Text Box: Workshop Schedule

 

Session 1
Thursday  10:
30-11:45

Session 2
Thursday
12:45-2:00

Session 3
Thursday 2:
30-3:45

Session 4
Thursday 4:
15-5:30

Session 5
Friday
10:45-12:00

Session 6
Friday
1:00-2:15

Workshop

“A”

“Paying International Employees World Wide”

 

Michele Honomichl, CEO

Janet Roome, CPP, Sr Project Mgr.

Celergo, LLC

·  Challenges of implementing international payrolls

·  Complexities of new country launches, acquisitions, & divestitures

·  Management of international payroll compliance

“IRS Updates - Return Preparer's Initiatives”

 

Kristy Washington

Senior Stakeholder Liaison

Taxpayer Education & Communications Unit,

Internal Revenue Service

 

·  How to report the HIRE credit

·  How to report the Health Care Credit

·  Is your Tax Preparer Registered?

“Payroll Auditing and Internal Controls”

 

Howard Goldman, CPP

Director of Payroll,

Ilitch Holdings, Inc.

 

·  Preventing and spotting employee theft

·  Paycheck fraud

·  Payroll process controls

·   System controls and security

“IRS Updates - Return Preparer's Initiatives”

 

Kristy Washington

Senior Stakeholder Liaison

Taxpayer Education & Communications Unit,

Internal Revenue Service

 

·  How to report the HIRE credit

·  How to report the Health Care Credit

·  Is your Tax Preparer Registered?

“The Predictive Index – Developing a Cohesive team”

John Ranalletta

Senior Management Consultant ADVISA

·  Achieve an increased self awareness of your behaviors and motivators.

·  Get insights into why others react to work situations

·   Learn how to optimize personal and professional endeavors

* See note at bottom of registration form

“MI — SUTA Dumping & FUTA Tax Reduction”

 

Joseph Mulligan, Acting Manager,

SUTA Dumping Unit

 

Kristie Gardner. Analyst,

Employer System Support Unit

 

·  SUTA Dumping Risks

·  FUTA Reduction - Cost impact to Employers

Workshop

“B”

Managing Labor Costs in a Difficult Economy”

 

 

Gary Chamberlin

Attorney,

Miller Johnson

 

·  Shortened Work Days/Weeks

·  Mandatory Furloughs

·  Forced Used of Vacation

·  Severance/Unemployment

“Michigan Child Support Program”

 

Chris Townsend,

Enforcement Analyst

Cheryl Webster

Customer Service Specialist

Michigan State Disbursement Unit

 

·  Reporting

·  Income Withholding

·  Payment Remittance

·  What's New

“MI — SUTA Dumping & FUTA Tax Reduction”

 

Joseph Mulligan, Acting Manager,

SUTA Dumping Unit

 

Kristie Gardner. Analyst,

Employer System Support Unit

 

·  SUTA Dumping Risks

·  FUTA Reduction - Cost impact to Employers

“Now You See It” – The Magic of Process  Modeling

 

Roger A. Smith, CPP
Payroll Management Consultant,

PayrollProf.com

 

·  Documenting & improving processes

·  Business processes

·  “Out of the box” thinking

·  Process modeling tools and techniques

·  Getting Started

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“FSA/HSA Differences”

 

Kelly Knecht

 Product Manager,

Priority Health

 

·  HSA and FSA basics – what are they and how they work

·  HSA and FSA Differences – why an employee would choose one over the other… or sometimes both

·  Tips, Tricks and frequently asked questions

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“FSA/HSA Differences”

 

Kelly Knecht

 Product Manager,

Priority Health

 

·  HSA and FSA basics – what are they and how they work

·  HSA and FSA Differences – why an employee would choose one over the other… or sometimes both

·  Tips, Tricks and frequently asked questions

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Workshop

“C”

“Current Benefit Issues -

Health Care Reform”

 

Joel Clark

Founder and President,

J.S. Clark

 

·  Premium Reporting

·  Dependent Extension

·  5500 Preparation

“Tax Compliance 401(k) and 403(b) Fringe Benefits”

A Basic View

 

Karen Salemi, FLMI, CPP

North America Training Mgr,

IBM

 

·  Defined Benefit vs. Defined Contribution  Plan

·  401(k) 403(b) limits

·  Reporting for Employers

“SSA Updates”

 

Doug M. Nguyen

Deputy Regional Communications Director,

 Social Security Administration

 

·  SSA Business Services Online

·  Electronic Wage Reporting

·  Social Security Number Verification Service and eVerify

·  Basic eligibility factors for Social Security benefits

·  Internet Applications

“Understanding How to Tax Foreign Nationals”

 

Jeff McCann

International Tax Director,

Mia Yun, International Tax Mgr.,

Moore Stephens Doeren Mayhew

 

·  Payroll reporting for non-resident alien employees

·  The compensation data "scavenger hunt" for international employees

·  Mirror Payroll administration

“Managing the ARRA COBRA Subsidy Credit”

 

Matt Isbell, Founder

COBRA Resources, Inc.

 

·  COBRA subsidy impact on taxable income

·  Who qualifies for COBRA subsidy?

·  Definition of "involuntary terminations" of employment

·  IRS penalties for employee fraud

·  COBRA subsidy notification req’ts

“SSA Updates”

Doug M. Nguyen

Deputy Regional Communications Director,

 Social Security Administration

 

·  SSA Business Services Online

·  Electronic Wage Reporting

·  Social Security Number Verification Service and eVerify

·  Basic eligibility factors for Social Security benefits

·  Internet Applications

Workshop

D

Managing a Multigenerational Workforce

Christine Lucy

Senior Regional Vice President, Robert Half International

·  The most notable changes in the workplace in the wake of the recession

·  Generational behaviors and gaps

·  Myths vs. realities

·  How to manage and retain talented employee teams of all generations.

“Building and Managing a Talented Payroll Team”

Christine Lucy

Senior Regional Vice President,

Robert Half International

·  Proven techniques for successful hiring strategies.

·  Common management mistakes and tips for avoiding them

·  Enhancing team members’ performance and loyalty to the organization.

“US DOL – FMLA Updates”

 

Speaker TBD

U.S. Department of Labor

 

·   What’s new?

·  New care/coverage for family members in regular Armed Forces

·  Airline Flight Crew Technical Corrections Act

·  Clarification of the definition of  “son or daughter”

 

“MI DOL Updates”

 

Jack Finn

Administrator,

Wage & Hour Division

 

·  Minimum Wage & Overtime Law

·  Wage Claims Status

·  Payment of Wages & Fringe Benefits Act

·  Youth Workers Law

·  Youth Employment Standards Act

“Garnishments Go

On and On!”

 

Jim Owen, CPP

Senior Director of Administration,

American Payroll Association

 

·  Michigan  Garnishments Untangled

·  The complexities of Child Support

·  Who has priority of the money?

·  The future of Child Support withholding

“Garnishments Go

On and On!”

 

Jim Owen, CPP

Senior Director of Administration,

American Payroll Association

 

·  Michigan  Garnishments Untangled

·  The complexities of Child Support

·  Who has priority of the money?

·  The future of Child Support withholding