2003 FTA Annual Meeting

FTA 71st ANNUAL MEETING
Papers & Presentations

Final Program (printable version)
Meeting announcement
Resolutions

Monday, June 16

7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.	Registration and Continental Breakfast (Oklahoma City Cox Convention Center, 1st Floor Lobby and Meeting Room 9)
	Commissioners Only Breakfast (Oklahoma City Cox Convention Center, 1st Floor, Meeting Room 5)
8:30 a.m. – Noon	GENERAL SESSION (Oklahoma City Cox Convention Center, 1st Floor, Meeting Room 10-11)
	Presiding: Stephen M. Cordi, Deputy Comptroller, Maryland Comptroller of the Treasury, and President, Federation of Tax Administrators
	Welcome to Oklahoma The Honorable Mary Fallin, Lieutenant Governor, State of Oklahoma
	Implementing the Streamlined Sales Tax System Sen. Angela Monson, Oklahoma State Senate R. Bruce Johnson, Utah State Tax Commission Co-chairs, Sales Tax Simplification States Stephen Kranz, Council On State Taxation, Washington, D.C.
	Reforming the State Corporation Income Tax Richard Pomp, University of Connecticut Law School, Hartford, CT
	Fiscal Crisis, Tax Administration and Tax Policy: Panel Discussion Panelists: Mary Jane Egr, Nebraska Department of Revenue Will Rice, Washington Department of Revenue Thomas Zaino, Ohio Department of Taxation James Zingale, Florida Department of Revenue
Noon – 1:30 p.m.	FTA President’s Awards Luncheon (Oklahoma City Petroleum Club, 100 N Broadway, 34th Floor)
	Presentation: Public Information and Taxpayer Assistance Award, Training Award, andLeadership and Service Award

1:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

CONCURRENT SESSIONS

Technology
(1st Floor, Meeting Room 1)

1:30 - 2:15 State E-Filing Mandates
Gary Viken, South Dakota Department of Revenue
Billy Hamilton, Texas comptroller of Public Acounts

2:30 - 3:15 New E-File Program: Federal-State Employment Tax
Patricia Clarke, IRS Electronic Tax Administration

3:30 - 4:15 New Initiatives in Use of 2-D Barcoding
Nonie Manion, New York Department of Taxation and Finance

4:30 - 5:15 DELTA: New Integrated Tax System
Layne Cannon, Louisiana Department of Revenue

Managing Under Today’s Challenges
(1st Floor, Meeting Room 2)

1:30 - 2:15 Panel: Benefits Funding
Joan Wagnon, Kansas Department of Revenue
Kenneth W. Thorson, Virginia Department of Taxation
Lynette States, Arizona Department of Revenue

2:30 - 3:15 Panel: Reengineering the Audit Process – Approaches, Issues and Taxpayer Reception
Moderator: Carol Calkins, PricewaterhouseCoopers
Thomas Zaino, Ohio Department of Taxation
Billy Hamilton, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
Joe Huddleston, Grant Thornton LLP
Bob Fields, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

3:30 - 4:15 Wisconsin’s Award Winning ReVITAlization Program
Richard Dilley, Wisconsin Department of Revenue

4:30 - 5:15 Shareholder Value
Timothy Finnegan, Accenture

IRS’s New Focus on Compliance
(1st Floor, Meeting Room 3)

1:30 - 2:15 High-Income Nonfiler Program
Panelists:
Joe Brimacombe, IRS
Elizabeth Tucker, IRS
Ellen Dolby, IRS

2:30 - 3:15 Attacking Abusive Tax Shelters
Panelists:
Joe Brimacombe, IRS
Elizabeth Tucker, IRS
Ellen Dolby, IRS

3:30 - 4:15 Offshore Voluntary Compliance Initiative
Panelists:
Joe Brimacombe, IRS
Elizabeth Tucker, IRS
Ellen Dolby, IRS

4:30 - 5:15 National Research Program (Not Your Father’s TCMP Audit)
Panelists:
Joe Brimacombe, IRS
Elizabeth Tucker, IRS
Ellen Dolby, IRS

Legal and Tax Policy
(1st Floor, Meeting Room 4)

1:30 - 3:15 Panel: Legal and Policy Issues Posed by the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement
Tony Mastin, Oklahoma Tax Commission
Charles Collins, Taxware, Raleigh, North Carolina
Joseph Thomas, Connecticut Department of Revenue Services
Matt Tomalis, Federation of Tax Administrators

3:30 - 4:15 Current Developments Involving Pass-through Entities: Partnerships, LLCs, Subchapter S
Prentiss Willson, Ernst & Young, Larkspur, California

4:30 - 5:15 Significant Developments in State Tax Cases
Marilyn Wethekam, Horwood, Marcus & Berk, Chicago Illinois

Tuesday, June 17

7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.	Registration and Continental Breakfast (Oklahoma City Cox Convention Center, First Floor, Lobby and Meeting Room 9)
	Commissioners Only Breakfast (Oklahoma City Cox Convention Center, 1st Floor, Meeting Room 5)
8:30 a.m. – Noon	GENERAL SESSION (Oklahoma City Cox Convention Center, 1st Floor, Meeting Room 10-11)
	Presiding: Mary Jane Egr, Commissioner, Nebraska Department of Revenue and Secretary, Federation of Tax Administrators
	Implementing E-government: Results of New Research Accenture E-Government Research Report Timothy Finnegan, Accenture
	New Applications of Technology to Tax Compliance John LaFaver, American Management Systems
	Panel: Innovative State Technologies Arthur Roth, Commissioner, New York State Department of Taxation and Finance Rod Marrelli, Commissioner, Utah Tax Commission Billy Hamilton, Deputy Comptroller, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
	Invitation to FTA 2004, Providence, Rhode Island (June 6-9, 2004) R. Gary Clark, State of Rhode Island

Noon – 1:30 p.m.

Lunch - on your own

1:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

CONCURRENT SESSIONS

Technology
(1st Floor, Meeting Room 1)

1:30 - 2:15 On-line Customer Support
Mike Miller, Pennsylvania Department of Revenue

2:30 - 3:15 Wireless Collections Application
Eddie Gonzalez, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts

3:30 - 4:15 Implementation of a Customer Relationship Management/Secure Messaging System
Kenneth W. Thorson, Virginia Department of Taxation

4:30 - 5:15 New Data Warehousing Program
Tremaine Smith, Washington Department of Revenue

What’s Hot in Compliance
(1st Floor, Meeting Room 2)

1:30 - 2:15 Panel: New Approaches to Collections
Kenneth W. Thorson, Virginia Department of Taxation
Robie McLamb and Charlie Helms, North Carolina Department of Revenue

2:30 - 3:15 Finding Better Approaches to Compliance (Son of STEAL-IT)
Stephen M. Cordi, Maryland Comptroller of the Treasury
Carol Russell Fischer, Missouri Department of Revenue

3:30 - 4:15 More Joy of STAX
Richard Dilley, Wisconsin Department of Revenue

4:30 - 5:15 Tackling the Nonfiler Problem
Robert Tangorre, New York Department of Taxation and Finance

Streamlined Sales Tax Project
(1st Floor, Meeting Room 3)

1:30 - 2:15 Where Are We, Where Are We Headed?
Diane Hardt, Wisconsin Department of Revenue

2:30 - 3:15 What's In It for Business?
Charles Collins Taxware Inc.

3:30 - 5:15 Resolving the Outstanding Issues
Panelists:
Loren Chumley, Commissioner, Tennessee Department of Revenue
Stephen Krantz, Council on State Taxation
Warren D. Townsend, Wal-Mart Corp.
Jerry Johnson, Vice-Chairman, Oklahoma Tax Commission

Legal and Tax Policy
(1st Floor, Meeting Room 4)

1:30 - 3:15 Panel: Corporate Tax Considerations: Tax Planning vs. Loophole Closing
Jeffrey Friedman, KPMG, Washington, D.C.
Richard Nicholson, Connecticut Department of Revenue Services
Thomas Zaino, Ohio Department of Taxation
Merle Buff, American Express Co., New York, NY
Robert Montellione, Prudential Financial, Inc., Newark, NJ
John J. Pydszewski, Johnson & Johnson, New Brunswick, NJ

3:30 - 5:15
Panel: Reducing Tensions Between Taxpayers and Tax Agencies
Doug Lindholm, Council on State Taxation, Washington, D.C.
Stanley Arnold, Rath, Young & Pignatelli, Concord, New Hampshire
Michael Ralston, Iowa Department of Revenue and Finance
Glenn McCoy, Jr., BDO Seidman, New York, New York
David Wulf, Williams Company, Tulsa, Oklahoma

Wednesday, June 18

7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.	Continental Breakfast (Oklahoma City Cox Convention Center, First Floor, Meeting Room 9)
8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.	FTA Business Meeting Final resolutions (1st Floor, Meeting Room 10)
9:00 a.m. – Noon	GENERAL SESSION (1st Floor, Meeting Room 10)
	Presiding: Stephen M. Cordi, Deputy Comptroller, Maryland Comptroller of the Treasury, and President, Federation of Tax Administrators
	Trends in Tax Compliance Dan R. Bucks, Multistate Tax Commission
	What’s Ahead: Outlook for the U.S. and International Economy Charles W. de Seve, Ph.D., American Economics Group, Washington, D.C.
	State Expenditure Issues: Can You Balance the Budget on the Back of the Historic Preservation Department? Scott Pattison, National Association of State Budget Officers
	Balancing State Budgets: Saving the Hard Work Until Later Harley Duncan, Federation of Tax Administrators

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1:30 - 2:15	State E-Filing Mandates Gary Viken, South Dakota Department of Revenue Billy Hamilton, Texas comptroller of Public Acounts
2:30 - 3:15	New E-File Program: Federal-State Employment Tax Patricia Clarke, IRS Electronic Tax Administration
3:30 - 4:15	New Initiatives in Use of 2-D Barcoding Nonie Manion, New York Department of Taxation and Finance
4:30 - 5:15	DELTA: New Integrated Tax System Layne Cannon, Louisiana Department of Revenue

1:30 - 2:15	Panel: Benefits Funding Joan Wagnon, Kansas Department of Revenue Kenneth W. Thorson, Virginia Department of Taxation Lynette States, Arizona Department of Revenue
2:30 - 3:15	Panel: Reengineering the Audit Process – Approaches, Issues and Taxpayer Reception Moderator: Carol Calkins, PricewaterhouseCoopers Thomas Zaino, Ohio Department of Taxation Billy Hamilton, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Joe Huddleston, Grant Thornton LLP Bob Fields, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
3:30 - 4:15	Wisconsin’s Award Winning ReVITAlization Program Richard Dilley, Wisconsin Department of Revenue
4:30 - 5:15	Shareholder Value Timothy Finnegan, Accenture

1:30 - 2:15	High-Income Nonfiler Program Panelists: Joe Brimacombe, IRS Elizabeth Tucker, IRS Ellen Dolby, IRS
2:30 - 3:15	Attacking Abusive Tax Shelters Panelists: Joe Brimacombe, IRS Elizabeth Tucker, IRS Ellen Dolby, IRS
3:30 - 4:15	Offshore Voluntary Compliance Initiative Panelists: Joe Brimacombe, IRS Elizabeth Tucker, IRS Ellen Dolby, IRS
4:30 - 5:15	National Research Program (Not Your Father’s TCMP Audit) Panelists: Joe Brimacombe, IRS Elizabeth Tucker, IRS Ellen Dolby, IRS

1:30 - 3:15	Panel: Legal and Policy Issues Posed by the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement Tony Mastin, Oklahoma Tax Commission Charles Collins, Taxware, Raleigh, North Carolina Joseph Thomas, Connecticut Department of Revenue Services Matt Tomalis, Federation of Tax Administrators
3:30 - 4:15	Current Developments Involving Pass-through Entities: Partnerships, LLCs, Subchapter S Prentiss Willson, Ernst & Young, Larkspur, California
4:30 - 5:15	Significant Developments in State Tax Cases Marilyn Wethekam, Horwood, Marcus & Berk, Chicago Illinois

1:30 - 2:15	On-line Customer Support Mike Miller, Pennsylvania Department of Revenue
2:30 - 3:15	Wireless Collections Application Eddie Gonzalez, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
3:30 - 4:15	Implementation of a Customer Relationship Management/Secure Messaging System Kenneth W. Thorson, Virginia Department of Taxation
4:30 - 5:15	New Data Warehousing Program Tremaine Smith, Washington Department of Revenue

1:30 - 2:15	Panel: New Approaches to Collections Kenneth W. Thorson, Virginia Department of Taxation Robie McLamb and Charlie Helms, North Carolina Department of Revenue
2:30 - 3:15	Finding Better Approaches to Compliance (Son of STEAL-IT) Stephen M. Cordi, Maryland Comptroller of the Treasury Carol Russell Fischer, Missouri Department of Revenue
3:30 - 4:15	More Joy of STAX Richard Dilley, Wisconsin Department of Revenue
4:30 - 5:15	Tackling the Nonfiler Problem Robert Tangorre, New York Department of Taxation and Finance

1:30 - 2:15	Where Are We, Where Are We Headed? Diane Hardt, Wisconsin Department of Revenue
2:30 - 3:15	What's In It for Business? Charles Collins Taxware Inc.
3:30 - 5:15	Resolving the Outstanding Issues Panelists: Loren Chumley, Commissioner, Tennessee Department of Revenue Stephen Krantz, Council on State Taxation Warren D. Townsend, Wal-Mart Corp. Jerry Johnson, Vice-Chairman, Oklahoma Tax Commission

1:30 - 3:15	Panel: Corporate Tax Considerations: Tax Planning vs. Loophole Closing Jeffrey Friedman, KPMG, Washington, D.C. Richard Nicholson, Connecticut Department of Revenue Services Thomas Zaino, Ohio Department of Taxation Merle Buff, American Express Co., New York, NY Robert Montellione, Prudential Financial, Inc., Newark, NJ John J. Pydszewski, Johnson & Johnson, New Brunswick, NJ
3:30 - 5:15	Panel: Reducing Tensions Between Taxpayers and Tax Agencies Doug Lindholm, Council on State Taxation, Washington, D.C. Stanley Arnold, Rath, Young & Pignatelli, Concord, New Hampshire Michael Ralston, Iowa Department of Revenue and Finance Glenn McCoy, Jr., BDO Seidman, New York, New York David Wulf, Williams Company, Tulsa, Oklahoma