2012 Midwestern States Association of Tax Administrators

 

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Monday, August 27, 2012

General Session - Disaster Response: Best Practices for Worst-Case Scenarios - 8:00 am - 9:15 am

 
Missouri: Assistance to the City of Joplin
Jennifer Childress, Missouri
 [presentation]    
   
Concurrent Sessions

Session I - 9:15 am - 10:00 am

IRS Safeguards Update
Dan Hall, Illinois
 [presentation]    
 
Reciprocal Offsets
Carol Marshall, Minnesota
Terri Steenblock, Minnesota
 [presentation]    
 

Session II - 9:15 am - 10:00 am

 

Session III - 9:15 am - 10:00 am

Working Together
Dawn Cash, Oklahoma
Brian Fliflet, Illinois
Todd Lard, COST
Fred Nicely, COST
 [presentation]    
 

Session IV - 10:30 am - 11:45 am

Designing and Launching a New Web Site
Terri Steenblock, Minnesota      
 
My Tax Account
Valeah Foy, Wisconsin
 [presentation]    
 
IRS Messaging Strategy
Michael Devine, IRS
 [presentation]    
 

Session V - 10:30 am - 11:45 am

     

Session VI - 10:30 am - 11:45 am

Paperless Audit Initiative
Richard DeBano, Wisconsin
 [presentation]    
 
Missouri Industry and Association Guidance
Janel Lueckenotte, Missouri
Cecille Swan, Missouri
 [presentation]    
 
Stopping Fraud In Its Tracks
Amy Arellano, New Mexico
 [presentation]    
 

Lunch (with speaker) - 11:45 am - 1:00 pm

Change and Innovation Agency
Bill Bott      
 
Concurrent Sessions

Session VII - Cloud Computing and Taxation of Digital Goods - 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Taxing Digital Goods and Services: Issues and Options
Michael Mazerov, Center on Budget and Policy Planning
 [presentation]    
 
Cloudy With a Chance of Apportionment
Jordan Goodman and Marilyn Wethekam, Horwood Marcus
 [presentation]    
 

Session VIII - 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Telecommuting: Whether, Why, and How
Terri Steenblock, Minnesota      
 
Single Sign-On
Chris Kolb, Maryland
 [presentation]    
 

Session IX - 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Zappers
Professor Richard Ainsworth
 [presentation]    
 

Session X - 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Plain English in Tax Administration
Janet Shimabukuro, Washington
 [presentation]    
     

Session XI - Solution Series - 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Rethinking Analytics
Joe Milack, Fast Enterprises      
 
Audit Case Management - A Tale of Two States
Scott Leary, Missouri
Paul Benson, Iowa
Pam Sartell, Teradata
 [presentation]    
 
Selecting Flexible Solutions
Adam Schaffer, Director of Revenue Administration, RSI      
 

Session XII - 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Using Government Documents to Combat Fraud
Andy Bucholz, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
 [presentation]    
 
Front-End Fraud Detection
Fluffy Cazalas, National Association of Computerized Tax Processors
 [presentation]    
 

Adding Value to Fraud Detection and Deterrence Efforts - 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

IRs Presentation
Becky Chiaramida, IRS Office of Privacy
 [presentation]    
 
Tuesday, August 28, 2012

General Session - Repealing Taxes - 8:00 am - 9:30 am