Friday, October 20

8:30AM – 10:30AM

Transfer Pricing 

Chair:  Dave Canale, Ernst & Young LLP, Washington, DC

8:30am             Regulatory Update: Intercompany Services Regulations (and More).  This panel will discuss the new temporary regulations for intercompany services (and new global dealing regulations and/or cost sharing regulations if issued before the meeting).  Moderator:  Charles S. Triplett, Mayer Brown Rowe and Maw LLP, Washington, DC.  Panelists:  Hal Hicks, International Tax Counsel, Department of Treasury, Washington, DC; Steven A. Musher, Associate Chief Counsel (International), IRS, Washington, DC; Sean F. Foley, KPMG LLP, Washington, DC; Janice Lucchesi, Akzo Nobel, Chicago, IL. 

9:45am             Intercompany Agreements.  This panel will discuss the role of intercompany agreements in establishing, documenting, and defending transfer pricing  policies.  Moderator:  Michael C. Durst, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Washington, DC.  Panelists:  Steven A. Musher, Associate Chief Counsel (International), IRS, Washington, DC; John Breen, Branch Chief, Office of Associate Chief Counsel (International), IRS, Washington, DC; Bruce A. Cohen, Baker & McKenzie LLP, Palo Alto, CA.