YOU SAY MORE THAN YOU THINK
How to Use "The New Body Language" to Get What You Want
Sunday, August 8 – Welcome Reception and Special Session, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm

When your career and good reputation depends on gathering accurate information from your clients, it's important to have the skills to know when to delve further. And when you're facing off with IRS personnel, knowing how to positively influence their opinion can tip the scales for your client.

Uncovering the mysteries of body language—how people communicate their thoughts and feelings without saying a word—is a powerful tool which can build your confidence and practice. All successful people know that the ability to detect and react to the split-second signals that skim across people's bodies hundreds of times each day is crucial to getting what they want in life. During this general session, you'll learn to strengthen interpersonal relationships, become a stronger leader, manage your nerves better, and attain ambitious new goals. You'll be better prepared to perform as a persuasive communicator, problem-solver, and cunning negotiator. With your vamped-up confidence and enthusiasm, you'll save time, money, resources, and that all-important edge in an often-challenging global environment.

Janine Driver is the founder, president, and lead instructor for the Body Language Institute, an elite certification program that offers award-winning advanced communications training. Driver is also a popular media guest, having made appearances on NBC's Today Show, The Rachael Ray Show, and CNN's Larry King Live. Released in February, 2010, her book, You Say More Than You Think: A 7-Day Plan for Using the New Body Language to Get What You Want! made the New York Best Seller's List.

Click here to read more about Janine's program!

Janine Driver is presented by Lyin' Tamer Education, LLC. For your free mini body language makeover visit www.bodylanguageinstitute.com.

Karen Hawkins
Director, Office of Professional Responsibility, Internal Revenue Service
Monday, August 9, 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm (1 CPE)

Join the Director of OPR for a discussion of the Return Preparer Review, potential changes to Circular 230 and other key topics for enrolled agents. Karen L. Hawkins is currently the Director of the Office of Professional Responsibility for the IRS where she is responsible for establishing and enforcing consistent standards of competence, integrity and conduct for tax professionals covered by IRS Circular 230.
Prior to taking this position in April 2009, she was in private practice at the Oakland, California law firm of Taggart & Hawkins where she specialized in civil and criminal tax controversy cases for nearly 30 years. She was slated to become Chair of the American Bar Association Section of Taxation before she accepted appointment to the OPR position. Additionally, Ms. Hawkins has held positions with Touche Ross & Company (currently: Deloitte-Touche) as a tax department supervisor.

Ms. Hawkins holds several degrees including: MBA in Taxation and J.D. from Golden Gate University; M.Ed. from the University of California, Davis; and M.A. graduate studies and a B.A. from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

As a published author and a recognized speaker, Ms. Hawkins has multiple accomplishments including Adjunct Professor for Golden Gate University Law School; speaker on various topics to various audiences for judicial conferences, Bar Association programs and educational institutions; and author or co-author for many articles and chapters in tax planning and practice guides.

NTPI Graduation and NAEA National Awards Presentation
Tuesday, August 10, 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm

After three full days of solid educational programming, it's time for a bit of fun. Join us for this celebration and the graduation of the newest group of NTPI Fellows, those dedicated professionals who have successfully completed the three levels of the National Tax Practice Institute. In addition, NAEA recognizes those who have demonstrated leadership, vision and determination to promote the best interests of EAs at the national, state and local level.

• The Founder's Award
• Excellence in Education
• Excellence in Public Awareness
• Mentor of the Year
• Outstanding Volunteer
• Outstanding Support of EAs

View all of the current NTPI Fellows here, and view all of the prior award winners here.

NASBA-Approved CPE Course on Section 105 Health Reimbursement Arrangements Presented by TASC
Monday, August 9, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Join TASC for a complimentary one hour NASBA-approved CPE course on Section 105 Health Reimbursement Arrangements (HRAs) at the 2010 NAEA National Conference at the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. In addition to earning an additional CPE credit at no charge, you will learn how to save your qualified small business owners over $4,000 a year (on average) by deducting 100% of their family's health insurance premiums and out-of-pocket medical expenses as a business tax deduction.

This lunch session will take place during the scheduled conference lunch break, so you won't miss a thing. To register for the one hour of CPE and a complimentary lunch, you must stop by TASC's booth in the exhibition hall – space is limited to 100, so stop by early! The lunch session will take place on Monday, August 9th from 12:00 – 1:00 pm. For more information call 1-800-422-4661 Extension 4231 or e-mail danp@tasconline.com.

Pre-conference Sessions Presented by Intuit

Intuit will offer two complimentary 50 minute sessions on Saturday, August 7, as pre-conference special sessions. The class descriptions are as follows:

Saturday, August 7, 3:00 pm – 3:50 pm
Common QuickBooks Mistakes Client's Make and How to Fix Them
By going through various issues, and the related "fixes" you will be better equipped to quickly and easily identify the most common QuickBooks errors clients make and understand the alternatives to effectively and efficiently correct the situation at hand. Although it is never fun to tell a client they have been entering information incorrectly, this reality does provide you a great opportunity to develop a closer relationship with the client as their QuickBooks expert and to train them how to use the software to provide better business information for compliance and decision making purposes.

Saturday, August 7, 4:10 pm – 5:00 pm
Paperless Productivity: Eliminating Documents in Your Tax Workflow
In this course, you will learn how to save time using a paperless workflow. Using Intuit's Document Management and Document eSort programs, you'll gain the knowledge you need to shave countless hours off of tax engagement work and maximize your firm's productivity. You'll also get a sneak peak at the new technology from Intuit ProLine.

These classes will be presented by Kendall Wheeler, CPA, CITP. Register here.