8:45am Opening Remarks by the Chair. X
8:55am Report on Developments Concerning Innocent Spouse. Panelist: Carol Nachman, Special Counsel, Office of Chief Counsel, IRS, Washington, DC.
9:15am Tax Planning for Married Couples and Unmarried Couples: Breaking Up is Hard to Do. This panel will focus on a hypothetical that will allow discussion of the issues heterosexual and same-sex couples face when a dissolution occurs, with a particular emphasis on tax and employment benefit issues. Moderator: Professor Toni Robinson, Quinnipiac University School of Law, Hamden, CT. Panelists: Professor Thomas R. White III, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, VA; Professor Theodore P. Seto, Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, CA; Barry Kozak, The John Marshal Law School, Chicago, IL; Professor Mary Ferrari, Quinnipiac University School of Law, Hamden, CT.