SouthWest Fest
SouthWest Fest 2026 - Part 1
Wednesday, June 24, 2026
Desert Willow Conference Center
4340 E. Cotton Center Blvd, Ste 100, Phoenix
This one-day, in-person event will offer 7 hours of CE credit plus a casual get-together after the seminar. It will feature dual-track presentations for tax preparation and representation. Lunch and breaks are included. Registration is $275 for members and $375 for nonmembers, although nonmembers may joint for $65 annual dues and receive the member rate (the "join and save" option).
Scholarships are available for members! Click here to apply.
| Schedule | ||
|---|---|---|
| 8:00-8:25am | Registration | Welcome at 8:25am |
| 8:30-10:10 | Entity Considerations | Ed Zollars, CPA |
| 10:10-10:30 | Break | |
| Breakout session | ||
| 10:30-11:20 | Mid-Year Tax Law Update Ed Zollars, CPA |
Collection Due Process Angela Carmouche |
| 11:20-Noon | Annual Meeting of the Arizona Society of Enrolled Agents, Inc. | |
| Noon-12:50pm | Lunch | Officer / Director Installation |
| Breakout session | ||
| 1:10-2:50 | Pass-Thru Reporting: Understanding Basis Jay Tritz, EA |
Discharging Taxes in Bankruptcy Tracy Essig, Attorney |
| 2:50-3:10 | Break | |
| 3:10-4:00 | Correspondence Audits Panel |
Liens? Levies? What's the Difference? Mark Sullivan, EA |
| 4:05-4:55 | Audit Reconsideration – Addressing Erroneous Assessments | |
| 5:00-7:00 | Get-Together | (optional) |
