Schedule for 2003 MSU tax seminars released

Contact: Sammy McDavid

To update small business owners and certified public accountants on current tax issues, Mississippi State University again is offering its late-year series of Mississippi and Tennessee seminars.

Each of four daylong sessions from mid-November to early January will explain recent tax rulings and legislation, update significant new developments in federal taxation and provide a comprehensive review of 2003 federal tax matters.

Organized by the College of Business and Industry's Division of Business Services, the sessions are led by MSU accounting professors Danny Hollingsworth and Edd Milam.

Seminar dates and locations include:

Nov. 13 and 14, Delta State University's Ewing Hall, Cleveland. Oct. 20 is the registration deadline.

Nov. 24 and 25, Jackson Hilton (101 East County Line Rd.). Oct. 29 is the registration deadline.

Dec. 8 and 9, Park Vista Hotel in Memphis (939 Ridgelake Blvd.). Nov. 12 is the registration deadline.

Dec. 15 and 16, Grand Casino Hotel in Biloxi. Nov. 19 is the registration deadline.

Jan. 8 and 9, MSU's McCool Hall. Dec. 8 is the registration deadline.

A $225 registration fee covers materials, instructions and refreshments. No telephone registrations will be accepted.

For accountants, participation at each seminar can qualify for 16 hours of continuing professional education credit.

For registration and additional information, contact Jeri Mangum at (662) 325-1894 or bizservices@cobilan.msstate.edu. The mailing address is Division of Business Services, P.O. Box 5288, Mississippi State, MS 39762-5288.