1099- MISC Issues for 2011: What You Need to Know

Raelane works as a Federal, State, and Local Government Specialist for Indiana. In this position, she works directly with government customers to assist them with employment tax issues including reporting and compliance. She also assists customers by speaking at educational forums.

Raelane has been with the Service since 1987 and has had experience in audits of individuals, corporations, and partnerships for both income and employment taxes. She has taught Small Business workshops for external customers as well as presentations and webinars on employment taxes for customers and internal staff.

Raelane is a graduate of Indiana State University with a BS in Accounting and is a Certified Public Accountant. She works out of the Terre Haute, Indiana office.

Mario Fazio, Esq., Chair of the Taxation practice area at Meyers, Roman, Friedberg & Lewis, is a Certified Specialist in Federal Taxation law by the Ohio State Bar Association with an extensive background in corporate, partnership and real estate taxation. Mr. Fazio represents a wide variety of corporate clients, including start‐up and existing businesses, entity formations, sales and purchases of businesses, mergers, business succession planning, and financing matters. He is a former IRS Chief Counsel Attorney and has been named an Ohio Super Lawyer for 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011.

WILLIAM F. BECKER JR., CPA, MBA, is a tax partner in the Tampa office of Cherry, Bekaert & Holland, L.L.P. (www.cbh.com). A graduate of the University of South Florida, his primary practice areas include tax consulting, real estate taxation and pass-through entities. Mr. Becker has served in tax positions in both public accounting and corporate tax departments. He is a frequent continuing education instructor and has authored numerous articles on tax issues for national and regional publications. In addition to being a member of Cherry, Bekaert & Holland’s Real Estate Construction Industry Group, Mr. Becker is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Urban Land Institute, Tampa Bay Estate Planning Council and has been involved in various community activities throughout Tampa Bay. He can be reached at 813-251-1010 or bbecker@cbh.com.

Marcia has provided extensive tax and business advisory services primarily to corporate clientele for over 30 years as President of Financial Horizons, Inc. Besides being a good negotiator, and, as a licensed Florida Mortgage Loan Officer (MLO) f/k/a Mortgage Broker (MB), Marcia is able to structure and provide creative financing for both her corporate entities and individual taxpayers.

As Author & Live Speaker for Lorman Educational Services, Avant Resources, CPE Link and various other National Companies, with presentations focusing on the areas of Tax Planning, Management & Health Care Reform, she has been able to offer insight as to their effect on today’s taxpayers. Her lecture skills led her to be one of the favorite business professors at Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. She has been a nationwide presenter of tax legislation seminars for Thomson Tax & Accounting and the National Society of Accountants lecturing on a multitude of tax, technical & non-technical topics all relating to current business taxation and accounting issues.

Marcia graduated from the University of Miami with a Masters in Business Administration. Originally, a pre-law major, after discovering the world of accounting and owning her own tax practice, she often considers herself to be part of the legal community as she’s constantly researching tax and business laws and applying this expertise to each unique tax dilemma. She can be reached at 954-389-9510 or proactivetax@aol.com.