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2010 FTA Resolutions - Final

Monday General Session

The State of State Tax Policy: A German Perspective
Walter Hellerstein, Professor of Law, University of Georgia

State Tax Administration in the Eyes of the Taxpayers
Jeff Saviano, Ernst & Young, Todd Lard, COST; Dan De Jong, TEI; Cass Vickers, IPT

Tuseday Concurrent Sessions

Legal/Tax Policy

Enhanced Enforcement Techniques to Address the Underground Economy Andrew Swain, Indiana Office of the Attorney General

Uniformity with An MTC Update
Panelists: Shirley Sicilian, Multistate Tax Commission; Todd Lard, Council on State Taxation

Litigation and Legislation Update – Overview of Significant Trends
Marilyn Wethekam, Horwood, Markus and Berke; Helen Hecht, FTA; Harley Duncan, KPMG

Technology

Modernized e-File, the New IRS E-Filing Mandate and Preparer Review Program
David Williams, Director, IRS Electronic Tax Administration and Refundable Credits

Safeguarding Federal Tax Information in a Consolidated Data Center Environment
Janet Miner, Director, Office of Safeguards, Communications, Liaison & Disclosure-SB/SE, IRS

Vendor Solution Series

Bigger than Buying a Car: A Tax Administrator’s Guide to Making Wise IT Investments
Delena Bratton, Will Rice, Fast Enterprises

Tuseday Concurrent Sessions

Legal/Tax Policy

Panel: Income Tax Developments
Phil Tatarowicz, Ernst & Young;
Joe Garrett, Alabama;
Frank O’Connell, Georgia (invited);
Phil Tatarowicz paper

Corporate Income Tax – Alternative Apportionment & Section 18 Issues
Eric Tresh, Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP; Shirley Sicilian, MTC; Tom Donnelly, Comcast

Technology

Managed IT Services – Is There a Business Case?
Tim Blevins, CGI

Panel: Issues Surrounding Centralizing State IT Services
Brian Hamer, Illinois

Compliance

Outstanding Compliance Award winners:

Winner: Washington State
The Reseller Permit Implementation Project
Cindi Holmstrom, Washington State Department of Revenue

Winner: Virginia
Refund Evaluation System
Linda Foster, Virginia Department of Taxation

Introducing A New Offset Tool
Rose Free, Financial Management Service

Panel: Datasharing Outside The Box
Sharonne Bonardi, Maryland; Representative,
Pam Fair, Louisiana;

Vendor Solution Series

How Public Records Can Improve Your Tax Discovery
Andy Bucholz, Director of Revenue Discovery, LexisNexis Advanced Government Solutions

Wednesday General Session

Fiscal Federalism: Can Washington Help?
Dr. David Wildasin, Professor of Public Finance, University of Kentucky

Change to UDITPA We Can Believe In
Joe Huddleston, Executive Director, Multistate Tax Commission

Taxation’s Guilty Pleasures (Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Gross Receipts Tax)
Will Rice, FAST Enterprises