Tax

Speeches & Presentations

• "Managing & Resolving R&D & 199 Issues," TEI 2016 Audits & Appeals Seminar – East, Boston, MA (June 14, 2016). Presenter: Dwight N. Mersereau.
• "The New LB&I Division and Examination Process: Structure & Function," TEI 2016 Audits & Appeals Seminar – East, Boston, MA (June 13, 2016). Presenter: David B. Blair.
• "Tax Vigilantes – False Claims Act and Class Action Lawsuits in Sales Tax – Audited Through the Courts," Council on State Taxation Sales Tax Conference, San Diego, CA (February 25, 2016). Co-Presenter: Donald M. Griswold.
• "Ethical Decision-Making — A Framework for Transaction Tax Professionals," Council on State Taxation Sales Tax Conference, San Diego, CA (February 25, 2016). Co-Presenter: Donald M. Griswold.
• "MTC Compact Litigation Update, 2016 Transfer Pricing Audits, and the Unclaimed Property Nightmare," Tax Executives Institute, Cincinnati-Columbus Chapter, Cincinnati, OH (February 22, 2016) and Columbus, OH (February 23, 2016) Presenter: Jeremy Abrams.
• "Tax Accounting Developments – Refresh and Remodel Safe Harbor and Changes to Accounting Method Procedures," Tax Executive Institute, Cincinnati and Columbus Ohio Chapters (February 2016). Presenter: Neville R. Jiang.
• “The Treatment of Lease Termination Costs Post – ABC Beverage Corp.,” ABA Section of Taxation Conference, Los Angeles (January 29, 2016). Presenter: Neville R. Jiang.
• "Handling Intangibles Tax Controversies," Bloomberg BNA Seminar, Washington, D.C. (December 8, 2015). Presenters: David J. Fischer and David B. Blair.
• "Transfer Pricing Controversy & Competent Authority," Bloomberg BNA Seminar, Washington, D.C. (December 4, 2015). Presenters: David J. Fischer and David B. Blair.
• “Understanding the New Accounting Method Change Guidance,” AICPA National Tax Conference, Washington, D.C. (November 3, 2015). Presenter: Neville R. Jiang.
• "LB&I and the Road Ahead," TEI's 70th Annual Conference, Dallas, TX (October 21, 2015). Presenter: David B. Blair.
• "Logic vs. the Statute: When Federal Conformity Makes No Sense," Council on State Taxation's (COST) 46th Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL (October 21, 2015). Presenter: Donald M. Griswold.
• "Fast Track and Appeals," Crowell & Moring's Managing Tax Audits and Appeals Seminar 2015, San Francisco, CA (October 9, 2015). Presenters: David B. Blair and David J. Fischer.
• "LuxLeaks – The EU State Aid Investigations into Multinationals’ Tax Rulings in Ireland, Luxembourg, Netherlands and Belgium," Crowell & Moring's Managing Tax Audits and Appeals Seminar 2015, San Francisco, CA (October 9, 2015). Presenter: Dr. Salomé Cisnal de Ugarte.
• "IRS Hires Outside Counsel," Crowell & Moring's Managing Tax Audits and Appeals Seminar 2015, San Francisco, CA (October 9, 2015). Presenters: David B. Blair and David J. Fischer.
• "California Audit Update," Crowell & Moring's Managing Tax Audits and Appeals Seminar 2015, San Francisco, CA (October 8, 2015). Presenters: Donald M. Griswold and Jeremy Abrams.
• "New Audit Paradigm: 'Issue-Focused' LB&I Examination," Crowell & Moring's Managing Tax Audits and Appeals Seminar 2015, San Francisco, CA (October 8, 2015). Presenter: David B. Blair.
• "Updates on U.S. Transfer Pricing," Crowell & Moring's Managing Tax Audits and Appeals Seminar 2015, San Francisco, CA (October 8, 2015). Presenter: David J. Fischer.
• "Recent Developments in Tax Accounting," Crowell & Moring's Managing Tax Audits and Appeals Seminar 2015, San Francisco, CA (October 8, 2015). Presenter: Dwight N. Mersereau.
• "Employee Tax Updates: Free Lunch in the Tax Court?" Crowell & Moring's Managing Tax Audits and Appeals Seminar 2015, San Francisco, CA (October 8, 2015). Presenter: Jennifer A. Ray.