Date: December 17th, 2024

Time: 1pmET | 12pm CT | 11am MT | 10am PT

Duration: 90 Minutes

Description:

Join us for an in-depth look at the tax relief options available to individuals affected by disaster areas. This comprehensive course covers how to identify and calculate casualty losses in disaster areas, the documentation procedures, and how to obtain information on federally declared disasters. Enhance your understanding of tax-related disaster relief and other permanent relief measures that may apply.

Learning Objectives:

• Identify the various tax-related disaster relief options available to individuals.
• Understand the process for calculating and documenting casualty losses from disaster areas for tax purposes.
• Learn the steps to obtain information on federally declared disaster areas.
• Differentiate and explain the other permanent tax relief measures available in disaster areas.

Credits and Other information:

• Recommended CPE credit – 1.5
• Recommended field of study – Taxes
• Session Prerequisites and preparation: None
• Session learning level: Basic
• Location: Virtual/Online
• Delivery method: Group Internet Based
• Attendance Requirement:  Yes
• Session Duration: 90 Minutes

Who Will Benefit:

• CPA
• Enrolled Agents (EAs)
• Tax Professionals
• Attorneys
• Other Tax Preparers
• Finance professionals
• Financial planners

About Our Speaker

Joe McCarthy Joe has worked for the Internal Revenue Service for over 32 years. He began as a Revenue Agent auditing self-employed individuals and small businesses. During that time, he worked primarily on tax civil cases but was also a cooperating Agent on a number of criminal investigations. Currently Joe is the Stakeholder Liaison for and does outreach to tax professional organizations and their membership in New England. Joe has been a long-time speaker at numerous fall CPE seminars in the northeast. Joe has a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from Quinnipiac College and is a Certified Public Accountant.