UT School Of Law Presents The 62nd Annual Taxation Conference

The University of Texas School of Law is presenting a CLE entitled, 62nd Annual Taxation Conference, on December 3-4, at the Radisson Hotel and Suites in downtown Austin. Here are some details about the event:

The 62nd Annual Taxation Conference features an impressive slate of topics with regionally and nationally renowned speakers covering current trends, updates in tax regulation and policy, and much more.

2014 program highlights include:

• Nina Olson, the National Taxpayer Advocate, analyzes the implications of reduced budgets and how they will affect taxpayers. Ms. Olsen is named to 2014’s “The 100 Most Influential People in Tax and Accounting” by Accounting Today
• Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Tax Policy, Michael Graetz, gives an update on the State of the Tax World in the 21st Century 
• Gain insight on how the Appeals Judicial Approach and Culture (AJAC) Project is changing the IRS Office of Appeals process and what to keep in mind as the process evolves
• C. Wells Hall, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP, Charlotte, NC, Laura Howell-Smith, Deloitte Tax LLP, Washington, DC, and Adrienne M. Mikolashek, Internal Revenue Service, Washington, DC (Invited), discuss the new 3.8% tax on net investment income under Section 1411
• Hear perspectives from practitioners and a key government official on the effects of the new proposed regulations on partnership liability allocations
• Learn about the sweeping legislative reforms made to the Texas franchise tax
• Gain practical advice for offshore tax compliance from Charles P. Rettig, Hochman, Salkin, Rettig, Toscher & Perez, P.C., Beverly Hills, CA
• Windsor One Year Later reviews the implications of the decision and Revenue Ruling 2013–17
• Top 10 Ethics Issues that Get Tax Professionals in Trouble presented by Randy J. Curato, ALAS, Inc., Chicago, IL,Paul Koning, Koning Rubarts LLP, Dallas, TX, and Christopher S. Rizek, Caplin & Drysdale, Chartered, Washington, DC, offers advice on how to avoid potential costly mistakes with your clients