Conference Schedule

Tax Alliance Conference Schedule*

June 12, 13 and 14, 2012

20 Hours CPE (Pending)
2 Hours Ethics for Enrolled Agents (Pending)

MCLE:  Pending

*Subject to Change

June 12, 2012 - Bootcamp

 

Registration Begins

This year we are offering one track for bootcamp, a mock trial.  We believe that all tax professionals will benefit by seeing how a United States Tax Court trial is conducted as well as the Appeal conference prior to the trial.

 2:00 - 2:10
Opening Remarks 
Pat Sykes
2:10 - 3:00 
Conflict of Interest For The
Tax Professional
Kyle Coleman 

3:00 - 3:30


Mock Trial - Preparation
Interviewing the Client
Innocent Spouse Defense
Form 8857

Elizabeth Copeland

 3:30 - 4:00
 Preliminary Decision Letter
Protest Preparation

Elizabeth Copeland 
 4:00 - 4:20 Break   

4:20 - 4:45

Appeal Conference  

Elizabeth Copeland
Rob Wolff, IRS 

4:45 - 6:00 

The Mock Trial
 

Judge Juan Vasquez,
United States Tax Court
Elizabeth Copeland
Audrey Morris, IRS 

 6:00 - 7:30
Reception 

 

June 13, 2012

8:00 - 8:15 

Opening Remarks 

 Pat Sykes

 8:15 - 9:30

Update 

Ira Shepard 

9:30 - 9:50 

 Break

 

9:50 - 11:05 

 National Taxpayer Advocate

Nina Olson 

11:05 - 11:55 

Making a Voluntary Disclosure to the IRS 

Jack Townsend 

11:55 - 1:20 

Lunch 

 

 1:20 - 2:10

Lien Basics:  What is A Tax Lien, Etc 

Bryan Camp

2:10 - 2:30 

Break 

 

 2:30 - 3:20

What Every Employer Should
Know About The Recent Initiatives
 on Worker Classification

Heather Pesikoff 

3:20 - 4:10 

 Liens - Alter Ego and Nominee

Bryan Camp 

4:10 - 5:00 

Federal Income Tax Consequences
 for Individuals in Bankruptcy

Karen Hughes

June 14, 2012

8:00 - 8:50 
Audit Proofing your Travel, Meals
 and Entertainment Deductions

LG Brooks
 8:50 - 9:40
LLC Basis and At Risk for the
Pro-Active Practitioner 
 
 Clint Davis
 9:40 - 10:00
Break
 
 
 10:00 - 10:50
Criminal Investigation
Refund and Preparer Fraud 

Andrea Whelan
 10:50 - 11:40
Protecting Your Client's Rights
 
Greta Hicks
 11:40 - 12:40
Lunch

 
12:40 - 1:30
S-Corporations: The Good, The Bad
and The Study

Katy David
 1:30 - 2:20
Office Of Professional
Responsibility Update
 
Karen Hawkins,
Director, OPR 
 
2:20 - 2:35
Break   
2:35 - 3:25  Policing Preparers
IRS PRO
 3:25 - 4:15
Panel - Q & A with OPR & RPO
 
Karen Hawkins
RPO Representative
Larry Jones
Patti Logan 
Web Hosting Companies