FTA Electronic Filing
Symposium
April
21 - 24, 2002 * Seelbach Hilton Hotel * Louisville, Kentucky
Online Registration
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B-06/02
February 25, 2002
To State Tax Administrators:
FTA, in cooperation with the IRS, is sponsoring the 2002 Electronic Filing Symposium April 21-24 in Louisville, Kentucky, at the Seelbach Hilton Hotel.
All individuals interested in individual income tax electronic filing are encouraged to attend. The meeting agenda will also feature sessions on electronic filing of business taxes and 2-D Barcode Standards.
Related Meetings
Government-only Session April 24-25. New this year is a separate government-only meeting designed to encourage the open communication of matters that are unique to state and federal tax agencies. This meeting will begin at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 24, and end at Noon on April 25. This session will consist primarily of facilitated discussions on issues that have been identified by the states. In addition, the Internal Revenue Service has accepted our invitation to speak on Compliance and Fraud issues. An agenda for this meeting will be posted to TaxExchange only at www.taxexchange.org as this is a government-only meeting. Although there is no separate registration fee for this special meeting, please check off the registration form in the appropriate place if you plan to attend.
FTA/NACTP 2-D Barcode Standards Working Meeting April 24-25. Following the conclusion of the E-File Symposium, there will be a working meeting on 2-D Barcoding Standards for Tax Processing. Anyone interested in the maintenance and development of such standards (including those not attending the Symposium) is invited to attend. Taking place on Wednesday, April 24, from 1:30 p.m.--5:00 p.m., and Thursday, April 25, from 8:30 a.m.-- noon, it will feature a review of the 2002 Filing Season, with the aim to examine the current 2-D Standards (found at www.taxadmin.org/fta/edi/2-dcurrent.html) for continued utility and update them if necessary. A draft of any suggested changes is expected to be posted on the FTA web site prior to the meeting for your review. There is no registration fee for the 2-D meeting, but (if you are attending the Symposium) please check off the registration form in the appropriate place if you plan to attend.
XML Standards Working Meeting -- Tax Information Group for EC Requirements Standardization (TIGERS) April 24-26. Also, following the conclusion of the E-File Symposium, there will be a working meeting on Tax XML Standards. It will take place on Wednesday, April 24, from 1:30 p.m.-- 5:00 p.m., and Thursday, April 25, from 8:30 a.m.-- 4:30 p.m., and Friday April 26, from 8:30 a.m.--noon. Anyone interested in the maintenance and development of such standards (including those not attending the Symposium) is invited to attend. A draft agenda will be posted on the FTA web site prior to the meeting for your review. The session will feature a review of the current status of efforts to develop standard XML tax schemas and schema parts designed for re-use across jurisdictions; common XML tag names, and standard XML transport and packaging. Current draft documents for comment and other XML information can be found at www.taxadmin.org/fta/edi/1205ann.html. Again, there is no registration fee for the XML meeting, but (if you are attending the Symposium) please check off the registration form in the appropriate place if you plan to attend.
Registration will begin on Sunday afternoon, April 21, from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. The program begins Monday at 8:30 a.m. and will conclude by 12:00 Noon on Wednesday. Correction: The opening reception will be held Monday evening from 5:30 p.m.-- 7:00 p.m. and will include light snacks (the initial announcement listed the opening reception on Sunday). A continental breakfast will be available on all three mornings. Attendees will also be treated to a "table topic" lunch that will provide additional networking opportunities. While no evening activities are planned, there will be area maps, restaurant lists and activity guides available at the registration desk. Dress for the symposium will be "business casual."
A preliminary program is attached to this bulletin. All program changes/updates will be posted to the FTA web site as they occur (www.taxadmin.org).
For meeting details, please contact Darrell Reeves at FTA at (202) 624-5892 or darrell.reeves@taxadmin.org.
Enclosed is the registration form for this meeting. Please submit your registration by April 5, 2002. On-line registration is available at http://www.taxadmin.org. The symposium registration fee is:
On-site NEW registrations must add a $35 fee. Cancellations will be accepted without penalty if received by April 15; after that date (except for emergencies) there will be a $35 processing fee. We do not require that the payment accompany the registration form itself; it may be sent under separate cover.
The symposium will be held at the Seelbach Hilton Hotel, 500 Fourth Avenue, Louisville, Kentucky, 40202-2518. Rates are $99 single or $109 double plus taxes. The hotel deadline for reservations is March 20, 2002. For reservations call 1-800-333-3399 or 502-585-3200. More information is available at www.theseelbachlouisville.hilton.com. Please make sure you tell the hotel that you are with the Federation of Tax Administrators. For information on activities in the Louisville area, check out the web site: www.www.louisville-visitors.com.
Sincerely,
Harley T.
Duncan
Executive Director