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  • 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.

  • Indian American Community leader Darshana Patel to run for California Assembly

    Indian American Community leader Darshana Patel to run for California Assembly

    Parminder Aujla

    SACRAMENTO (IP): Indian American community leader and research scientist Darshana Patel, a Democrat, has announced that she would run for the California State Assembly from the North County in 2024.

    “As the daughter of immigrants who struggled to realize the American Dream, I know the challenges that families can face during hard times,” she told the media. “I am running for state Assembly because I want to make sure that every person has the opportunity to succeed and thrive, and because I can use my experience as a scientist, elected school board member, and a civic leader to make a difference in their lives.”

    California’s Assembly District 76 includes the cities of Escondido and San Marcos, portions of San Diego, and numerous unincorporated communities in San Diego County.

    Patel’s campaign earned early endorsements from Indian American Congressman Ro Khanna.

    In her campaign announcement, Patel said she wants to invest in public education, protect the environment, improve healthcare access, and keep communities safe. Patel, 48, was elected to the Poway Unified board when the district was struggling because of financial mismanagement and criminal embezzlement and helped to restore fiscal responsibility, the media said. She was reelected in 2020.

    In addition to her work on the school board, Patel serves on the California Commission on Asian and Pacific Islander American Affairs and as president of the San Diego County School Boards Association.

    Darshana Patel lives with her husband and their three daughters in San Diego. The research scientist has a Bachelor of Arts in Biochemistry from Occidental College and a PhD in Biophysics from the University of California, Irvine.

    Recently, Patel was awarded the 2023 Occidental College Alumni Seal Award’s Alumna of the Year.

    Patel previously held executive positions on the Park Village Elementary Parent Teacher Association, Education Foundation Board, Rancho Penasquitos Planning Board, and Rancho Penasquitos Town Council.