A 90-minute TeleConference/Live Audio Webcast

1:00-2:30 pm ET / 12:00-1:30 pm CT / 11:00 am-12:30 pm MT / 10:00 am-11:30 am PT

Circular 230, which provides rules governing practice before the Internal Revenue Service, has recently been substantially revised.  Join our distinguished group of panelists and receive ethics credit as noted under the MCLE information portion of this web site.  This program will cover the highlights of Circular 230 as well as the following topics of particular interest to employee benefits practitioners:

• Introduction to the Ethical Standards of Circular 230
• Overview of New Requirements for Written Tax Advice
• Limited Exclusions for Certain Advice re:  Plan Qualifications
• What Remains:  Practical Implications
• Dealing with SPDS, ESOP Disclosures, M & A Documents
• Dealing with Executive Compensation and Welfare Benefit Plans
• When are Disclaimers Necessary?

  Moderator: 

  Elaine K. Church, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Washington, DC

  Speakers: 

  Charles F. Plenge, Haynes and Boone LLP, Dallas, TX

  W. Thomas Reeder, Associate Benefits Tax Counsel, US Department of Treasury, Washington, DC 

        Michael J. Desmond, Deputy Tax Legislative Counsel-Legislative Affairs, US Department of Treasury, Washington, DC

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