STATE COLLEGE — As part of SCORE Central Pennsylvania’s series of Business Improvement Workshops, it will host a free seminar on business taxes from 10 a.m. to noon Jan. 17 between at Nittany Bank, 2541 E. College Ave. in State College.

Aimed at owners of small businesses, or those thinking of starting a business, the workshop will be led by local attorney Doug Loviscky Esq/CPA.

Loviscky is a cum laude graduate from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law where he received the Pittsburgh Tax Club Memorial Prize for excellence in course work in federal taxation. He also received the Bookstaver Award for excellence in course work in wills, trusts and estates.

In addition to owning and operating his own law firm in State College, Loviscky is Of Counsel to the Pittsburgh law firm Williams Coulson, a law firm specially designed to provide counsel on estate, tax, retirement and business planning matters for the closely-held business, family group, executive and professional.

The seminar will be divided into 3 major parts:

1. Taxing Differentiation of Profit & Not-for-Profit Businesses

2. Defining the Various Business Taxes

3. Taxes faced by particular entities – ex. Sole Proprietor, Partnership, LLC, Corp., Subchapter-S Corp.

The seminar will close by discussing free local tax return assistance for business firms offered by VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Association) by Mary Ann Miller, CPA, member of VITA and SCORE Chapter. Additionally, attendees will have an opportunity to meet and speak with the presenter and SCORE counselors.

Pre-registration is required, go to www.scorecpa.org to attend this free seminar.