May 2005 Board of Directors Minutes

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1 May 2005 Board of s Minutes MINUTES OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ENROLLED AGENTS BOARD OF DIRECTORS May 7, 2005 I. CALL TO ORDER A. The regular meeting of the Board of s of the National Association of Enrolled Agents was called to order May 7, 2005 at 9:00 am at the Hamilton Crowne Plaza in Washington, DC. Frank Degen, presided in the chair and Secretary/Treasurer David Hatt, was present. B. Mickey Reedy, led the members in the Pledge of Allegiance. C. The group paused for a moment of silent reflection. D. Roll Call Office Name Present/Absent Frank Degen, -Elect Lois Manning, Secretary/Treasurer David Hatt, Immediate Past Faye Touchet, Carol George, Sherrill Gregory, Joseph Hancock, Rosemary Hernandez, Jerry Joyce, Sandra Martin, Ann Myers, William Payne, Helen O'Planick, Robert Reedy,

2 Executive Vice Diana Thompson, Susan Zuber, CAE, Ex Officio II. E. F. The chair welcomed the guests and requested they introduce themselves. An attendance list is attached. CHAIR S REMARKS A. Approval of New III. IV. Motion 1. Approve Degen s appointment of Sandra Martin,, as new. Passed APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA Motion 2. Approve the Consent Agenda as amended by moving the Bylaws and Membership Committee reports from the Consent Agenda to Old Business. Passed SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS A. Treasurer s Report Motion 3. The Treasurer s report for the period ending March 31, 2005 be accepted, subject to audit. Motion 4. Approve the allocation of $100,000 to the Designated Operating Reserve Fund. Motion 5. Accept the June 30, 2004 audit. Motion 6. Accept the proposed budget for the year B. Approval of Nominating Committee Members Frank Degen, presented the following slate of members for the Nominating Committee for NA Board of s review and approval:

3 Faye Touchet,, Chair Louisiana Dorothy Anderson, Minnesota Dave Bouvier, Massachusetts Caryle Breeden, Tennessee Rosemary Hernandez, California Sherrie King, North Carolina Sal Romo, California Motion 7. Approval of Nominating Committee members for C. Approval of Policy and Procedures Manual was deferred to a later date pending additional review and revision. D. Code of Ethics and Rules of Professional Conduct E&PC Committee Chair Marianne Kreycik, provided a report of the committee's work over the past nine months and presented the recommendations. Motion 8. Approve the Rules of Professional Conduct as amended (changed #15 by inserting the word preferably to read Members and Associates will advise a client, preferably in writing, if Motion 9. Amend the Rules of Professional Conduct #1 by deleting the word sex and inserting gender and adding sexual orientation and any other legally protected class to read Members and Associates will adhere to all laws and regulations that provide equal opportunity for all clients and employees regardless of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, handicap, sexual orientation and/or any other legally protected class. Motion 10. Accept the revised Code of Ethics and Rules of Professional Conduct as amended. V. APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA VI. Motion 11. Approve the consent agenda as amended. MEGA ISSUE ENROLLMENT OF PREPARERS UPDATE Prior to beginning this discussion, Senior of Government Relations Robert Kerr

4 was joined by NA s state legislative counsel Dean Heyl for an update of legislative and regulatory activity at the state level. VII. Bob was then joined by NA federal legislative counsel Jeff Trinca and the two presented a status report on S 832, The Taxpayer Protection and Assistance Act of Government Relations Chair William Payne, also participated in the discussion. Discussion included the bill s current status, our grassroots campaign, the breakfast for Congressman Ramstad and future strategy. Considerable time was allowed for questions from the audience and for further clarification of NA s support for the enrolled preparer nomenclature. Staff continues to work daily with Congress on this priority legislation and will keep members apprised of developments along the way. OLD BUSINESS A. CPE Requirement for Membership of Membership and Communications Sam Matlick provided an update on this matter. She reported that the previously conducted member survey showed that members felt strongly that the additional CPE requirement should be maintained. No further action is needed. B. Provisional Membership Outgoing Bylaws Committee Chair Betsey Buckingham, provided an update on this matter. She reported that at present most of the issues pending had been resolved and that the remaining challenge with the current Associate membership is more of a time issue. No further action is needed. C. SEE Outsourcing VIII. Executive Vice Susan Zuber, CAE reported on the status of the IRS plans for outsourcing the Special Enrollment Exam. IRS plans to release the Request for Proposal within a few months and to offer the new SEE in NA continues to work with a testing partner and is monitoring the situation closely. NEW BUSINESS A. Establishment of NA PAC I. Robert Kerr and Jeff Trinca followed the enrollment of preparers discussion by introducing the subject of a Political Action Committee (PAC) for NA. They provided a handout outlining briefly what PAC s are and why they are important to NA. While no motion was made, the Board agreed in principle that NA should establish a PAC. A complete proposal for doing so will be presented at the August meeting. GOOD OF THE ORDER Members of the audience provided remarks and the meeting returned to the business of the association.

5 . Meeting was adjourned at 2:46 pm The following members and guests were present at the Meeting of the NA Board of s, May 7, Dorothy Anderson,, MN Barbara MacDonald,, NY Keith Stanton,, TN Elizabeth Betsy Buckingham,, OH Lonnie Gary,, CA Audrey Griffin,, GA Mary McGuire,, NY Lynn Schmidt,, FL Marianne Kreycik,, CPA, WA Connie Lorz,, CA Charles Henderson,, AZ Bryan Gates,, FL Jean Gates,, FL H. Casey Juza,, IN Alexander Thomson,, VA Greg Steinbis,, CPA, CA Pat Schmick,, WA Abe Warshenbrot,, NC Mike Hall, EVP, VA Sal Romo,, CA Linda Ruckel,, NM Jan Telesky,, CA Bill Grutzkuhn, NA Robert Kerr, NA Liz Rivera, NA Diana Velasco, NA Anna Gressel-Bacharan, NA Michael Dade, NA Eli Sam Hernandez, NA Margaret Mitchell, NA Sarah Downey, NA LaSara Kelley, NA Respectfully submitted, David Hatt, Secretary/Treasurer