Friday, January 19

8:30AM - 11:30AM                                                           

Administrative Practice

Chair:  Thomas J. Callahan, Thompson Hine LLP, Cleveland, OH

8:30am                  Opening Remarks by the Chair.

8:35am                  Important Developments.  This panel will discuss    
     important developments in administrative practice   
     that have occurred since the 2006 Joint Fall CLE 
     Meeting.  Moderator:  Jamie Hartford, Ernst & Young
     LLP, Washington, DC.  Panelists:  Rochelle Hodes, 
     PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Washington, DC;        
     Deborah A. Butler, Associate Chief Counsel
     (Procedure & Administration), IRS, Washington, DC.

9:00am                  Impact of FIN 48 Disclosures on IRS Examinations and
     Administrative Practice.  This panel will discuss the
     implications of the recent FASB disclosure rules
     concerning uncertain financial positions. 
     Moderator: Sheri Dillon, McKee Nelson LLP,  
     Washington, DC. Panelists:  Robert D. Adams,
     Senior Advisor to the Commissioner (LMSB), IRS, 
     Washington DC; Todd Simmens, Ernst & Young LLP,
     Washington, DC.    

9:50am                  National Taxpayer Advocate Review: Transparency of
     IRS.  This panel will address IRS transparency
     questions such as:  Are IRS personnel following
     procedures and guidance that practitioners don''t
     know about?  Is the IRM that is available to the
     public different from the IRM that IRS personnel are
     using? Are some IRS personnel relying on legal
     analysis that is not available to the public?  What is
     the IRS doing to improve its transparency?
     Moderator:  Nina E. Olson, National Taxpayer
     Advocate, IRS, Washington, DC.  Panelists: Eric R.
     LoPresti, Attorney Advisor to the National Taxpayer
     Advocate, IRS, Washington, DC; Susan B. Novotny,
     Director, Office of Servicewide Policy Directives &
     Electronic Research, IRS, Washington, DC;
     Christopher Bergin, Tax Analysts, Falls Church, VA.

10:40am                Impact of Litigation on FOIA Responses and Scope of
     Disclosure by IRS.  This panel will discuss how IRS
     Disclosure coordinates with government litigation
     teams in responding to FOIA requests, both under
     CC Notice 2006-16 and otherwise, and how such
     coordination can affect the level of disclosure.
     Moderator:  John Galotto, McKee Nelson LLP, 
     Washington, DC. Panelists:  Charles Christopher,
     Branch Chief (Disclosure & Privacy Law), IRS,
     Washington, DC; Alan S. Kline, Special Trial
     Attorney (LMSB), IRS, New York, NY; Susan E. 
     Seabrook, Latham & Watkins LLP, Washington, DC.