NYSSCPA announces special guests for Jan. conferences

The NYSSCPA's Foundation for Accounting Education (FAE) has announced that three special guests will be featured at three upcoming conferences this month: the 38th Annual Nonprofit Conference, the Partnership Taxation Conference, and the Taxation of Financial Instruments and Transactions Conference.

Richard Cole, supervising project manager at the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB), will headline the 38th Annual Nonprofit Conference on Thursday, January 14, 2016. Cole will look to provide a status update of the exposure draft related to financial statements of not-for-profit entities. Attendees will also be able to learn about the upcoming agenda of the New York State Charities Bureau, from the Bureau’s NYC Chief, James Sheehan.

Andrea Macintosh Whiteway, partner at McDermott Will & Emery, will lead the Partnership Taxation Conference on Thursday, January 19, 2016. She will discuss the tax implications of contributing a Section 704(c) property to a partnership.

Finally, Lee Sheppard will keynote the NYSSCPA’s Taxation of Financial Instruments and Transactions Conference on Wednesday, January 20, 2016, where she’ll break down how funds are being impacted due to state and local tax law changes.

The conferences will be held at the following locations:

• 38th Annual Nonprofit Conference: New York Marriott Marquis at Times Square, 1535 Broadway, New York NY, 10036-4050
• Partnership Taxation Conference: Citi Executive Conference Center-Midtown, 153 East 53rd Street, 14th Floor, New York, NY 10022
• Taxation of Financial Instruments and Transactions Conference: The New York City Bar Association, 42 West 44th Street, New York, NY, 10036

For more information, head to NYSCCPA's site here.