Eileen Brassil, CPA, CFE, Partner, attended the IGAF Polaris 7th Annual Business Assurance Conference while Lisa Volland, CPA, attended the IGAF Polaris 32nd Annual Tax and Audit & Accounting Conference.  Both conferences were held January 3-6, 2012 in Orlando, Florida.

 

Eileen attended the Accounting and Auditing Update, Revenue Recognition, and Lease Accounting seminars while Lisa attended tax seminars, including an Economic View of Real Estate and Tax Practice Management.

 

The conferences provided many opportunities to hear about best practices and expertise from other firms around the country. 

 

 

 

 

Legacy Partners Bruce Pavlik and Eileen Brassil were presenters at the IFEBP's 57th Annual Employee Benefits Conference in New Orleans October 30-November 2, 2011. 

 

Bruce led a session on "Transitioning to a New Administrator."  He also joined a panel of experts at "Ask the Accountants" roundtable session.  Eileen presented on the topic "Refresher on Auditing Plan Expenses and Participant Data."  Visit http://www.ifebp.org/ for more information on the Foundation.

Partner Rose Doherty and Marketing Director Julie Tucek attended Association Forum of Chicagoland's Annual Meeting on June 14, 2011 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois.  Over 450 of Chicagoland's association professionals convened for a day of educational events and networking opportunties.  It was a great opportunity to visit with association friends and colleagues and learn from the many high-quality speakers.  For more information, click here.

Partner Paul Doetsch traveled to Washington, DC to attend the American Institute of Certified Public Accountant (AICPA) National Not-for-Profit Industry Conference held at the Marriott Wardman Park on June 9-10, 2011.  The Conference addressed the complex challenges faced by not-for-profit organizations, particularly in the current economy, through critical training and information on the latest updates affecting the industry.  Paul returned to the Firm with a day full of training for our own Nonprofit Team.  For more information, click here.

Marketing Director Julie Tucek attended the Association for Accounting Marketing's (AAM) annual conference held June 7-10, 2011 at the Fairmont Millennium Park in Chicago.  More than 450 marketers from the U.S. and Canada attended the conference, which featured programs focused on new ideas and timely topics directly relating to the current challenges and opportunties firms and marketers face in the accounting industry.  For more information, click here.

Partners Eileen Brassil, Bob Cann, and Tom Theis attended the AICPA National Conference on Employee Benefit Plans, which was held May 2-4, 2011 in Las Vegas.  Attendance at the conference allows the opportunity to hear about significant changes and current issues directly from industry experts and authorities from the AICPA, Department of Labor, and Internal Revenue Service.  For more information, click here.  

 

 

Partner Bob Cann presented an annual update on IRS reporting at the Illinois AFL-CIO Labor Management Reporting Seminar.  The event was co-sponsored by the Illinois AFL-CIO and the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Labor Management Standards.  The two one-day seminars were held in Springfield on February 15, 2011 and in Burr Ridge on February 18, 2011.