Sidney Kess, JD, LLM, CPA

Sidney Kess, Esq., CPA, JD, LLM, is a nationally renowned tax expert and author/coauthor of hundreds of tax books on financial and estate planning and was recently selected "Most Influential Practitioner" by CPA Magazine Having lectured to more than 700,000 practitioners on tax, financial and estate planning, Mr. Kess is one of the nation's best known lecturers in continuing professional education. Sidney Kess is consulting editor of CCH Incorporated's Financial and Estate Planning Reporter, and consultant for the CCH Estate Planning Guide. He was also the editor of CCH newsletters and author of numerous CCH books and audiocassettes.

Sid Kess is chairman of the advisory board of Tax Hotline and is a member of the PPC Tax Action Panel. Mr. Kess has edited a column on "Tax Tips" for the New York Law Journal for the past 34 years. He has also written several AICPA tax workshops, audio and video programs, and is the recipient of the AICPA Distinguished Lecturer Award. Mr. Kess is often quoted in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and other national publications. He was the national director of taxes at KMG Main Hurdman and a tax partner at KPMG Peat Marwick. During the last 36 years he has chaired or conducted some of the leading estate, financial planning and income tax conferences.

Mr. Kess is the recipient of the AICPA's Special Recognition Award for his many years of contributions to the AICPA's Continuing Professional Education program. Sidney Kess received his JD from Harvard University School of Law and LLM from New York University Graduate School of Law.

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Sid Kess has been a “special guest” at a National Tax Institute CPE conference for each of the last 6 years.

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