Raymond E. Krouse Jr., CPA, Partner, Sikich; and Andrew T. Twardowski, CPA, Director, Not-for-Profit Tax Services, Sikich

Effective tax-exempt organizations embrace concepts of accountability and transparency and the most successful tax-exempt organizations are driven in pursuit of their mission. With a well-structured board and proper policies and procedures in place, organizations should be favorably positioned to achieve their mission. This workshop, geared toward nonprofit management and board members, will cover the following topics:

• Guiding Principles
• Suggested Policies and Procedures
• Best Practices
• Organizational and Operations Testing
• IRS Governance Project
  
  
  
  Speaker Bios
  Raymond E. Krouse, Jr, CPA, is a partner on Sikich’s not-for-profit services team. Ray has nearly 20 years of public accounting experience. He has extensive experience in providing audit and consulting services to a wide variety of not-for-profit clients, including colleges and universities, voluntary health and welfare organizations, fraternal and other member organizations, and private foundations.
  
  
  Andrew Twardowski, CPA, is the director of not-for-profit tax services for Sikich LLP. With more than 17 years of public accounting experience, Andrew’s responsibilities include oversight of compliance filings and tax planning services for Sikich LLP not-for-profit clients. In addition to serving non-profit clients, Andrew serves corporations, partnerships, and individuals working on a wide variety of tax issues including inventory and international taxation and manages compliance and consulting services for high net worth individuals. In addition to his client responsibilities, Andrew trains new tax professionals and keeps other professionals within the firm updated on tax developments.