Wrapping up July—and Looking Forward to August
Tax Controversy Activities in August:
August 7, 2017: Elizabeth Erickson and Kristen Hazel will be representing McDermott Will & Emery at the 2017 US Captive Awards in Burlington, Vermont. McDermott has been shortlisted in the Law Firm category.
August 8, 2017: Tom Jones is presenting an update on Captive Insurance Tax in Burlington, Vermont, at the Vermont Captive Insurance Association Annual Conference “Mission: Possible”— the largest captive insurance conference in the US by number of paid attendees.
August 18, 2017: Todd Welty is speaking at the Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants Advanced Estate Planning Conference about:
- Current developments in federal transfer taxes
- Current state of federal tax reform
- Proposed changes to state death tax laws and the impact of those changes on estate
- Gift and trust planning
- Consistent basis regulations
- The state of valuation discounts
- Recent rulings on defined value clauses and charitable gifts
August 23, 2017: Tom Jones is presenting an update on Annual Federal & State Tax at the North Carolina Captive Insurance Association Annual Conference in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Wrapping up July:
Our July 2017 blog posts are available on taxcontroversy360.com, or read each article by clicking on the titles below. To receive the latest on state and local tax news and commentary directly in your inbox as they are posted, click here to subscribe to our email list.
July 14, 2017: Tracking Tax Guidance and Court Cases
July 17, 2017: New IRS CbC Resource
July 18, 2017: Courts Rejects Challenge to OVDP Transition Rules
July 19, 2017: Tax Court Rejects IRS Reliance on “Cursory” Analysis in Revenue Ruling
July 21, 2017: John Doe Intervenes in Virtual Currency Summons Enforcement Case
July 24, 2017: BEWARE: Whistleblowers Can “Out” You to the IRS!
July 26, 2017: Virtual IRS Appeals – A New Frontier?
July 27, 2017: IRS Rules (Again) That Taxpayers Are Not Entitled to Claimed Refined Coal Credits
