Saturday, January 20

7:00AM - 9:00AM                                                              

Low Income Taxpayers

Chair: Elizabeth J. Atkinson, Kaufman & Canoles PC, Norfolk, VA

7:00am                  Opening Remarks by the Chair.

7:05am                  Report of the National Taxpayer Advocate.   This panel
     will discuss the National Taxpayer Advocate’s 2006
     Report to Congress. Speaker:  Nina E. Olson,
     National Taxpayer Advocate, IRS, Washington, DC.

7:50am                  Three C’s: OIC, CNC and Bankruptcy – Legal and
     Ethical Issues.  This panel will address differences
     among these collections alternatives, which are best
     for taxpayers.  Issues addressed will include allowable
     expense guidelines, asset valuation and exemptions.
     Moderator: Joseph Barry Schimmel, Cohen Chase
     Hoffman & Schimmel PA, Miami, FL. Panelists:
     Frances D. Sheehy, Law Office of Frances Diane
     Sheehy, Coconut Creek, FL; Michael Allen Frank, 
     Miami, FL; Daria Zubil, Manager, 
     Bankruptcy/Insolvency Unit, South Florida Area, IRS,
     Plantation, FL; Honorable John K. Olson, US
     Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Florida, Ft.
     Lauderdale, FL.