2:30pm Impact of Circular 230 on State and Local Tax Practice. The panel will discuss the reaction of the states to the changes in federal Circular 230 and the effects on state and local tax opinion practice. Panelists: John P. Barrie, Bryan Cave LLP, New York, NY; Robert Joe Hull, Bracewell & Giuliani LLP, Houston, TX.
3:30pm Apportionment of Service Businesses. This panel will survey current issues in apportioning multistate service businesses, focusing on gross receipts taxes, with comparisons to income and sales taxes. Moderator: Mike Young, Perkins Coie LLP, Seattle, WA. Panelists: Stewart M. Weintraub, Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP, Philadelphia, PA; Charles J. Moll III, Morrison Foerster LLP, San Francisco, CA.
4:30pm Federalism In Taxes--Should the Federal Government Tell the States What To Do?
A discussion of the difficulties multistate companies encounter because of different state tax rules. Should the federal government impose nationwide uniformity on the states in some areas of taxation and, if so, what and how? Should Congress intervene? Panelists: Peter L. Faber, McDermott Will & Emery LLP, New York, NY; Joe Huddleston, Multistate Tax Commission, Washington, DC; Linda P. Holman, Verizon, Ashburn, VA.
LUNCHEON
Date: 05/05/06
Start Time: 12:30PM
End Time: 1:00PM
Moderator: Michael W. McLoughlin, Jones Walker LLP, New Orleans, LA
Speaker: Scott D. Smith, Scott D. Smith PC, Washington, DC
Topic: Tax Planning Dilemmas Facing State Tax Attorneys in Today''s Environment
A REVIEW OF CURRENT STATE TAX DECISIONS
Date: 5/5/06
Start Time: 1:00PM
End Time: 1:30PM
PRACTITIONER''S ROUNDTABLE
Date: 5/6/06
Start Time: 9:00AM
End Time: 10:30AM
STATE AND LOCAL TAX LAWYER
Date: 5/6/06
Start Time: 10:30AM
End Time: 11:00AM
