2012 ANNUAL INCOME TAX SEMINAR
Golden Gate University, San Francisco, CA
Presented by:
The Income and Other Taxes Committee along with the State and Local Tax Committee, the Corporate and Pass-Through Entities Committee, and the Tax Procedures and Litigation Committee of the Taxation Section of the State Bar of California.
Sponsored by:
Golden Gate University, School of Law
Co-sponsored by:
California Society of Certified Public Accountants (San Francisco Chapter, East Bay Chapter, Silicon Valley San Jose Chapter, Peninsula Silicon Valley Chapter) and California Association of Attorney-Certified Public Accountants
Date of program: Friday, June 22, 2012 Time of program: 8:30 am – 5:05 pm
Location of program: Golden Gate University, School of Law
536 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA
MCLE: 7.5 hours of MCLE and tax specialization credit for attorneys (including 1 hour of ethics)
9 hours of CPE for CPAs; 9 hours of continuing education credit for enrolled agents
PROGRAM SCHEDULE
8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Registration
8:30 a.m. - 8:35 a.m. Introduction/Opening Remarks
8:35 a.m. - 10:20 a.m. International Tax Enforcement and Expanded Reporting Obligations (Including FATCA, FBAR, and the 2012 Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program)
Steven L. Walker, Law Office of Steven L. Walker, San Jose
Emily Kingston, Sideman & Bancroft LLP, San Francisco
Betty Williams, Law Office of Williams & Associates, P.C., Sacramento
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. California Sales and Use Tax Basics (Including the Taxation of Internet Sales)
Tom Hudson, California State Board of Equalization, Sacramento
12:00 p.m. - 12:25 p.m. Lunch
12:25 p.m. - 1:25 p.m. Ethics Course: A Primer on Circular 230 – Regulation and Practice Before the IRS (Including New Rules and Recent Developments at the Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR))
Robert Rubin, Boutin Jones Inc., Sacramento
1:30 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. Tax Opportunities and Pitfalls Involving Cancellation of Debt (Including Real Estate Workouts, Short Sales, Foreclosures, and Other Cancellation of Indebtedness Considerations, etc.)
Belan K. Wagner, Wagner Kirkman Blaine Klomparens & Youmans LLP
Minna C. Yang, Wagner Kirkman Blaine Klomparens & Youmans LLP
3:25 p.m. - 5:05 p.m. 2012 Income Tax Update (Including New Laws, Interesting Tax Court Opinions, etc.)
Debra S. Petersen, Petersen Law, Roseville
Registration Information
$100 Pre-paid registration
$120 On-site registration (space available basis)
$75 Pre-paid registration for current law students
$50 Written materials
only. (Includes shipping and handling)
Deadlines:
Your form and check payable to The State Bar of California, or credit card information must be received by June 15, 2012.
Register Online:
Go to http://taxation.calbar.ca.gov/
Mail to:
Program Registrations, The State Bar of California, 180 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94105. Make checks payable to The State Bar of California.
Or Fax to:
Program Registrations at 415-538-2368. Credit card information is mandatory.
On-Site Registrations:
On-site registrations will be on a space-available basis only.
Cancellations/Refunds:
Cancellations and refund requests must be received in writing by June 15, 2012 and are subject to a $15 service charge. Refunds will not be available after this date.
Questions:
For registration information call 415-538-2508. Telephone registrations will not be accepted. For program content or Section information call Taxation Section information at 415-538-2580.