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 Partnerships Strengthen the Profession, Offer Unique Opportunities for Members
For many, a highlight of the program was the Department of Treasury’s revelation of the long-awaited final draft MBT forms. The level of support and participation of Treasury is unprecedented – a Treasury representative participated in some way in nearly every session. It speaks to the great partnership between the MACPA, Treasury and the Taxation Section of the State Bar. More importantly, it provided our members with the opportunity to interact directly with Treasury staff. Another high point of the event for me was the opportunity to recognize one of our members with a new award, created in honor of Thomas Hoatlin, the state’s first Single Business Tax Administrator and Revenue Commissioner. Tom was visionary in that he saw the value of nurturing a productive relationship between the Michigan Department of Treasury and the MACPA. He cultivated what now, many years later, is a great partnership. This tax conference and Treasury’s significant involvement is just one great example of that partnership. The Thomas M. Hoatlin Award recognizes the MACPA State & Local Tax Task Force member that most significantly contributes to the lasting and mutually beneficial relationship between the MACPA and the Michigan Department of Treasury. We proudly presented the first Thomas M. Hoatlin Award to Greg Nowak. Greg is State Tax Services partner with PricewaterhouseCoopers and has been an invaluable resource to state government officials throughout the development and implementation of the Michigan Business Tax. He exemplifies what Tom Hoatlin stood for … cooperation and doing what is best for the State of Michigan and its people. It is with this spirit of cooperation that the MACPA works to advance the profession and protect the public interest. Our great working relationship with the Michigan State Board of Accountancy is another example. We’re very pleased to include a column in this issue of Leaders’ Edge written by Licensing Director Joyce Karr. We’ve also forged a new partnership with the Detroit Executive Service Corps to help small not-for-profits comply with 990 filing requirements (see the story). These relationships are vital to the MACPA’s commitment to build upon our strengths to meet the needs of members. As always, feel free to contact me or our President and CEO Peggy Dzierzawski with your concerns or feedback. |
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