FTA Electronic Filing Symposium
May
20-23, 2007 • Pittsburgh Hilton • Pittsburgh, PA
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B-11/07 To State Tax Administrators:
FTA, in cooperation with the IRS, is sponsoring the 2007 Electronic Filing Symposium May 20-23, in Pittsburgh, Pa. at the Pittsburgh Hilton. All individuals interested in individual income tax electronic filing are encouraged to attend, as well as those concerned with electronic filing of business taxes. Among the topics discussed will be the process established under the IRS’s Modernized E-File program for development of new Fed-State E-file programs such as 1120, 1065, and 1040. There also will be a side meeting on 2-D Barcode Standards on May 23 and an FTA TAG meeting on May 23-24. Registration for the Symposium will begin on Sunday afternoon, May 20, from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. There will be a special state-only meeting of e-filing coordinators beginning at 4 p.m. on Sunday. The regular program begins Monday at 8:30 a.m. and will conclude by noon on Wednesday. There will be a reception with light snacks on Monday evening from 5:30 p.m. to 7 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 tentative listing of topics is attached to this bulletin. You are encouraged to tell us of topics, issues or training that should be included in the agenda. To share your thoughts, send a message to Verenda Smith. 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 morning of Wednesday May 23. This group develops voluntary 2-D standards, and will soon begin working on any necessary 2005-06 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. The group meets on a quarterly basis. Recent areas of work include overseeing and monitoring cooperative development of Modernized Fed-State EF programs for 1120, 1065, and 1040, joint electronic payments, and security standards. States and IRS personnel are invited to come to this government-only meeting on the afternoon of May 23 and all day May 24 to observe and learn more about TAG work. 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. Further information on TAG is available on TaxExchange at: http://www.taxexchange.org/member/projects/projects.html. Symposium RegistrationPlease complete the enclosed registration form or use the online registration for this meeting. Please submit your registration by April 30. The symposium registration fee is: $340 government and industry (includes Monday evening 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. For questions about your conference registration, please call Linda Luckett at FTA at (202) 624-8441 or send Linda an email. Hotel RegistrationThe symposium will be held at the Pittsburgh Hilton, 600 Commonwealth Place, Gateway Center, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. The room rate is $105 per night plus tax, which is currently 14 percent. The hotel deadline for reservations is Friday, April 20. For reservations call 412-391-4600, 800-HILTONS or go to http://www.hilton.com. Please make sure you tell the hotel that you are with the Federation of Tax Administrators, or FTA. You may also make your reservations from the hotel website, http://www.hilton.com, by using the Group Code FTA. Sincerely,
Harley T. Duncan Attachments: as stated |