Papers & Presentations

GENERAL SESSION – MONDAY MORNING

FHWA Annual Update
Sheri Alston,
Director, Office of Transportation Policy Studies, Federal Highway Administration

Annual Industry Update
David Retz,
Senior Tax Counsel from Chevron

FTA Motor Fuel Uniformity Update
George Higdon
, Director Petroleum Tax, Mississippi Tax Commission and Bob Donnellan, Sr. Tax Manager, Global Companies LLC

Fuel Tax Council Update 2008
Charles Greenough,
Manager, Canadian Fuel Tax Council and Mal Bruce, Canadian Fuel Tax Council


MONDAY AFTERNOON

Quantifying State Motor Fuel Tax Evasion
Mark Weimar, Battelle Chief Economist and Patrick Balducci, Battelle Senior Economist

Ethanol and Bio Diesel "Hello"

Iowa Ethanol and Biodiesel
Dale Thede,
Program Manager, State of Iowa;

Ethanol and Biodiesel
George Higdon,
Petroleum Tax Director, State of Mississippi;

Ethanol/Biodiesel Overview
Herman Wisneski,
Revenue Tax Specialist, State of Minnesota and FTA Motor Fuel Tax Section National Vice Chair

Wisconsin Taxation of Ethanol and Biodiesel
Charles Zwettler,
Chief, Excise Tax Section, State of Wisconsin.


GENERAL SESSION –TUESDAY

Motor Fuel Refunds
Edie Martin
, Public Service Executive I, Kansas Department of Revenue

Iowa Dial-A-Refund Program
Dale Thede
, Program Manager, Iowa Department of Revenue

Industry Issues
Robert Donnellan
, Sr. Tax Manager, Global Companies LLC


TUESDAY AFTERNOON

What Are We Going To Do When The Money Runs Out !!!
Trent Knoles, Public Service Administrator, Illinois Department of Revenue;

What Can We Do? Highway Funding Problems and Solutions
Wilda Ice
, Auditor III, West Virginia State Tax Departmentets and how it is affected by supply and demand.


GENERAL SESSION – WEDNESDAY

API –Audit Training
Dan Farish
, Tax Manager, Murphy Oil

Accounting & Tax Systems Audits / Audit Quality and Efficiency Standards
Peter Steffens
, Revenue Program Administrator, Florida Department of Revenue and FTA Motor Fuel Tax Section Past National Chair