Mississippi State holding tax seminars in two-state area

Contact: Sammy McDavid

Mississippi State University is again sponsoring a series of October and November seminars in Mississippi and Louisiana to update farmers and small business owners on current tax issues.

Each of the seven programs will address the 1998 and 1999 federal tax legislation, and significant issues and developments in federal taxation. They also will review current federal tax events and provide basic information on selected farm and small business issues.

The daylong sessions are sponsored annually by the College of Business and Industry's Division of Business Services.

Accounting professors Zoel W. Daughtrey of MSU and Daryl V. Burckel of McNeese State University in Lake Charles, La., and associate professor Frank M. Messina of the University of Alabama at Birmingham will lead the programs.

Seminar dates, registration deadlines and locations include:

Oct. 27-28, Oct. 8 deadline, Mississippi State's Bost Center Auditorium;

Nov. 2-3, Oct. 15 deadline, Olive Branch, Whispering Woods (East Goodman Rd.);

Nov. 4-5, Oct. 18 deadline, Cleveland, Delta State University's Ewing Hall;

Nov. 9-10, Oct. 22 deadline, Monroe, La., Holiday Inn Holidome;

Nov. 11-12, Oct. 25 deadline, Hammond, La., Holiday Inn Conference Center;

Nov. 16-17, Oct. 29 deadline, Raymond, Eagle Ridge Conference Center; and,

Nov. 18-19, Nov. 1 deadline, Gulfport, Grand Casino Resort.

Participants for the Eagle Ridge and Grand Casino sessions may reserve overnight accommodations at special rates by indicating attendance at the seminars.

A $200 seminar registration fee covers materials, instructions and refreshments. Telephone reservations for the seminars will not be accepted.

For additional information, contact the COBI Division of Business Services at (662) 325-1894 or at P.O. Drawer 5288, Mississippi State, MS 39762-5288.