PICPA Legislative Update Webinar: Final Budget Wrap-up
Dec 21 9:00 - 10:00 a.m.
Online
1-Other CPE Credits
After months of political wrangling, state lawmakers
finally closed the books on the 2017-2018 state budget by passing a revenue plan
in late October. Join Peter Calcara, PICPA vice president of government
relations, as he takes an in depth look at the final funding plan. In this
50-minute legislative update webinar you will gain valuable insights on what
passed, what’s on deck, and what’s pending on PICPA’s legislative
update.
Registration
PICPA Member: $0 Nonmember: $50
More Information
Course No.
694302
Level:
Update
Notes
Members receive one hour of complimentary CPE
You will receive your log-in instructions one day before the
webinar
Speaker(s)
Peter Calcara
Vice President - Government Relations
Pennsylvania Institute of CPAs
Peter N. Calcara, CAE Vice President, Government
Relations PICPA
Peter joined the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants
(PICPA) in 1999. Prior to that he was the vice president of government and
industry affairs for the Professional Insurance Agents Association of
Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Delaware. From 1986 to 1991, he was a
legislative assistant in the Pennsylvania Senate.
Peter is responsible for
developing and implementing legislative strategy, lobbying state government, and
overseeing PICPA’s political action committee and Key Person programs. Peter was
instrumental in the passage of the 2011 Fair Share Act, landmark legislation
that reforms how damages are recovered in civil lawsuits. More recently, Peter
and his team spearheaded efforts to reform Pennsylvania’s archaic tax appeals
process by reorganizing the Board of Finance and Revenue (Act 52 of 2013). Peter
was also instrumental in repealing the Corporate Loans Tax (Act 71 of 2013) and
in enacting a general experience requirement for CPA licensure
in Pennsylvania (Act 15 of 2013).
In 2011,
Peter earned his Certified Association Executive (CAE) designation from the
American Society of Association Executives (ASAE). The CAE program is designed
to elevate professional standards, enhance individual performance, and designate
association professionals who demonstrate the knowledge
essential to the practice of association management. Peter is a 1986 graduate of
York College of Pennsylvania. He is a past president of the Pennsylvania
Association for Government Relations (PAGR) and is a member of the ASAE. Peter lives in
Mechanicsburg, Pa., with his wife, Nancy, and their three daughters.