March 2-6, 2009
ASC X12/TIGERS Interim Meeting
[registration form] [online registration] [preliminary agenda]
The next Interim ASC X12/TIGERS meeting will be held March 2-6, 2009 in Orlando, Florida at the Sheraton Orlando Downtown, 60 S. Ivanhoe Blvd, Orlando Florida, 32804. This full TIGERS meeting will be at the same hotel at and in conjunction with NACTP’s Spring Meeting on March 4-6.
This will be a wonderful opportunity to interact with the NACTP members in attendance, and with the rollout of IRS Modernized FedState 1040 e-File coming on rapidly in January 2010, FTA encourages as many states as possible to provide a representative to this meeting.
See the agenda below for information on the schedule and the programs to be discussed.
Please register with FTA and also reserve a hotel room by February 16, 2009.
FTA Registration
The TIGERS meeting registration fee is $195 (no partial registrations please).
You may also download the Registration Form and fax your information to FTA at 202-624-7888. Please register with FTA by Friday February 16, 2009.
Please send or FAX your registration form to FTA at:
444 N. Capitol St., NW, Suite 348
Washington, DC 20001
FAX (202) 624-7888
Hotel Registration
You may call 1-800-325-3535 and ask for in-house reservations, or make hotel reservations online [must use this link]. Tell the reservations agent your with the “Federation of Tax Administrators TIGERS Workgroup”. Ask for the group rate of 109/n +tax Single/Double. The negotiated rate will be honored 3 days before and after the meeting for your convenience.
Sheraton Orlando Downtown
60 S. Ivanhoe Blvd
Orlando Florida, 32804
1-800-325-3535
The hotel reservations deadline date is February 16, 2009. PLEASE register as early as you can, so that we may fulfill our room block hotel guarantee.
Local Transportation
There are a variety of airport shuttle services; cost from the Orlando airport is approximately $16-20. The hotel also has a complimentary shuttle service. Self parking is $10, valet is $16. Directions: From Interstate 4: Take the Ivanhoe Blvd. Exit (Exit 42). Turn left onto Ivanhoe Blvd. The hotel will be located on the right.
Features
This non-smoking hotel has wireless Internet service available. A continental breakfast and meeting breaks each day will be provided by FTA for the meeting attendees. Please visit www.orlandoinfo.com/ for more information on local attractions.
Thanks!
Terry Garber, South Carolina Dept. of Revenue
TIGERS Co-Chair
Greg Martinez, Intuit
TIGERS Co-Chair
Jonathan Lyon
FTA
TIGERS March 2-6, 2009
Preliminary Meeting Agenda
(days are scheduled for 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m)
Continental breakfast at 7:30 a.m.
Monday, March 2: Modernized e-File
- 1040 Standards Updates, especially Header and Acknowledgement changes from webinar sessions and draft IRS schemas
- 1040 Business Rules Document, final draft and examples
- 1040 Software Developer and ERO Guides, complete draft
- 1120/1065 Standards Updates
- Additional issues as brought up by participants
Tuesday, March 3: Modernized e-File, continued
- Carry-over issues from Monday
- MeF Schemas – the Good, the bad, and the Ugly, new state examples
- Schema Development Assistance – best practices, tips, and techniques
- 1040 Working Group – joint with NACTP – 1:30 – 4:30
Wednesday, March 4: Fed/State Employment Taxes (FSET)
- Final 4.x schema package high-level walkthrough
- o Base schemas
- o New Employee/New contractor
- o Enrollment/Data exchange
- o Packaging/Transmission
- o Acknowledgement
- Gateway technical development
- Deployment strategy – new deployments and upgrades
- Next steps planning
Thursday, March 5
- Motor Fuel, complete schema set walkthrough
- FER (non-Streamlined Sales) schema development
Friday, March 6: TIGERS Strategic Planning – Adjourn at noon
- Webinar feedback
- Meeting schedules – face and webinar – for remainder of 2009
- Website review and suggestions for improvement
- TIGERS product review (e.g. MeF101) and suggestions for improvement
- MeF 1040 marketing, education, and outreach – what is needed, at what level
- Other topics as needed
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