Seminars

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Are You Aware of These Facts?

During 2004, in response to the passage of the Working Families Tax Relief Act of 2004 and The American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 the IRS revised its collection procedure for dealing with delinquent accounts. The changes (which generally favor taxpayers) still allow the IRS to be as aggressive as they have been in the past several years. Though taxpayers have greater rights under the new law...

Education

Michael C. Whelan received his Bachelor's Degree in Accounting from Marquette University and received his Juris Doctor Degree from Creighton University College of Law where he received the Creighton Award in Federal Income Tax.

Certifications

Certified Public Accountant

Seminars

Gambling Income - Tax Practitioners of Illinois, August 2006

Bankruptcy and Taxes; Offers in Compromise - Tax Practitioners of Illinois, 2006.

Federal Income Tax Updates - Tax Practitioners of Illinois, 1998.

Federal Income Tax Updates - Tax Practitioners of Illinois, 1997.

Internal Revenue Code Section 6672 - Trust Fund Recovery Penalty - Tax Practitioners of Illinois, December 1997

Tax Litigation Issues - H&R Block Regional Satellite Convention, October 1996.

Offers in Compromise - H&R Block Regional Satellite Convention, October 1996.

Annual Income Tax Updates - Tax Practitioners of Illinois, 1994.

Like-kind Exchanges/Installment Sales - Independent Accountants Association of Illinois - 1994.

Representing taxpayers subject to the 100% penalty (Trust Fund Recovery Penalty) - Independent Accountants Association of Illinois, 1993; Illinois Tax Practitioners, 1993.

Claims For Refund - Independent Accountants Association of Illinois.

Discharging Taxes In Bankruptcy - Independent Accountants Association.

Representation in US Tax Court - Tax Practitioners of Illinois.

Other

Hosted and appeared as regular guest on "Lawyer Line" - WCBR radio, 92.7 FM - 1994 to 1995.

Represented Illinois State Bar Association at IRS Regional Commissioners Liaison Meeting, Chicago, February 1994.