Speaking

Speaker Bio: Monika’s Story

My Passion for Speaking

Ever since the first time I heard a powerful keynote speaker deliver his message, I’ve been intrigued by those who are brave enough to get up in front of a room and teach, inspire and motivate. There’s a certain power in the room when a speaker can bring an audience to laughter, tears or personal reflection.

In the course of my 20+ year professional career, I’ve been speaking and teaching about multi-state tax topics for many years. While that topic may not be high on inspiration, I’ve developed a knack for taking a difficult subject and making it understandable. And my technical presentations delve into why the topic is important to the listener and how the information provided can really help them.

Once I realized that I was teaching, inspiring and motivating my audience about technical tax matters, I wanted to become even better at it. In 2012, I graduated from the National Speaker’s Association’s year-long training program “Speaker’s Academy, to better hone my skillset!

I’ve had the honor to deliver presentations for some amazing organizations (AFWA, NAWBO, CalCPA, Avalara) as well as CPA firms, law firms, and on-line CPE platforms (like CPA Academy, Strafford, and the Knowledge Group). I even think there’s a TEDx talk inside me just waiting to get out. Stay tuned. In the meantime, contact us if you need a speaker on state tax topics for your next conference on on-line gathering!

State Tax Presentations

Technical tax presentations can be dry, but our team of multi-state speakers (mostly Monika Miles, Bill Loew, and Aly Davidian) is known for sharing state tax insight and expertise with personality! We present audiences with descriptive examples, day-to-day practicality and helpful take-aways they can apply directly to their businesses.

State Tax Speaking Experience

Our team’s experience ranges from boardrooms and ballrooms to classrooms and conference rooms, as workshop leaders to conference keynote speakers and everything in between. We can also customize training for individual companies or CPA firms.

Organizations we’ve presented to in the past include:

Accounting & Financial Women’s Alliance
Avalara’s CRUSH conferences
Beta Alpha Psi (the International Honor Organization for Financial Information Students and Professionals)
The California Society of CPAs
CPA Academy

Financial Women’s Association
IPT (Institute for Professionals in Taxation)
PKF North American Network
San Francisco Area Women Tax Lawyers
San Jose State University
University of Texas El Paso

CONTACT US TODAY to learn more about booking a Miles Consulting Group speaker or to find out if we’re available for your event!

State and Local Tax Speaking Topics

State Tax Overview

This presentation of state tax basics includes:

Nexus (taxable presence) for both sales/use and income/franchise taxes
An overview of economic nexus
The history and key constitutional principles of state tax, including discussion of Wayfair and other Supreme Court cases
Updates on state and federal legislation

Hot Topics

A presentation of nexus and its practical applications for taxpayers, such as:

Remedies for non-filers, including amnesty programs, and voluntary disclosure agreements
Latest state and US Supreme Court decisions
Practical applications and state tax planning for income/franchise and sales/use taxes
State taxes in the cloud —accounting for e-commerce, SaaS, and other online business models