TAGLine for Week 29 of 2011

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1. NEXT TIAG INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

Save the date for our next TIAG International Conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: October 24-26, 2011. Details and registration site coming this week!

2. TIAG WELCOMES NEW MEMBER IN MADRID, SPAIN

Arrabe Asesores, S.A. (Madrid, Spain) has a team of highly-skilled consultants with specific training in a variety of areas of accounting. This allows the firm to provide adequate support in a variety of accounting areas. They have also established an extensive network of offices in Madrid to better assist their clients. For more information visit their TIAG Profile or their website at www.arrabeasesores.es.

3. TIAG SUCCESS STORIES & TESTIMONIALS

"In our opinion, the main benefit is to no longer be a regional company, but instead part of a multinational professional accounting entity and can now offer knowledge from TIAG members around the world to our customers."

Submitted by: Felipe Pestana; Grupo Planus (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)

Click here to read this and other stories on the new Success Stories section of our website.

Share Your TIAG Success Stories

There is no better way of illustrating to a potential client or prospective member the valuable collaboration that occurs among network members to meet client needs than through the use of success stories. Take a few minutes to tell us about a positive experience that you have had with the network, including a referral experience, a story of collaboration to fulfill a client need, or any network-related success. Submit your success story via our website, or call and tell us your story!

4. EXCLUSIVE TIAG DISCOUNT ON UPCOMING CCH SEMINARS

TIAG and TAG Academy have joined with CHH to bring you a 20% discount exclusively for TIAG members on several CCH seminars. We hope you will consider these offerings and pass them along to members of your firm. 

IFRS—Revenue Recognition
Learn Practical Differences between IFRS and U.S. GAAP for Revenue Recognition

Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Join IFRS experts, consultants and instructors, Cecil Nazareth, CPA, M.B.A., ACA and Peter Margaritis, CPA, in a timely and informative two-hour CPE webinar that will help you and your staff understand how revenue recognition is treated under the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). Click here for more information and to access the TIAG Online Registration Form (exclusive 20% discount).

Sales Tax on Software and Information Services

Learn Sales Tax Issues Surrounding Cloud Computing, Digital Goods, Information Services, and More…
Thursday, July 28, 2011
This two-hour webinar will provide a substantive summary of the sales tax issues that are arising with respect to the taxation of software, digital products, and so-called "information services." The presentation will be led by Timothy P. Noonan, Esq., a frequent contributor to CCH's webinar program series. Mr. Noonan has significant experience dealing with these types of thorny sales tax issues and has helped guide large hotel chains, Fortune 500 companies, as well as many privately-owned companies through tax audits, tax litigation, and tax compliance. Click here for more information and to access the TIAG Online Registration Form (exclusive 20% discount).

Calendar of Discounted Events for TIAG Members

Click here to view a calendar of CCH seminar programs that are available with the exclusive TIAG member discount.

5. TIAG LINKEDIN GROUPS

By joining the TIAG LinkedIn groups you can connect with other TIAG members and grow the profile of your firm within the network. Join now by clicking the names of the groups below.

- TIAG Members Group

- TAG Tax Specialty Group

Circulate these LinkedIn groups within your firm to increase the strength and awareness of the TIAG network.

6. FOLLOW TIAG ON TWITTER

We are happy to announce the creation of a TIAG Twitter account using the name @TIAGnet. If you would like to know more about how to use Twitter to broaden your firm’s online presence, contact Chris Cervellera at ccervellera@tiagnet.com. 

7. MEMBER NEWS

We have created a mailbox exclusively for your news, articles and newsletters. Please add marketing@tiagnet.com to your news distribution list.

Regards,

The TIAG Team