Agenda - [preliminary program] Updated July 6
The Conference will be designed to meet the needs of a wide range of tax administrators involved in the development and administration of technology applications. It should benefit both relatively new employees as well as mid- and senior-level personnel with considerable experience.
The sessions will also provide an opportunity for private-sector personnel to acquaint themselves with a wide range of state technology initiatives underway. Members of the private sector are invited to attend to learn about various state initiatives and to meet their counterparts. A few sessions will be government only.
Please Note: Speakers are prohibited from actively offering services or soliciting services during their Conference session remarks. All speakers will be provided additional guidelines on this topic.
PROGRAM FEATURES
Developments in e-commerce will again be featured this year, and state agency and provider remarks will feature both technical and business approaches. New and developing areas such as streamlined sales, federal-state corporate, partnership, and employment tax e-filing, integrated tax systems, continuing efforts on IRS IT modernization, security, and tax compliance applications are among the topics expected to be covered. A preliminary topical program is available.
Tax Information Group for EC Requirements Standardization. There will be a meeting of the ASC X12/TIGERS Group at the conclusion of the Technology Conference, from 1:30 pm August 8 through noon on the 10th. This government/industry consensus working group develops electronic standards and is now developing schemas and guidance on the use of eXtensible Markup Language (XML) for tax filing. Among the areas covered will be XML standards for FedState Corporate (FS1120), Partnership (FS1065), Employment (FSET), and work on Individual (FS1040) taxes. There is a separate $95 registration fee for the TIGERS meeting.
National Association of Computerized Tax Processors. The National Association of Computerized Tax Processors will again hold its annual meeting August 8-10 in conjunction with the FTA Technology Conference. Their meeting sessions are scheduled both in the Hyatt Crown Center and the Westin Hotel, which is connected to the Hyatt via a walkway. Contact Jamie Stiles at Jamie.Stiles@drakesoftware.com and their website at www.nactp.org for additional information as the date approaches.