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  • Indian American Aneira Banwar has been crowned the “Royal International Miss International Princess of the Year 2023

    Indian American Aneira Banwar has been crowned the “Royal International Miss International Princess of the Year 2023

    Sushma Malhotra

    ORLANDO,  FL   (TIP): Seven-year-old Aneira Banwar from Virginia, USA has been crowned the “Royal International Miss International Princess of the Year 2023”. Aneira made all Indians proud by winning the title of Royal International Miss International Princess. This competition was organized in the city of Orlando in Florida. In this competition one hundred eighty girls from all over the world participated. During this international competition the judges asked the participants a variety of questions.  The judgment was made on the basis of their versatility in responding to those questions.

  • Indian American Rekha Sharma-Crawford, an immigration law expert, becomes first South Asian AILA Secretary

    Indian American Rekha Sharma-Crawford, an immigration law expert, becomes first South Asian AILA Secretary

    ORLANDO, FL(TIP): Indian American Rekha Sharma was elected AILA Secretary on June 22 in Orlando, Florida along with other new Executive Committee members, Kelli J. Stump as President-Elect, Jeff Joseph as First Vice President, Alexis S. Axelrad as Second Vice President, and Jacqueline Watson as Treasurer. Farshad Owji was installed as AILA’s President.
    A partner in the Kansas City law firm Sharma-Crawford Attorneys-at-Law, Sharma-Crawford is a nationally recognized expert in immigration law, according to an AILA press release.
    She regularly practices before the Federal Courts on cases involving affirmative immigration benefits and before the Courts of Appeals in several Circuits. In 2021, she received the AILA Edith Lowenstein Memorial Award, for excellence in advancing the practice of immigration law. In 2018, the Kansas Bar Association honored Sharma-Crawford with the Courageous Attorney Award, “an award presented from time to time, to attorneys who have displayed exceptional courage in the face of adversity, thus bringing credit to the legal profession.” In 2017, The Missouri Bar Association honored Sharma-Crawford and her law partner with its Pro Bono Publico Award. Along with having several critical published court decisions, Sharma-Crawford is also an author and speaker on issues involving immigration law and policy.
    She has served as an Elected Director for the AILA Board of Governors for several years, and as a member of the Board for the National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild since 2020. In 2012, she co-founded a nonprofit law clinic to provide representation for indigent individuals facing removal in the Kansas City Immigration Court. The Clinic has helped thousands of clients and for nearly a decade, has provided much-needed low bono and pro bono representation.
    Sharma-Crawford is also an Adjunct Professor teaching Immigration Law at the University of Kansas School of Law and Washburn University School of Law.
    She is the author of her children’s book, ‘Aaliyah the Brave, Empowering Children Coping with Immigration Enforcement.’

  • 2023 IRS Nationwide Tax Forums to be held in five cities

    2023 IRS Nationwide Tax Forums to be held in five cities

    Tax pros may register now to earn continuing education credits

    WASHINGTON D.C. (TIP):  Registration for this summer’s 2023 IRS Nationwide Tax Forums is now open. The forums return to an in-person format in five cities across the nation for the first time since 2019.

    Held for more than 30 years, the IRS Nationwide Tax Forums are the IRS’s marquee outreach event to the tax professional community. Each of the five IRS Nationwide Tax Forums is a three-day event with more than 40 seminars and workshops on a wide variety of federal and state tax issues presented by experts from the IRS and partner organizations from the tax community.

    2023 Nationwide Tax Forums:

    City                                              Forum Dates

    New Orleans, La.                        July 11 – 13

    Atlanta, Ga.                                 July 25 – 27

    National Harbor, Md. (Washington, D.C., area)        August 8 – 10

    San Diego, Calif.                                                        August 22 – 24

    Orlando, Fla.                                                              August 29 – 31

    The IRS Nationwide Tax Forums are designed specifically for tax professionals — enrolled agents, certified public accountants, certified financial planners and Annual Filing Season Program participants — as well as uncredentialed tax professionals. Attendees may earn up to 18 continuing education credits.

    In addition to continuing professional education, attendees get access to the popular Case Resolution Program as well as dozens of exhibitors in the forum expo hall. Participants can also participate in focus groups and network with colleagues.

    Tax professionals can register now at www.irstaxforum.com.