Small Business Tax Workshop

The workshop will cover common tax issues that impact small business owners. We will cover basic concepts including general tax law, accounting methods and documentation, entity choices, and planning strategies. These topics will be covered at a high level, with the goal of helping participants obtain a general understanding of the tax issues that may affect their business. There will be opportunities to ask questions and the format will be geared toward a discussion of the topics most relevant to the participants.

About the Instructor:

Christopher Wheeler is a Certified Public Accountant with over 25 years of experience providing tax, accounting, and advisory services to clients. He is also a Certified Valuation Analyst who specializes in the valuation of small, closely held companies. Chris can help clients throughout the process of buying or selling a business, including planning, valuation, and due diligence work. He is also able to advise buyers and sellers on tax-efficient strategies for the transaction and ownership structure.

Chris graduated from the University of Maine, Orono with a degree in business and accounting, and continued his studies postgraduate at the UNH Whittemore School of Business and Economics. He is currently a partner at Oster & Wheeler, PC in Keene, New Hampshire and has been with the firm since 2008. Prior to his current position, Chris held positions in public accounting firms and in private industry as a finance director and controller.