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TAX LAWCONFERENCE 2016
Federal Bar Association
Friday, March 4, 2016Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center • Washington, D.C.
CELEBRATING 40 YEARS OF CLE FOCUSED ON TAX POLICY AND PRACTICE
40TH ANNUAL TAX LAW CONFERENCE PROGRAM OVERVIEW
THURSDAY, MARCH 3
6:00-8:00 p.m. Welcome Reception at MXDC600 14th Street NWWashington, D.C. 20005
FRIDAY, MARCH 4
7:30 a.m. Registration and Continental BreakfastRonald Reagan Building and International Trade Center1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, D.C.
8:00-8:10 a.m. Welcoming RemarksRyan J. Kelly, Office of Associate Chief Counsel
(International), I.R.S.; Chair, Section on Taxation, Federal Bar Association
8:10-9:00 a.m. Tax Legislative UpdateThomas A. Barthold, Chief of Staff, Joint Committee
on Taxation (Invited)Karen B. McAfee, Chief Tax Counsel (Minority),
Committee on Ways and Means, U.S. House of Representatives (Invited)
J. Todd Metcalf, Chief Tax Counsel (Minority), U.S. Senate Committee on Finance (Invited)
Mark A. Prater, Deputy Staff Director/Chief Tax Counsel (Majority), U.S. Senate Committee on Finance (Invited)
Chief Tax Counsel (Majority), Committee on Ways and Means, U.S. House of Representatives (Invited)
9:00-9:20 a.m. Featured SpeakerCaroline Ciraolo, Acting Assistant Attorney General,
Tax Division, U.S. Department of Justice
9:20-9:40 a.m. Featured SpeakerWilliam J. Wilkins, Chief Counsel, Internal Revenue
Service
9:40-10:40 a.m. Ethics and Federal Tax Practice—Ethical Practitioners Don’t Go to Jail: Distinguishing Aggressive Tax Planning From Tax FraudBryan C. Skarlatos, Partner, Kostelanetz & Fink, LLPJeremiah Coder, Associate, Greenberg Traurig LLP
Martin Needle, Senior Counsel, Office of Associate Chief Counsel (Criminal Tax), I.R.S. (Invited)
Charles P. Rettig, Partner, Hochman, Salkin, Rettig, Toscher & Perez, P.C.
10:40-10:55 a.m. Break
10:55 a.m.-12:55 p.m. Concurrent Symposia
Domestic Corporate TaxInternational TaxEnforcement & Criminal TaxFinancial ProductsEmployment TaxTax Practice & ProcedureTax AccountingHot Topics
1:05-2:05 p.m. Luncheon with Featured SpeakerHon. John Koskinen, Commissioner, Internal Revenue
ServiceSponsored by Tax Analysts
2:05-2:15 p.m. Presentation of the 2016 Donald C. Alexander Tax Law Writing Competition Awards
2:30-4:30 p.m. Concurrent Symposia
Domestic Corporate TaxInternational TaxEnforcement & Criminal TaxPartnerships and PassthroughsYoung Tax LawyersTax Practice & ProcedureEmployee Benefits & Executive CompensationState and Local Tax
4:30-4:45 p.m. Break
4:45-5:45 p.m. Ethics and the Federal Tax PracticeThomas Kane, Division Counsel, Tax Exempt and
Government Entities Division, I.R.S.Fred F. Murray, Managing Director, Grant
Thornton LLP
6:00-8:00 p.m. Reception and Presentation of the 2016 Kenneth H. Liles AwardDeborah A. Butler, Associate Chief Counsel
(Procedure and Administration), I.R.S. (Retired)
MARCH 4
CLE CreditAttorneys admitted to state bars having mandatory CLE requirements will receive credit for attending this conference. Attorneys should complete and submit the course attendance verification form in their registration packets before leaving the conference in order to receive credit. For 60-minute credit hour states, there are up to 7.5 hours of CLE credit available, including 2 hours of ethics credit. For states with 50-minute credit hours, there are up to 9 hours of CLE credit avail-able, including 2.4 hours of ethics.
CPE SponsorThe FBA is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual
courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be addressed to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors, 150 Fourth Avenue North, Suite 700, Nashville, TN 37219-2417. Website: www.nasba.org.Prerequisite: None; Program Level: Beginner; Advance prep: NoneCredit hours: 9 hours; Delivery method: Group live
Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade CenterThe Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center is located at 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW. The Federal Triangle METRO stop (orange/blue/silver lines) is located onsite, and the Metro Center METRO stop (red line) is just two blocks away. For driv-ers, an underground garage provides parking for $23 a day or less, depending on the number of hours parked.
PROGRAM C0-CHAIRS
ChairRyan J. Kelly
Office of Associate Chief Counsel (International), I.R.S.
Immediate Past ChairTodd B. Reinstein
Pepper Hamilton LLP
Chair ElectChristine S. HooksMayer Brown LLP
TreasurerNick Gard
White & Case LLP
SecretaryAlan S. Williams
Office of Chief Counsel (International), I.R.S.
Membership Co-ChairsS. Starling Marshall
U.S. Department of Justice, Tax Division
Marissa K. Rensen Office of Chief Counsel (International), I.R.S.
Women in Tax Law Co-Chairs Jaclyn M. Goldberg
Office of Chief Counsel (Passthroughs & Special Industries),
I.R.S.
Kimberly ArndtPwC
Publication EditorsChris Whitcomb
U.S. Department of Justice, Tax Division
Jeremiah CoderGreenberg Traurig LLP
Young Tax Lawyers Co-ChairsKent P. StackhouseBaker & McKenzie
Drew CummingsU.S. Tax Court
Robert RussellAlliantgroup
Tax Writing Competition Co-ChairsLindsey Goble
Baker & McKenzie
Laura PisarelloU.S. Tax Court
Atlanta Region Co-ChairsAnson Asbury
Asbury Law Firm
Chuck HodgesKilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
New York Region ChairS. Starling Marshall
U.S. Department of Justice, Tax Division
St. Louis Region ChairMark C. Milton
Husch Blackwell LLP
Miami Region ChairScott A. Knott
The Ferraro Law Firm, P.A.
Tax Practice & Procedure Roundtable Co-Chairs
Matthew CooperEY
Lisandra OrtizMiller & Chevalier Chartered
Careers in Tax LawClay Collins
PwC
Richard LilleyPwC
Community OutreachTravis Greaves
Caplin & Drysdale, Chartered
FBA National LiasionSuzanne Rose Sinno
I.R.S.
SECTION ON TAXATION OFFICERS
TAX LAW CONFERENCE CO-CHAIRS
Shamik Trivedi • Manager, Grant Thornton LLP
Marjorie Rollinson • Deputy Associate Chief Counsel (International), I.R.S.
Anne Gordon • Attorney-Advisor, U.S. Tax Court
TAX LEGISLATIVE UPDATEMarc J. Gerson, Member, Miller & Chevalier Chartered Edgar D. McClellan, Principal, PwCFloyd L. Williams, Senior Counsel, Public Strategies Washington, Inc.
DOMESTIC CORPORATE TAX Robert H. Wellen, Associate Chief Counsel (Corporate), I.R.S. Lisa Zarlenga, Partner, Steptoe & Johnson LLPRobert Liquerman, Principal, KPMG LLPJoseph Pari, Principal, KPMG LLP
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS & EXECUTIVE COMPENSATIONPatricia McDermott, Senior Legislation Counsel, Joint Committee
on TaxationDavid N. Levine, Principal, Groom Law Group
ENFORCEMENT & CRIMINAL TAXTed Cronin, Division & Associate Chief Counsel (Criminal Tax),
I.R.S.Mark Matthews, Member, Caplin & Drysdale, Chartered Scott Michel, Member, Caplin & Drysdale, Chartered
INTERNATIONAL TAXJohn Merrick, Special Counsel to the Associate Chief Counsel
(International), I.R.S.Joseph Calianno, Partner, BDO USA LLPJeffrey S. Korenblatt, Partner, Reed Smith LLPRichard Slowinski, Partner, Baker & McKenzie
PARTNERSHIPS AND PASSTHROUGHSDonna M. Young, Deputy Associate Chief Counsel (Passthroughs
& Special Industries), I.R.S.Paul F. Kugler, Director, KPMG LLPKaren F. Turk, Partner, Goodwin Procter LLP
TAX PRACTICE & PROCEDUREDrita Tonuzi, Associate Chief Counsel (Procedure and
Administration), I.R.S.Elizabeth Askey, Principal, PwCGeorge A. Hani, Member, Miller & Chevalier Chartered
TAX ACCOUNTING John Moriarty, Acting Associate Chief Counsel (Income Tax and
Accounting), I.R.S.Ellen McElroy, Partner, Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan LLP
FINANCIAL PRODUCTS Helen Hubbard, Associate Chief Counsel (Financial
Institutions & Products), I.R.S.Matthew Stevens, Principal, EY
YOUNG TAX LAWYERS Mark Milton, Associate, Husch Blackwell LLPMary Slonina, Director, PwC
EMPLOYMENT TAXS. Starling Marshall, Trial Attorney, U.S. Department of
Justice, Tax DivisionChaya Kundra, Partner, Kundra & Associates
HOT TOPICSSamuel Berman, Special Counsel, Small Business/Self Employed Division Counsel, I.R.S.Scott A. Knott, Tax Partner, The Ferraro Law Firm, P.A.
STATE AND LOCAL TAXAlan Levine, Chief Counsel, District of Columbia Office of Tax and RevenueStephanie Anne Lipinski Galland, Partner, Williams Mullen
ETHICS AND THE FEDERAL TAX PRACTICEThomas Kane, Division Counsel, Tax Exempt and
Government Entities Division, I.R.S.Fred F. Murray, Managing Director, Grant Thornton LLP
PRESENTATION OF THE 2016 DONALD C. ALEXANDER TAX LAW WRITING COMPETITION AWARDSLindsey Goble, Associate, Baker & McKenzieLaura Pisarello, Judicial Law Clerk, U.S. Tax Court
RECEPTION AND PRESENTATION OF THE 2016 KENNETH H. LILES AWARDTodd B. Reinstein, Partner, Pepper Hamilton LLP
40TH ANNUAL TAX LAW CONFERENCE CONCURRENT SYMPOSIA
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Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Enforcement & Criminal Tax
Young Tax LawyersInternational Tax
Tax Accounting Tax Practice & Procedure
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Recent Corporate Tax Developments Lisa Zarlenga, Partner, Steptoe & Johnson LLP
(Moderator)Brett York, Attorney-Advisor, Office of Tax Policy,
Department of the Treasury (Invited)Layla Aksakal, Member, Miller & Chevalier CharteredWilliam D. Alexander, Of Counsel, Skadden, Arps,
Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPJasper Howard, Partner, LinklatersAbraham Reshtick, Partner, Bracewell & Giuliani LLP
Life of a Criminal Tax Case: Investigation StageMark Matthews, Member, Caplin & Drysdale,
Chartered (Moderator)Richard Weber, Chief, Criminal Investigation Division,
I.R.S. (Invited)Donald Fort, Deputy Chief, Criminal Investigation
Division, I.R.S. (Invited)Richard Lunger, Deputy Division Counsel / Deputy
Associate Chief Counsel (Criminal Tax), I.R.S. (Invited)
James A. Bruton III, Partner, Williams & Connolly LLP
LB&I Reorganization and Enforcement TrendsElizabeth Askey, Principal, PwC (Moderator)Rosemary Sereti, Deputy Commissioner (Domestic),
Large Business & International Division, I.R.S.Jennifer Breen, Partner, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLPKevin Brown, Principal, PwCChristine Hooks, Associate, Mayer Brown LLP
Section 6672 and Employment Tax EvasionS. Starling Marshall, Trial Attorney, U.S. Department
of Justice, Tax Division (Moderator)Tom Curteman, Branch Chief, Office of Associate
Chief Counsel (Procedure and Administration), I.R.S. (Invited)
Darren Guillot, Director, Enterprise Collection Strategy, Small Business/Self-Employed Division, I.R.S. (Invited)
Scott Fink, Partner, Greenberg Traurig LLP (Invited)
Hot Topics in Information Reporting: Cash Transactions, FBARs and FATCA, Third Party Disclosures, Return Due Dates, and New Partnership Audit Reporting (ends at 12:55 p.m.)
Samuel Berman, Special Counsel, Small Business/Self Employed Division, I.R.S.
Scott A. Knott, Tax Partner, The Ferraro Law Firm, P.A.Charles Hall, Special Counsel, Office of Chief Counsel
(Procedure and Administration), I.R.S.Charles Pillitteri, Assistant Division Counsel
(International), Small Business/Self Employed Division, I.R.S.
George Clarke, Partner, Baker & McKenzieJorge Castro, Principal, Castro Strategies
Section 871(m) Withholding and UpdateStevie Conlon, Senior Director and Tax Counsel,
WoltersKluwerErika Nijenhuis, Partner, Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen &
Hamilton LLP (Invited)
Current DevelopmentsEllen Martin, Senior Manager, Grant Thornton LLP
(Moderator)John Moriarty, Acting Associate Chief Counsel
(Income Tax and Accounting), I.R.S. (Invited)Scott Dinwiddie, Acting Deputy Associate Chief
Counsel (Income Tax and Accounting), I.R.S. (Invited)
Christian Wood, Principal, RMS LLP
Proper Treatment of Department of Justice Settlement Payments
Ronald Goldstein, Attorney, Office of Chief Counsel (Income Tax & Accounting), I.R.S. (Invited)
Christopher Kane, Branch Chief, Office of Chief Counsel (Income Tax & Accounting), I.R.S. (Invited)
Deferred Revenue in Stock Acquisitions
Lew Brickates, Branch Chief, Office of Chief Counsel (Income Tax & Accounting), I.R.S. (Invited)
Christine Glendening, Assistant to the Branch Chief, Office of Chief Counsel (Income Tax & Accounting), I.R.S. (Invited)
Jeffrey Rodrick, Special Counsel, Office of Chief Counsel (Income Tax & Accounting), I.R.S. (Invited)
Opening Remarks and Recent DevelopmentsAnne Devereaux, Deputy Associate Chief Counsel
(International), I.R.S. (Invited)John Merrick, Special Counsel, Office of Chief
Counsel (International), I.R.S. (Invited)Danielle Rolfes, International Tax Counsel, U.S.
Department of the Treasury (Invited)Leni Perkins, Attorney-Advisor, Office of Chief Counsel
(International), I.R.S. (Invited)Robert Goulder, Senior Counsel, Tax AnalystsAlan Granwell, Of Counsel, Sharp Partners P.A.
10:55 – 11:55 a.m.
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Affiliated Corporations and Consolidated ReturnsJoseph Pari, Principal, KPMG LLP (Moderator)Russell G. Jones, Senior Counsel, Office of Chief
Counsel (Corporate), I.R.S. (Invited)Bryan Collins, Partner, Deloitte Tax LLP (Invited)Gregory N. Kidder, Partner, Steptoe & Johnson LLPEric Solomon, Principal, EY
Life of a Criminal Tax Case: Litigation StageTed Cronin, Division & Associate Chief Counsel
(Criminal Tax), I.R.S. (Moderator)Leigh Kessler, Partner, Rosenberg Martin Greenberg LLPThomas Zehnle, Member, Miller & Chevalier
Chartered
The Administrative Procedure Act and Treasury RegulationsChristopher S. Rizek, Member, Caplin & Drysdale,
Chartered (Moderator)Katherine Zuba, Deputy Associate Chief Counsel
(Procedure and Administration), I.R.S.Matthew Cooper, Senior Manager, EYEdward L. Froehlich, Of Counsel, Morrison
& Foerster LLPPatrick J. Smith, Partner, Ivins, Phillips & Barker
Chartered
Enforcement Tools for Employment Tax ObligationsChaya Kundra, Partner, Kundra & Associates
(Moderator)Martin Needle, Senior Counsel, Office of Chief
Counsel (Criminal Tax), I.R.S. (Invited)
Basket Swap ContractsJeff Borghino, Partner, Grant Thornton LLPLucy Farr, Partner, Davis, Polk & Wardwell LLP
(Invited)
International Mergers and Acquisitions UpdateJoseph Calianno, Principal, BDO USA LLP (Moderator) Shane McCarrick, Assistant to the Branch Chief,
Office of Chief Counsel (International), I.R.S. (Invited)
Brenda Zent, Special Advisor, Office of International Tax Counsel, U.S. Department of the Treasury (Invited)
Brian Davis, Partner, Ivins, Phillips & Barker Chartered
Hal Hicks, Partner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
State & Local Tax
MARCH 4CONCURRENT SYMPOSIA
11:55 a.m. – 12:55 p.m.
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Tax Basis IssuesRobert Liquerman, Principal, KPMG LLP (Moderator)Jonathan Forrest, Principal, Deloitte Tax LLPKevin M. Jacobs, Senior Technician Reviewer, Office
of Chief Counsel (Corporate), I.R.S. (Invited)Robert Lorndale, Partner, Sharp Partners P.A.Todd Reinstein, Partner, Pepper Hamilton LLP
Cadillac Tax: Where is Employer Sponsored Healthcare Going?
Rosina Barker, Partner, Ivins, Phillips & Barker Chartered
Christa Haas Bierma, Attorney-Advisor, Office of Benefits Tax Counsel, U.S. Department of the Treasury (Invited)
Kevin Knopf, Senior Technician Reviewer, Office of Chief Counsel (Tax Exempts and Government Entities), I.R.S. (Invited)
Jeffrey Martin, Senior Manager, Grant Thornton LLP
Hot Topics in Criminal Tax EnforcementMatthew Hicks, Member, Caplin & Drysdale Chartered
(Moderator)Caroline Ciraolo, Acting Assistant Attorney General,
U.S. Department of Justice, Tax DivisionBryan Skarlatos, Partner, Kostelanetz & Fink LLP
Recent Developments in Partnership Taxation: Fee Waivers, Publicly Traded Partnerships, Legislative Changes
Ossie Borosh, Attorney-Advisor, Office of Tax Policy, U.S. Department of the Treasury (Invited)
Cliff Warren, Special Counsel, Office of Chief Counsel (Passthroughs and Special Industries), I.R.S. (Invited)
Holly Porter, Branch Chief, Office of Chief Counsel (Passthroughs and Special Industries), I.R.S. (Invited)
Grace Kim, Principal, Grant Thornton LLPJames Sowell, Principal, KPMG LLP
Changes in Partnership Audit Rules (ends at 4:00 p.m.)Drita Tonuzi, Associate Chief Counsel (Procedure and
Administration), I.R.S. (Moderator)Jenni Black, Senior Counsel, Office of Chief Counsel
(Procedure and Administration), I.R.S.Sheri A. Dillon, Partner, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLPCharles E. Hodges II, Partner, Kilpatrick Townsend &
Stockton, LLP
Bankruptcy Tax Litigation: Nuts and BoltsAndrew Strelka, Counsel, Miller & Chevalier Chartered
(Moderator)Elizabeth Gunn, Assistant Attorney General,
Bankruptcy Specialist, Commonwealth of Virginia Office of the Attorney General
Ari Kunofsky, Trial Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, Tax Division
The Impact of BEPS on State and Local TaxationStephanie Anne Lipinski Galland, Partner, Williams
Mullen (Moderator)Barbara M. Angus, Principal, EYSteven J. Wlodychak, Principal, EY
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3:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Section 355 DevelopmentsRobert H. Wellen, Associate Chief Counsel
(Corporate), I.R.S. (Moderator)Stephanie D. Floyd, Assistant Branch Chief, Office of
Chief Counsel (Corporate), I.R.S. (Invited)Derek Cain, Principal, PwCJay Singer, Partner, Ivins, Phillips & Barker CharteredThomas Wessel, Partner, KPMG LLP
State-Based IRAs and the Future of Multiple Employer PlansBrian A. Benko, Partner, McDermott, Will & Emery
LLPWilliam E. Evans, Attorney-Advisor, Office of Benefits
Tax Counsel, U.S. Department of the Treasury (Invited)
Jeffrey Turner, Deputy Director, Office of Regulations and Interpretations, Employee Benefits Security Administration, U.S. Department of Labor (Invited)
International Tax Enforcement IssuesFred F. Murray, Managing Director, Grant Thornton
LLP (Moderator)Eric Hylton, Executive Director, International
Operations, Criminal Investigation Division, I.R.S. (Invited)
Nancy Lee, Senior Technician Reviewer, Office of Chief Counsel (International), I.R.S. (Invited)
Charles Rettig, Partner, Hochman, Salkin, Rettig, Toscher & Perez P.C.
Worthless Stock Losses for S Corporations and Other Recent Developments
Kevin Anderson, Partner, BDO USA LLPLaura Howell-Smith, Director, Deloitte Tax LLPBrad Poston, Senior Counsel, Office of Chief Counsel
(Passthroughs and Special Industries), I.R.S. (Invited)
Recent Developments at Appeals (begins at 4:00 p.m.)George A. Hani, Member, Miller & Chevalier
Chartered (Moderator)Sheldon M. Kay, Partner, Sutherland, Asbill &
Brennan, LLPBrian C. McManus, Partner, Latham & Watkins, LLPOfficial from I.R.S. Appeals Division (Invited)
Section 1031 Exchanges: Nuts and Bolts Robert Schachat, Principal, EY (Moderator)J. Peter Baumgarten, Assistant to the Branch Chief,
Office of Chief Counsel (Income Tax & Accounting), I.R.S.
Glenn Johnson, Principal, EYSteve Toomey, Senior Counsel, Office of Chief Counsel
(Income Tax & Accounting), I.R.S.
The Value of Transfer Pricing in State and Local TaxationAlan Levine, Chief Counsel, D.C. Office of Tax and
Revenue (Moderator)Karl A. Frieden, General Counsel, Council on State
TaxationJeremy Jester, Senior Manager, Grant Thornton LLP
Foreign Tax Credit UpdateJeffrey Korenblatt, Partner, Reed Smith LLP
(Moderator)Suzanne Walsh, Attorney-Advisor, Office of Chief
Counsel (International), I.R.S. (Invited)Jason Yen, Attorney-Advisor, Office of International
Tax Counsel, U.S. Department of the Treasury (Invited)
Michael Caballero, Partner, Covington & Burling LLPJohn L. Harrington, Partner, Dentons
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SL State & Local Tax
40TH ANNUAL TAX LAW CONFERENCE CONCURRENT SYMPOSIA
2:30 – 3:30 p.m. (cont.)
Transfer PricingRichard Slowinski, Baker & McKenzie (Moderator)Joe Dewald, Senior Technician Reviewer, Office of Chief
Counsel (International), I.R.S. (Invited)Kevin Nichols, Senior Counsel, Office of International Tax
Counsel, U.S. Department of the Treasury (Invited)
John M. Breen, Counsel, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Christine S. Hooks, Associate, Mayer Brown LLPMatthew P. Moseley, Senior Associate, Alston & Bird LLP
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