APICS Michiana Presents -
Deduct It! An Irreverent Look At Taxes
Date: Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Joint Meeting with ISM and IMA organizations

Claude Renshaw
It may be surprising to some, but the tax lore is replete with amusing anecdotes, court cases, and IRS follies. Participants will enjoy drawing from a fun collection of these items, including a few one liners, and some other wrinkles, such as:
  • What happens when a main claims expenses for his wife, after he has murdered her?
  • What did Congress have in mind when that included certain provisions in the tax law such as the requirement that students claiming either of the education credits must not have been convicted of a drug-related felony?
  • What happens when the 'offer in compromise' is applied to an alleged tax bill of thirty BILLION dollars?
  • What would happen if, in the wake of the Roth IRA, the Cloverdale Education Account, and the Archer Medical Savings Account, there were other personal and corporate sponsorships of various provisions of the tax law?


    • Claude Renshaw is a professor in the department of Business Administration and Economics at Saint Mary's College at Notre Dame. Mr Renshaw has been quoted in USA Today and is a regular guest on local television and radio shows during tax season. A Certified Public Accountant, Renshaw describes taxes as the 'ketchup on the Beef Wellington of life.' His expertise is virtually unmatched, and few people can make the subject so palatable! In addition to his success as an educator, during tax season, Mr. Renshaw co-writes the Tax Talk column for the South Bend Tribune. He teaches seminars on tax law to fellow accountatnts and operates a consulting practice speacializing in tax and financial planning. A frequent speaker on business issues; Renshaw has also helped coordinate the tax assistance program where students from Saint Mary's college help low-income citizens complete their tax returns. Among his seminar clients have been wells Fargo Bank, Crowe Chizek, McGladrey and Pullen, Price Waterouse Coopers, National Steel, and Memorial Hospital of South Bend, to name a few.

    Renshaw has been teaching at Saint Mary's College since 1977. He received his Bachelors and MBA from Michigan State University. The American Woman's Society of CPA's (AWSCPA) named him the 2004 Educator of the Year. This prestigious sward recognizes excellences in teaching in the field of accounting by a faculty member at a two-year or four-year college. He was also named Indiana Accounting Advocate of the Year by the Small Business Administration in 1998.
    Agenda:
    5:30-6:15 CheckIn/Networking, 6:15-7:00 Dinner, 6:45-7 Business, 7:00-8:00 Presentation
    Cost:
    25  for non-APICS Members, 20 APICS Members. 10 Student - ID Required
    This session is worth 1 Certification Maintenance Point(s)
    For Reservations: Call 574.217.0960 or EMail Reservations with the following information:
    Your Name, Company Name, if employed, Address, email address (for our newsletter list), Phone Number, Number of people for whom you are making reservations, and their Names and email addresses.

    To be held at:
    St Marys Noble Family Dining Hall-LrgGrp Dining Rm