FREE INTERNET IN ROOM; DISCOUNTED PARKING (details below).
Registration is now open for Tax Executives Institute’s 2009 Annual Conference, which will be held the fourth week of October in San Antonio, Texas. The conference will feature presentations by top U.S. Treasury and IRS officials, including new IRS Chief Counsel William Wilkins, new Deputy Assistant Treasury Secretary for International Tax Affairs Stephen Shay, and IRS Large & Mid-Size Business Division Deputy Commissioner Paul DeNard.
Among the topics that will be covered during a rich array of plenary and concurrent sessions are the following:
· Tax Rhetoric and Realism: Preparing for 2010 and Beyond
· Financial Reporting Issues for Overseas Operations: APB 23 and FAS 52
· SALT Year in Review
· EPS Is Swell, but Cash Is King: Monetizing Assets & Attributes in a Tax-Efficient Manner
· Local Country Debt Caps/Interest Deduction Limitations
· Responding to Developments in Combined Reporting Requirements: State, Federal, and International Implications
· “Hot Topics” including: Joint Audit Planning Initiative Update; Section 6662 penalty for transfer pricing documentation; IRS Notice 2009-46: Cell phones; FIN 48 Tax Risk Insurance; and Textron
· Section 482 Update including: Cost Sharing and its Alternatives; India Transfer Pricing; Reevaluating Comparables; and Audit Activities
· Mergers, Acquisitions, and Dispositions in the Current Business Environment
· Tax Transformation: Creating an Effective Tax Function within the Corporate Environment including: Regulatory Environment; Expectations of Constituencies; and Aligning the Tax Department’s Strategic Plan with Company Goals
· State Tax Issues for the Distressed Business
· IRS and CRA Challenges to Intercompany Transactions: Red Flags for Tax Directors
· Top 10 Ways to Maximize Your R&E Credit
· GST/Global VAT Update
· Valuation Allowance Issues
· Competent Authority: Strategies and Practical Experiences
· Audits of Recession-Proof Taxes including: Tier 1 Cross-Border Withholding Tax Issues; Compensation-Related Withholding Issues; and Excise Taxes, including Ozone Depleting Chemical Taxes
· Top Multistate Tax Issues of the Day for the Tax Executive
Full details of the conference are available by clicking the link at the top of this page. To register now and secure your participation in this outstanding program, click on the link above.
HOTEL INFORMATION: A link to the TEI room block will be sent out after your registration has been received and payment processed. TEI has a block of rooms at the Grand Hyatt San Antonio at the discounted rate of $249 per night + tax. You must use the link we provide in your confirmation letter to access the TEI Discounted Room Block. The hotel reservations department does not have access to our rooms under our block. In addition, all registrants who make their reservations in the TEI block will have FREE Internet access in their sleeping room (a $9.95/night savings). In addition, registrants who drive will receive a more than 50-percent discount on parking.