Sidney Kess, Esq., CPA, JD, LLM

Sidney Kess, Esq., CPA, JD, LLM, selected "Most Influential Practitioner" for 2006 by CPA Magazine, is a nationally renowned tax expert and author/coauthor of hundreds of tax books on financial and estate planning. Having lectured to more than 715,000 practitioners on tax, financial and estate planning, he is one of the nation's best know lecturers in continuing professional education.

Ron Antal, CPA, MST

Managing Director

Research Credit Group, Inc.

Ron Antal has over 20 years experience as a tax professional dealing with individual and corporate tax issues. Prior to forming the Research Credit Group Inc., Ron spent over eight years with PricewaterhouseCoopers and was part of PwC’s national Tax Projects Delivery Group where he specialized in the R&D Tax Credit. Ron has considerable experience serving public and private companies throughout the nation.

Mary Kay Foss, CPA

Director

GREENSTEIN, ROGOFF, OLSEN & CO., LLP

Ms. Foss is a frequent lecturer for community, professional and business groups. She has authored and presented courses for tax professionals throughout California. She has over thirty years of practical experience in advising clients about retirement, income and estate planning issues.

Kris Hill

Director

Deloitte Tax LLP

Kris has more than 15 years of professional experience with S corporations and other closely-held businesses. Kris' clients have included service businesses, real estate and hospitality businesses, telecommunications, financial institutions, and manufacturers. Kris' work at Deloitte has included time at Deloitte's national office advising Deloitte's tax practice on S corporation and individual tax issues. Kris teaches regularly in firm training on S corporations and on issues affecting owners of passthrough entities. She was interviewed by Forbes magazine in the May 10, 2004 issue about individual AMT.

Gregory F. Jenner

Former Acting Assistant Secretary (Tax Policy), Office of Tax Policy

United States Department of the Treasury

Gregory F. Jenner is an attorney and consultant in Washington, DC.

Through 2006, he served as Executive Vice President, Taxes and Retirement Security, for the American Counsel of Life Insurers.

Mark Luscombe, JD, LLM, CPA

Principal Federal Tax Analyst

CCH Incorporated

Mark Luscombe, a CPA and attorney, is the principal federal tax analyst for CCH and is a key member of the CCH Tax Legislation team tracking and analyzing legislation before Congress.

Roman H. Kepczyk, CPA.CITP

President

InfoTech Partners North America, Inc.

Roman H. Kepczyk, CPA is President of InfoTech Partners North America, Inc. and the Lead Technology Management Strategist for the firm. His primary focus is helping firms throughout North America effectively use information technology by implementing digital best practices and directing them towards today's "less paper" or Digital CPA firm.

Owen G. Fiore, JD

Consultant

FioreWealthPlanningConsulting

Owen G. Fiore, JD, practiced tax and estate planning law on a national scale, based in California, for over 40 years, and in addition held a California CPA certificate. Owen was an active tax litigator, primarily in gift and estate tax controversies, including representing clients at audit, Appeals and Tax Court levels. He has been the principal advisor for many families having substantial wealth, developing strategies using entities such as trusts, FLPs, LLCs and corporations in Family Wealth Planning. The overall goal has been to maximize Wealth Preservation and Management Succession. Today, Owen’s non-lawyer consulting efforts, through FioreWealthPlanningConsulting, continue his emphasis on practical, effective Family Wealth Planning as a team member with clients and their other advisors.

Glen Keenan, CPA

President

XCM Solutions, LLC

Glen Keenan is the president of XCM Solutions, the leader in workflow solutions for the accounting profession offering the award-winning XCM™ workflow management software. Glen’s successful career in public accounting and technology is representative of the influence that his generation is bringing to the profession. Glen is a member of a rare breed of young professionals who has seen the potential for the profession, which is only now breaking generations-old stereotypes, to embrace technology and is working to serve as agent for that transformation.

Mark A. Plostock,CPA.CITP

President

IT Dept.

Mark A. Plostock, a sole practitioner from Syosset, New York. He has been a long standing member and Chair of the New York State Society CPA'S Nassau Chapter Taxation Committee and has been a perennial speaker at its Annual Tax Conference.

Charles P. Rettig, Esq.

Hochman, Salkin, Rettig, Toscher & Perez, P.C.

Chuck Rettig is the Institute Chair for the UCLA Extension Annual Tax Controversy Institute, a Planning Committee Member for the USC School of Law Annual Institute on Federal Taxation (Institute Chair for the Subcommittee on Ethics, Compliance and Enforcement), and the "Tax Controversies Chair" for the 66th NYU Institute on Federal Taxation.

Alan J. Smith

Ernst & Morris

Alan joined E&M in 1998. His cost segregation experience has included performing studies for office buildings, supermarkets, medical offices, apartments, automobile dealerships, banks, retail centers, manufacturing plants, restaurants, and hotels. Prior to being recruited by E&M, Alan worked for Brown Shoe Company, St. Louis Missouri. Alan has a BA degree in Accounting from the University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri.

Jody Stamback

Sr. Stakeholder Liaison, Small Business, Self Employed Division

Internal Revenue Service

Jody Stamback has been with the Internal Revenue Service since 1989. He is a Senior Stakeholder Liaison, with the Small Business, Self Employed Division.

Stakeholder Liaison partners with tax practitioners, small business organizations, payroll groups and other governmental agencies to design, develop, and deliver educational products and services that meet the diverse needs of the Small Business, Self Employed client.

Howard W. Wolosky

Editor-In-Chief

Practical Accountant

Howard W. Wolosky is the Editor-In-Chief of Practical Accountant and a weekly columnist for www.WebCPA.com. He was the Editor of The Journal of Bank Taxation and The Journal of Taxation of Estates & Trusts. Wolosky also was one of the coordinators of Limited Liability Conference and New York Tax Forum and edited three professional newsletters and supervised the preparation of two client newsletters.

David Wyle

President and CEO

SurePrep

David Wyle (CPA.CITP) is the President and CEO of SurePrep, a leading provider of tax productivity solutions to U.S. public accounting firms. Prior to founding SurePrep, Mr. Wyle founded and was CEO of ePace! Software, creator of the industry leading paperless engagement program originally called ePaceENGAGEMENT. In 2001 CCH Incorporated purchased ePace! Software and rebranded ePaceENGAGEMENT as ProSystemfx Engagement. Prior to founding ePace! Software, Mr. Wyle was a CPA with the accounting firm Coopers & Lybrand.