Lake Las Vegas, Nevada welcomes the Section of Taxation to the 2008 Midyear Meeting, January 17-19, 2008. Join us and take advantage of the opportunity to meet with the country’s leading attorneys and government officials to discuss the latest federal tax policies, initiatives, regulations, legislative forecasts and planning ideas. In addition, you will have the opportunity to earn valuable CLE and ethics credits and network with Tax Section members and government guests. Loews Lake Las Vegas Resort (Headquarter Hotel) and The Ritz-Carlton, Lake Las Vegas will serve as the host hotels.

SECTION LUNCHEON/PLENARY SESSION (Registration Required)
The Section is pleased to announce that the Janet Spragens Pro Bono Award will be given at the Section Luncheon/Plenary Session which will be on Saturday, January 19th from 12:30pm – 2:00pm at the Loews Lake Las Vegas Resort. In addition, the current 2007-2008 Nolan Fellows will be recognized and the newly appointed 2008-2009 Nolan Fellows will be announced. A panel discussion on the legal and practical issues raised by recent changes to IRC §6694 and Circular 230 will also be included.

Panel Discussion
New Standards and Higher Penalties for Practitioners Who Give Tax Advice. 
In May, Congress amended IRC §6694 to change the standard for imposition of the return preparer penalty to more likely than not from realistic possibility of success, expand the scope of preparers subject to the penalty, and increase the amount of the penalty.  In September, the Department of Treasury proposed similar changes to section 10.34 of Circular 230.  This panel will address the legal and practical problems raised by the new standards as well as the degree of diligence that will be required from return preparers and tax practitioners.

All meeting attendees are invited to attend. The luncheon is a ticketed event and attendees must request a ticket using the Registration and Ticket Purchase Form, which can be accessed by CLICKING HERE.

VOLUNTEER INCOME TAX (VITA) ON-SITE TRAINING

VITA Training has been CANCELLED.

Loews Lake Las Vegas Resort 101 Montelago Boulevard Henderson, Nevada 89011 Phone: (702) 567-6000 View a map of this location.	The Ritz-Carlton, Lake Las Vegas 1610 Lake Las Vegas Parkway Henderson, NV 89011 Phone: (702) 567-4700 View a map of this location.