2008 Electronic Filing Symposium


April 27-30, 2008 • Millennium Hotel Minneapolis • Minneapolis , MN 55403

Preliminary Program - revised April 24


Sunday, April 27
 

4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

E-File Coordinators Meeting (states only)
Verenda Smith, FTA, moderator
 



Monday, April 28
 

8:30 a.m. - Noon IRS E-File: Current Initiatives and Those on the Horizon
David Williams, Director-Electronic Tax Administration, IRS

E-Services
Beth Jones, Director, Electronic Products and Services Support, IRS

Modernized Electronic Filing

Carol Mullins, Director-Submission Modernization Information and Technology Services Organization, IRS

2007-2008 TAG Update
Jerry Coble, NC, State TAG Co-Chair                       

Modernized E-File Progress and What You Need To Know: Life Under EMS vs. Life Under MeF
Carol McLaughlin, IRS
Donna Muccilli, Arizona
 
12:00 noon - 1:30 p.m. Lunch (on your own)
 
1:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. State MeF 101 – Seven Steps to Success
Terry Garber, South Carolina
Carol McLaughlin, IRS
Greg Martinez, Intuit
  • Contact FTA to Participate
  • Build Communications Gateway
  • Define State Business Rules and Create Specifications
  • XML Schema Creation
  • Develop a Back-End System
  • Create a Viewing System
  • Complete Administrative Duties (with IRS)
  • State Panel

Filing Season Review & What’s New for 2008 and Beyond
Each State will speak briefly on the 2008 filing season and outline changes for the 2009 filing season and beyond
 
5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Reception
 


Tuesday, April 29
 

8:30 a.m. - Noon How Industry Is Planning to Address MeF, and Educating Your Practitioners
Rebecca McCaulley, CCH; Jamie Stiles, Drake; Jack Gibson, Drake

E-File Marketing (And Beyond): Streaming Video
Bart Rydalch, Washington State
Michael Guerin, Massachusetts

IRS Multilingual Initiative Results
Maria Cheeks and Teresa Fernandez, IRS

E-File by Design: Marketing to Diverse Populations  
Mitchell Bowden, North Carolina
 
Noon - 1:30 p.m. Lunch (provided)
 
1:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Identifying Fraudulent Electronic Returns and Blocking Refunds
Penny Feneis, Minnesota

Ohio E-Forms: What We’ve Done and Why We Did It
Del Harlan and Karen Fisk, Ohio

Internet Filing of W-2s to the State
Dawn Glazier, Idaho

Standards and Other Challenges 
Rebecca McCaulley, CCH; Jamie Stiles, Drake; Jack Gibson, Drake

Free File Alliance: A State and Federal Perspective
Atilla Taluy, FileYourTaxes.com

 
5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Free File Roundtable Discussion
Industry and State Representatives
 


Wednesday, April 30


 
8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. State Direct Internet Filing
Kevin Richards, Illinois
Meggan Swisher, Pennsylvania

Delving into the Numbers, plus Around the World in 80 Seconds
Harley Duncan, FTA

Life After Individual E-File – W-2s, anyone?
Kansas representative (invited)

Montana Property Tax Refund: A "Ready Return" Case Study
Steve Austin, Montana
 
11:30 a.m. Adjourn

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