If Christmas is just around the corner, income tax forms can't be far behind.
To help professional tax preparers get the latest information on new government regulations affecting their customers, Mississippi State University is sponsoring a series of seminars around the state in late November and early December. Participants can qualify for six hours of professional education credit.
Led by accounting professor Zoel Daughtrey, the in-service training is part of the extension program of the College of Business and Industry's Division of Business Services.
Also heading sessions during the 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. seminars will be state Tax Commission representatives Kathleen H. Carnathan and Jacqueline A. Vassar, as well as a representative from the federal Internal Revenue Service.
Dates and locations include:
Nov. 26, Gulfport, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, Jefferson Davis Campus,
Dec. 3, Starkville, Mississippi State campus,
Dec. 4, Tupelo, Itawamba Community College branch campus,
Dec. 5, Senatobia, Northwest Mississippi Community College campus,
Dec. 6, Cleveland, Delta State University campus,
Dec. 10-11, Jackson, Education Research Center (formerly Research and Development Center),
Dec. 12, Ellisville, Jones County Junior College Campus, and
Dec. 13, Meridian, East Mississippi Electric Power Association Building.
For complete information, telephone Jeri Mangum by Nov. 18 at (601) 325-1894. The fax number is 325-8686.
