Harper offers workshop on reducing taxes

Harper College is offering a free workshop aimed at helping local residents understand ways to reduce their federal income taxes.

The “Income Tax Strategies” seminar, which comes ahead of tax return season and in the midst of national uncertainty over future tax rates and changing federal tax legislation, is at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 8, in Room Z117, Building Z in the Avanté Center on the college's main campus, 1200 W. Algonquin Road in Palatine.

Led by accountants Craig Levin and Angela Scott, the session will provide an overview of current federal tax legislation and tax rates; offer methods for accelerating or deferring income, deductions and tax credits to achieve lower taxes in 2010 and beyond; suggest strategies for lowering federal income taxes; and more.

Levin is a senior director with the manufacturing and wholesale distribution practice of RSM McGladrey, Inc., and has more than 30 years of experience providing entrepreneurial clients with accounting, tax and advisory services.

Scott is a tax manager with the high net worth practice of RSM McGladrey, Inc., and has more than a decade of experience providing accounting and advisory services to mid-sized businesses and high net worth families.

The income tax event is the latest in the 2010-11 Harper Heritage Seminar Series a collection of free monthly information sessions sponsored by the college's Educational Foundation. Sessions are led by industry professionals as a public service to the Harper community.

To register for the Income Tax Strategies seminar, or for a full list of the other upcoming free sessions, call (847) 925-6490 or visit harpercollege.edu/foundation.

— Submitted by Erin Brooks, Harper College