Reviving retail: One tax provision at a time

In conjunction with Grant Thornton's latest white paper, Reviving retail: Strategies for growth in 2009, we have prepared a two-part webcast series to dig deeper into the latest trends and developments transforming the retail sector.

In this first webcast, we discuss the latest tax developments affecting retailers. At a state level, we cover new combined reporting trends and issues, entity simplification issues and state tax attribute preservation and utilization. Federal tax topics focus on accounting for both advanced payments for gift cards and expenditures incurred in the preparation of catalogs. Inventory shrinkage reserves will also be discussed.

The discussions are lively and will enable the listening audience to walk away with a greater understanding of the current tax trends and issues affecting retailers today.
Featured presenters:

• Giles Sutton, partner, State and Local Tax, Charlotte, NC
• Jim Wittmer, regional partner-in-charge, Corporate Strategic Federal Tax, Philadelphia, PA
• Carolyn Harpole, director, State and Local Tax, St. Louis, MO

Follow the steps below to replay the webcast:

• Access the Grant Thornton Thinking Portal at https://university.learnlivetech.com/gtt.
• Sign-in to the Grant Thornton Thinking Portal.
  • If you have not previously attended a Grant Thornton webcast, choose “New Student Registration” to create your account. Please use company pass code grant (all lowercase) where prompted.
  • If you have attended a Grant Thornton webcast within the past year, simply log in to your account.
• Locate the archived webcast, #18465, in the list of On-Demand Courses in Course Catalog, and select "enroll."
• To play the webcast, launch the course as prompted.
• If you require assistance, please contact LearnLive at 888.228.0988 (toll-free).

Download the webcast presentation.

	Location:	Online
	Type:	Webcast
	CPE Credits:	1.0
	Start Time:	Wednesday, November 4, 2009  3:00 p.m. Eastern
	End Time:	Wednesday, November 4, 2009  4:00 p.m.
Contact:		Tiffany Shaffer
Phone:		312.602.8667
Email:		Tiffany.Shaffer@gt.com