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| SUNDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 21, 2008 |
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Registration |
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MONDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 22, 2008
Michael Laing, Presiding |
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| 08:00-09:00 |
Breakfast |
| 09:00-10:30 |
RECENT FEDERAL INCOME TAX DEVELOPMENTS - Significant court decisions, rulings and statutory and regulatory
developments over the past twelve months, with particular focus on
recent legislative changes.
Martin J. McMahon, Jr.,
Clarence TeSelle Professor of Law, University of Florida College of Law, Gainesville, FL
Ira B. Shepard,
Professor of Law, University of Houston Law Center, Houston, TX |
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| 10:30-10:45 |
Break |
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| 10:45-12:15 |
RECENT FEDERAL INCOME TAX DEVELOPMENTS (Con't) |
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| 12:30-01:20 |
Mid-day Program on a topic to be announced. |
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MONDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 22, 2008
James Sowell, Presiding |
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| 01:30-02:45 |
TAX LEGISLATIVE UPDATE: PREPARING FOR THE GATHERING STORM – A critical examination of current tax legislation including AMT, expiring provisions, carried interests, and codification of economic substance. The speaker will also consider the legislative process in 2009 and 2010 to provide insights on what to expect with regard to future legislation and how it may impact your practice.
Jon Talisman, Capitol Tax Partners, Washington, DC
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| 02:45-03:00 |
Break |
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A GOOD AUDIT GONE BAD – This presentation will consider the steps to take when a routine IRS audit turns ugly. It will include IRS use of the penalty provisions to leverage large deficiency payments. The impact arising from increased use of summonses, §7491 required cooperation, "eggshell audits" and parallel criminal investigations.
Matthew D. Lerner, Steptoe & Johnson LLP, Washington, DC
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THE BUBBLE HAS BURST (AGAIN): PARTNERSHIP REAL ESTATE WORKOUTS – In many business sectors and geographic regions, real estate values are falling. This presentation will discuss the many issues that practitioners must confront when working out a troubled real estate project, including from the debtor/partnership side (COD income, etc.) and sometimes from the side of a lender/partner (bad debt write off, etc.). The presentation also will discuss the new rules relating to home mortgage debt relief.
Andrew N. Berg, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, New York, NY
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Cocktail Party |
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