About the Author

• Author: Seymour Goldberg
• Profession: Senior partner in the law firm of Goldberg & Goldberg, P.C., Woodbury, New York
• Pages: 179-179

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

SEYMOUR GOLDBERG, CPA, MBA, JD, is a senior partner in the

law firm of Goldberg & Goldberg, P.C., Long Island, New York. He

is Professor Emeritus of Law and Taxation at Long Island University.

Mr. Goldberg is the recipient of the American Jurisprudence Award in

Federal Estate and Gift Taxation from St. John’s University School of

Law. As an instructor for the Foundation For Accounting Education and

the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Mr. Goldberg

has taught many CPE courses on taxation and pension planning at the

state and national level and has taught CLE courses for the New York

State Bar Association, local bar associations, and law schools. He is the

recipient of outstanding discussion leader awards from both the Amer-

ican Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Foundation for

Accounting Education. He was formerly associated with the Internal

Revenue Service. Mr. Goldberg has been quoted in the New York Times,

Forbes, Fortune, Money Magazine, U.S. News & World Report, Business Week,

the Wall Street Journal, and the Tax Hotline. He has also been interviewed

on CNN, CNBC, and WCBS. Mr. Goldberg is currently a member of

the IRS Long Island Tax Practitioner Liaison Committee. He has been

involved in conducting continuing education outreach programs with

the IRS on the retirement distribution rules. Mr. Goldberg has authored

manuals for the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants,

J. K. Lasser, the Foundation for Accounting Education, and the Ameri-

can Bar Association.