Faith & Philanthropy Institute in Collaboration with Funding Information Center - 990 Updates Training

Speaker Elaine Sommerville, CPA
Sommerville & Associates, P.C. Elaine L. Sommerville is licensed as a certified public accountant by the State of Texas. She has worked in public accounting since 1985. During this time, 23 of these years have been spent focusing on nonprofit organizations. Her practice has and continues to be centered primarily ...


Sommerville & Associates, P.C.


Elaine L. Sommerville is licensed as a certified public accountant by the State of Texas. She has worked in public accounting since 1985. During this time, 23 of these years have been spent focusing on nonprofit organizations. Her practice has and continues to be centered primarily on the tax compliance aspects of these organizations. She has assisted in the representation of several large case IRS exams as well as other IRS examinations of smaller organizations. Elaine currently devotes her time to handling various IRS issues for individuals and for exempt organizations of various types.



As an instructor for AICPA, she has taught 8 hour classes to other CPAs in areas of tax planning for nonprofit organizations and in the preparation of the Form 990. She has taught extensively on preparation of the Form 990 since it's redesign by the IRS for the 2008 tax year. She is a contributing author to various publications published by Thompson Reuters.

Full Description

Why is this training important at this time?
  • The session will provide an in-depth overview of new and expanded 990 form.
  • Many grant funders are turning down grants due to information on E-Z (990) form.
  • Consequences of incorrect 990 results in selection for examination by the IRS, bad PR and decline funding opportunities by foundations and corporations
Who Should attend? Founders, Board members, Executive Directors
  • Date/Time: Wednesday, September 8, 2010 from 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
  • Presenter: Elaine Sommerville, CPA, Sommerville & Associates, P.C.
  • Fee: $40/person; limited seating (40 persons max)
  • Location: Funding Information Center, 329 S. Henderson Street (www.fic-ftw.org)
Organizer Linda McMillan

When?

Wednesday, Sep. 8, 2010
1 p.m. - 5 p.m. US/Central

Where?

Funding Information Center
329 S. Henderson
Fort Worth, TX 76104