2009 Houston chapter report.

• Position: Chapter News

It is with great pleasure that I submit this report for the Houston Chapter for fiscal year ending June 30, 2009. The Houston Chapter had an exceptional year of providing educational programs to its members, associate members and guests. The Chapter provided 45 separate educational programs attended by more than 3,200 individuals. All of the sessions were pre-qualified for CLE and CPE credits. Chapter activities and accomplishments for the year are discussed further below.

Monthly Luncheon Meetings

Ten monthly luncheon technical sessions were held during the year. This number excludes the September meeting that was cancelled due to Hurricane Ike damage. Each luncheon program featured an outside guest speaker covering a topic of current interest to the membership.

Luncheon Meetings--Roundtable Technical Sessions

The Chapter sponsored 3 separate tax committees to hold periodic roundtable luncheon meetings throughout the year to discuss technical tax topics of mutual interest. The committees include International Tax, IRS Administrative Affairs, and the Woodlands roundtable. (The Woodlands roundtable is held in a northern suburb of Houston for the convenience of members working in that area of town.) The International Roundtable held 9 roundtable meetings during the year. The IRS Administrative Affairs Roundtable held 4 meetings. The Woodlands Roundtable held 4 meetings.

Houston Chapter Tax School

The 21st annual Houston Chapter Tax School was held over a 10day period, February 2-February 5 and May 4-May 8. Seventeen separate full day programs covering a variety of Federal, State, and International topics were presented. A summary of the sessions and attendance for each session is shown below.

Date Session Title Attendance 2/2/1909 State & Local--Overview 195 2/2/1909 Taxation of Foreign Currency Transactions 92 2/3/1909 International Taxation--Overview 190 2/4/1909 Consolidated Returns-Updates and Current Events 235 2/5/1909 Mergers and Acquisitions--Selected Topics 140 2/5/1909 Indirect Tax- Basic to Intermediate 81 2/6/1909 Hot Topics in Corporate Tax Accounting 208 2/6/1909 Ethics for CPAs (2 Sessions) 109 5/4/1909 State and Local -Current Issues 199 5/4/1909 Transfer Pricing 149 5/5/1909 Earnings and Profits--Intermediate to 101 Advances 5/5/1909 Financial Reporting Issues 205 5/6/1909 Partnerships and LLCs 169 5/6/1909 Audit Resolutions -Turning Adversity into Opportunity 119 5/7/1909 Federal Taxation--Current Topics Incl. Comp. &amp...