Tax Advice & Tips Offered on Live Call-in
Special on NETV

What do I do if I haven’t received a W-2 form? How do I figure my Advance Child Tax credit? Can I file my taxes on the Internet? Are there tax scams out there? Where can I find out about newly enacted tax law changes?

Got tax questions? Then tune in “Nebraska Connects: Tax Tips,” airing Thursday, March 4, at 7 p.m. CT (6 MT) on the statewide Nebraska ETV Network. In addition to helpful hints on filing your state and federal taxes, viewers have the opportunity to call in and ask specific questions of a panel of certified public accountants and an IRS representative.

Scheduled panelists include Bryan Constanzo, a certified public accountant with Deloitte, and Rita Worster, a certified public accountant with Vasso, McClure & Goeglein, LLP, as well as a representative from the Internal Revenue Service.

Brian Costanzo is a tax consultant in the Nebraska Practice of Deloitte & Touche. Brian has a degree in Business Administration and a Masters in Public Accountancy from the University of Nebraska. For the past four years he has provided consulting and tax compliance services to individual, corporate, fiduciary, partnership and exempt entities and spent one year teaching undergraduate accounting courses at the University of Nebraska.

Leo J. Panzer, CPA, is a partner with Darst & Associates, P.C., in Omaha. For over 25 years Leo has been working with clients both locally and nationally helping them to expand their businesses. He is currently serving on the Board of Directors of the Society of CPAs.

Rita Worster, CPA, is a manager with Basso, McClure & Goeglein, LLP in Lincoln. Rita has been in practice for nearly 20 years providing tax, accounting and consulting services for individuals and small businesses. She is a member of the Board of Directors of the Nebraska Society of CPAs and currently serves as the Society's Treasurer.

Experts taking your phone calls will be:

Steve Anderson, CPA
Elaine Booth, CPA
Christina Chapman, CPA
Brian Runge, CPA
Philip Waldron, CPA
Carrie Weber, CPA

Ask your tax questions by calling 800-676-5446 toll free across the state or 472-1212 in Lincoln. In addition, you can Email your questions to neconnects@unl.edu. Producer/reporter Mike Tobias will host the hour-long program.

A videotaped version of the program will repeat on NETV2 on Tuesday, March 9, at 9 p.m. CT (8 MT) and Friday, March 19, at 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. CT (10 and 3 MT).