Federation of Tax Administrators | 2006 Annual Meeting

FTA Papers/Presentations

Monday, June 5
8:30 a.m. – Noon	*GENERAL SESSION* Presiding: Pam Hendrickson, Chair, Utah State Tax Commission, and President, Federation of Tax Administrators
	Welcome to Little Rock and Arkansas Timothy J. Leathers, Deputy Director/Commissioner of Revenue, Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration
	Federal Tax Gap: New Estimates, New Approaches Elizabeth Tucker and Cliff Jones, Internal Revenue Service
	Closing the Tax Gap: The California Strategy Anne Miller, California Franchise Tax Board
	Leveraging Taxpayer Information to Improve Compliance Stefan Becker, CGI-AMS
	Around the Tax World in 40 Minutes Paul Frankel, Morrison and Foerster, New York, N.Y.

1:45 p.m. – 5:00 p.m	CONCURRENT SESSIONS
Technology
	FTA-IRS Tactical Advisory Group (TAG) Update Tim Blevins, Kansas Department of Revenue
	Update on Federal and Fed-State Modernized E-File (MeF) Programs Joan Barr, Internal Revenue Service Terry Garber, South Carolina Department of Revenue
	Streamlined Sales Tax Update Terry Garber, South Carolina Department of Revenue
	Data Warehouse Initiatives Laurie McGrath, Massachusetts Department of Revenue Terry Garber, South Carolina Department of Revenue
	Fed-State Security Review of IRS Guidelines on State Data Warehouses Tim Blevins, Kansas Department of Revenue

Legal and Tax Policy
	Panel: Recent Developments in State Tax Case Law Marilyn Wethekam, Horwood, Marcus & Berk, Chicago State Representative TBA
	Estimating the Impact of Federal Legislation on State Tax Systems Sarah Puro, U.S. Congressional Budget Office
	Panel: Recent State Actions Addressing UDITPA Sales Factor Issues Moderator: Shirley Sicilian, Multistate Tax Commission Diann Smith, Council on State Taxation Bruce Fort, New Mexico Dept. of Taxation Michael Fatale, Massachusetts Dept. of Revenue Fred Nicely, Ohio Dept. of Taxation Eric Craig, Kentucky Dept. of Revenue

FTA Award Winners
	Michigan's Disclosure Training Concept Teaching ethical behavior effectively and efficiently Miriam Van Goor, Michigan Department of Treasury
	California ReadyReturn Anne Miller, California Franchise Tax Board
	South Carolina's One Stop Wizard Ray Stevens, South Carolina Department of Revenue
	Washington State's Web-based Tutorials Vikki Smith and Janet Shimabukuro, Washington Department of Revenue
	Iowa's E-File Strategy Paul Benson, Iowa Department of Revenue
	New York's Leadership Academy Deborah S. Dammer and Kiaran Johnson-Lew, New York Department of Taxation and Finance

Sponsor Solution Series
1:45 pm to 2:20 pm	Problems You Can Solve with Commercial Software SPL
2:30 pm to 3:15 pm	Changing the Behavior of the Unwilling: The Science and Art of Voluntary Compliance FAST Enterprises
3:30 pm to 4:05 pm	Measuring Value in the Public Sector Accenture
4:15 pm to 5:00 pm	Network Business Model: The Next Generation of Performance Improvement Microsoft

Tuesday, June 6
8:30 a.m. – Noon	GENERAL SESSION Presiding: Cynthia Bridges, Secretary, Louisiana Department of Revenue and First Vice President, Federation of Tax Administrators
	Outlook for the U.S. Economy Mark Zandi, Moody’s Economy.com, West Chester, Penn.
	Disaster Preparedness and Response: Lessons from the Gulf Coast Cynthia Bridges, Louisiana Department of Revenue Alice Gorman, Mississippi Tax Commission
	Characteristics of High Performance Revenue Agencies Joe Milack, Accenture
	Streamlined Sales Tax Project: Where We Are and Where We Are Headed Scott Peterson, Streamlined Sales Tax Governing Board
	FTA 2007: Chicago, Illinois Brian Hamer, Illinois Department of Revenue

1:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m	CONCURRENT SESSIONS
Technology
	Taxpayer Self-Service and Data Access Steve Miller, Idaho Tax Commission Adrianne Erley, Illinois Department of Revenue Jim Evers, Florida Department of Revenue
	Integrated Tax Systems Loretta Silva and Phillip Salazar, New Mexico Department of Taxation and Revenue
	Automated Lien/Levy Programs Jim Loftus, Maryland Comptroller’s Office Maureen Adams, New Jersey Division of Taxation

Legal
	Panel: Telecom Taxation Reform and the Challenges of New Products Moderator: Frank Shafroth, Arlington County, Virginia Jerry Johnson, Oklahoma Tax Commission Deborah Bierbaum, AT&T John Cmelak, Verizon Wireless Bob McKee, Florida Association of Counties Richard Dobson, Kentucky Dept. of Revenue Meredith Garwood, Time Warner Cable
	Panel: Reducing Tensions Between Taxpayers and Tax Agencies Moderator: Matt Tomalis, FTA Linda Tanton, Office of the Comptroller of Maryland Doug Lindholm, Council on State Taxation Jim Eads, New Mexico Tax Research Institute Warren Townsend, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

Compliance
	Working with Immigrant Taxpayer Issues (FTA Award Winner) Alan Felton, North Carolina Department of Revenue
	Data Warehousing: Project and Results Julie Allen, Missouri Department of Revenue
	The Art of Collections: Doing Good Work Robert Coyne, Pennsylvania Department of Revenue Ronald Randall, Hawaii Department of Taxation
	Fraudulent Income Tax Returns and FTA’s Suspicious Filer Program [on TaxExchange - State Only] Cal Mellor, Connecticut Department of Revenue Services

Solution Series
1:30 pm to 2:15 pm	Case Study – State of Indiana Tax Amnesty Program Sallie Mae Debt Management Solutions
2:30 pm to 3:15 pm	Achieving Higher Compliance Levels Revenue Solutions
3:30 pm to 4:15 pm	Smarter Compliance, Better Decisions, Faster Revenue with Data Warehousing Teradata6 p.m. Reception and Closing Banquet

Wednesday, June 7
9:00 a.m. – Noon	GENERAL SESSION Presiding: Pam Hendrickson, Chair, Utah State Tax Commission, and President, Federation of Tax Administrators
	State Budgets: Revenue Up, Expenditure Pressure Still Looms Scott Pattison, National Association of State Budget Officers
	MTC Initiatives Joe Huddleston, Multistate Tax Commission
	Joint Cost of Collection Study: What Does It Say? Elliott J. Dubin, Multistate Tax Commission
	Update: Federal Legislation Affecting State Taxation Harley Duncan, Federation of Tax Administrators

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