PAYROLL SEMINAR

November 20, 2008

9:30 AM to 4:00 PM

NIU Naperville 1120 East Diehl Road, Naperville, IL 60563-9347

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REGISTRATION

Intended Audience:  Finance Support Staff, Payroll Processors

Descriptions:  Plan on attending the 2008 Annual Payroll Seminar.   This year’s list of topics includes; 1099 reporting issues, meal/uniform allowances, cell phone policies, 2008 reporting changes and fringe benefits, 125 plan regulations, Fair Labor Standards Act, Pension portability/reciprocity issues and calculations.  A full day for participants to interact with your peers and discuss ideas.  Get answers to the questions you‘ve been afraid to ask!  A wealth of information to assist you with your day to day activities! 

Earn 6 CPE

Learning Objectives:

• Listen to the IRS on 1099 reporting issues, meal & uniform allowances, cell phones and payroll errors encountered on IRS audits
• Become knowledgeable  on the changes for year end reporting, fringe benefits and 125 plans
• Learn the applicability of the Fair Labor Standards Act to governmental entities
• Discover the differences between Police Pension Portability and Firefighter Pension Reciprocity see how to calculate the pensions and who pays what.
• Pension Reform Legislation- What does it mean to me?

Agenda

Speakers:

Joyce Reinsma, Field Specialist, Internal Revenue Service, Federal, State, and Local Governments

Karen Sanchez, Partner in Charge, Human Resources Services, Sikich LLP

Karl Ottosen, Attorney, Ottosen, Britz, Kelly, Cooper & Gilbert, Ltd.

Scott Brandt, Acting Chief Administrator, Public Pension Division, Division of Insurance, IL Department of Financial

  and Professional Regulation

Seminar Time:

Check-in/Continental Breakfast:  9:00 - 9:30 AM

Seminar:  9:30 AM - 4:00 PM

Registration Fees:

IGFOA Member Fee to October 31, 2008- $95.00

Non-member Fee to October 31, 2008- $170.00

IGFOA Member Fee after October 31, 2008- $110.00

Registration fee includes continental breakfast, breaks, lunch, and material. 

REGISTRATION

The Illinois Government Finance Officers Association 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.  Web site:  www.nasba.org