to this old location.)
6499 Williamson Rd.
Roanoke, Virginia 24019
Visit http://brcea.org/meetings.html for more information.
COST:
Members – FREE
Non-Members – $5.00 for registration and an additional charge of $15 for CE credit.
Plus, everyone pays for their own lunch.
Virginia Society of Enrolled Agents Chapter Meeting CE Credit Policy
(Effective June 1, 2014)
For CE Credit for VASEA Members:
Receiving CE credit for attending VASEA chapter meetings is a benefit of VASEA membership. All active members and associates in good standing are eligible to receive IRS CE credit through the VASEA office for chapter meetings at no charge.
CE Credits for Non-Members can be purchased here.
For more information on the Blue Ridge Chapter of VASEA visit their website at http://www.brcea.org/ or contact: David Tanner, EA. President BRC – 540-342-1974.
