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Join us June 8-11 in the City of Brotherly Love to celebrate life, liberty and the pursuit of tax collections!
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Download the Preliminary Program Conference Schedule The meeting begins with registration on Sunday, June 8, and concludes at noon on Wednesday, June 11. General sessions will be held each morning. In-depth sessions on legal and tax policy issues, applying technology to tax administration, tax compliance and management developments are scheduled for Monday and Tuesday afternoons. The opening reception will be held Sunday evening at the Philadelphia Marriott’s Liberty Ballroom, site of thehistoric Reading Terminal Headhouse, and will feature the Philly Pops Festival Brass. The President’s Awards luncheon, including presentation of the FTA Leadership and Service Award as well as awards for innovation in technology applications and excellence in tax policy and administration research, will be held Monday. Tuesday evening will feature a banquet with entertainment from the celebrated Philadelphia Mummers and a visit from a special surprise guest during cocktail hour. General Sessions Monday: Noted economist Mark Zandi of Moody’s Economy.com will provide his outlook on the current condition and prospects for the U.S. economy, and Scott Pattison of the National Association of State Budget Officers will address the fiscal condition of the states and the steps they are taking to address growing budget shortfalls. Delegates will also be treated to a debate on current issues in state taxation between the taxpayers’ favorite advocate, Paul Frankel, and the ever-enlightening Professor Richard Pomp. Tuesday: The second general session will focus on approaches to improving state tax compliance, issues in data and systems security, meeting taxpayer needs, and other current issues and trends in tax administration. Wednesday. Following the FTA Annual Business Meeting, the closing general session will address current issues in state tax policy, including state initiatives to promote alternative energy sources, federal legislation affecting state taxation and initiatives of the Multistate Tax Commission.
2008 FTA Annual Meeting Schedule Sunday, June 8 1:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Conference Registration 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. Opening Reception
Monday, June 9 7 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Commissioners Only Breakfast 7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast 8:30 a.m. – Noon GENERAL SESSION U.S. Economic Outlook: Is the Worst Over Yet? State Budgets: What’s Happening Out There? Great Tax Issues: A Debate with the Founding Fathers Awards Presentation
Noon – 1:45 p.m. FTA President’s Luncheon 1:45 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. CONCURRENT SESSIONS Technology SDT, SRFMI, and E-SAR - Real Progress on Fed-State Data Electronic Data Exchange Janet Miner, Governmental Liaison & Disclosure, IRS FTA-IRS Tactical Advisory Group: Update on Activities IRS Modernized E-File Programs Preparing Your Corporate, Partnership, and Individual Income Tax FedState
Modernized E-File Programs Legal and Tax Policy Recent Developments in State Tax Case Law U.S. Supreme Court Review Panel: NCCUSL’s Review of UDITPA Compliance Zappers: Technology-Assisted Tax Fraud New York’s Approach to Fraudulent Preparers Strategic Roadmap for Enforcement – Mapping Objectives and Using Analytics Verifying SSNs on Income Tax Returns, Matching With the IRS Solution Series Presentations on products and services from FTA Marketing Partners. Companies scheduled to present on June 9 are:
Tuesday, June 10 7 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Commissioners Only Breakfast 7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast 8:30 a.m. – Noon GENERAL SESSION At the Helm of the Service Impact of the Economic Downturn on State Tax Agencies Tax Administration, Compliance Management and Analytics How to Survive a Data Loss (And Maybe Even Prevent One) Invitation to FTA 2009: Denver – May 31-June 3, 2009 Noon – 1:30 p.m. Lunch on your own 1:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. CONCURRENT SESSIONS Technology 2008 FTA Technology Award Winner Web-Based Vulnerability and Penetration Testing Services and Best Practices User-Centered Web Applications and Usability Testing “We Don’t Pave Cow Paths” - Use of Image Capture, Barcoding, and “Virtual
Batching” to Improve Return/Remittance Processing and Compliance Legal Developments in Sales and Use Tax The Taxation of Nonresidents Panel: Reducing Tensions Between Taxpayers and Tax Agencies Management What does ‘Customer Relationship Management’ Mean to the Taxpayer – and the
Manager? The Art of Listening Challenges on the Horizon: Aging Workforce and Long-term Budget Deficit Solution Series Presentations on products and services from FTA Marketing Partners. Companies scheduled to present on Tuesday are:
6 p.m. Reception and Closing Banquet
Wednesday, June 11 8:30 a.m. – 9 a.m. FTA Annual Business Meeting 9 a.m. – Noon GENERAL SESSION MTC: What Should We Watch For? Reducing Your Carbon Footprint: State Tax Incentives for Going Green State Tax Reform: Lessons from the Beehive State TBD |