FTA Electronic Filing Symposium

B-9/04
March 22, 2004

UPDATE: Conference Papers & Presentantions
Now Available Online

Final Program Available

To State Tax Administrators:

FTA, in cooperation with the IRS, is sponsoring the 2004 Electronic Filing Symposium May 16-19 in Oklahoma City at the Westin Oklahoma City. All individuals interested in individual income tax electronic filing are encouraged to attend. On Wednesday morning there will also be a working session on updating 2-D Barcode Standards.

Registration for the Symposium will begin on Sunday afternoon, May 16, 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.

There will be a reception with light snacks on Monday evening from 5:30–7:00 p.m., and a continental breakfast will be available on all three mornings. Attendees will be treated to a "table topic" lunch on Tuesday 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 (www.taxadmin.org) as they occur.

For meeting details, please contact Darrell Reeves at FTA at (202) 624-5892 or darrell.reeves@taxadmin.org.

Related Meetings
2-D Barcode Standards – FTA/NACTP. There will also be a meeting of the FTA/NACTP sponsored 2-D Barcode Standards group on the afternoon of May 18. This group develops voluntary 2-D standards, and is now working on 2004-05 revisions. See www.taxadmin.org/fta/edi/2-dcurrent.html for more information (and again in April for more specific agenda information). There is no registration fee to attend this meeting, but we ask that you check off the registration form in the appropriate place if you plan to attend.

FTA-IRS Tactical Advisory Group (TAG).  The FTA-IRS Tactical Advisory Group, or TAG, is intended to provide advice and input on state-related issues related to electronic initiatives and issues for all IRS Business Operating Divisions and functional areas.   Member representatives include California FTB, Illinois, Maryland, New York, South Carolina, and Virginia.  The group meets on a quarterly basis.  Among the areas being examined going forward are possible improvements to joint (individual and business) e-file marketing, IRS technical development schedules, and electronic filing models. States are invited to come to this government-only meeting May 19-20 to observe and learn more about TAG work.

Symposium Registration
Enclosed is the registration form for this meeting. Please submit your registration by April 23, 2004. Online registration is available or download a paper registration form.

The symposium registration fee is:

$285 government and industry (includes opening reception, Tuesday lunch and continental breakfast each morning)

On-site NEW registrations must add a $35 fee. Cancellations will be accepted without penalty if received by April 30; 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.

Hotel Registration
The symposium will be held at the Westin Oklahoma City, One North Broadway, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The room rate is $118 single or double plus taxes. The hotel deadline for reservations is April 15, 2004. For reservations call 1-800-937-8461 or 405-235-2780. More information is available at http://www.westinokc.com/. Please make sure you tell the hotel that you are with the Federation of Tax Administrators.

Sincerely,

Harley T. Duncan
Executive Director

Attachments: as stated