72nd Annual Virginia Conference on Federal Taxation 2020

MCLE Credits: 13.5
Ethics Credits Included: 2.0

Live on Site:	Thursday, June 4 - Friday, June 5 / Charlottesville / University of Virginia School of Law
Registration:	8:00 a.m.
Program:	8:50 a.m. (Thursday) - 4:30 p.m. (Friday).
MCLE Credit:	13.5 (Ethics: including Optional 2.0 MCLE Ethics) CPE: 16.0 (including Optional 2.0 CPE Ethics)
Live-Interactive Credit:	13.5

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Schedule
Faculty
Locations, Dates and Fees

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Why Attend?

Be a better practitioner: more efficient, competent, and knowledgeable.

Change your practice to account for new cases, legislation, and regulations
Utilize new planning techniques
Create strategies to assist with burdens faced by individuals and businesses
Apply practical solutions to problems

Virginia’s Premier Tax Conference for Attorneys and Accountants Sponsored by The University of Virginia Tax Foundation Cooperating Organizations: VSCPA, VBA, VSB, UVa McIntire School of Commerce, UVa School of Law

Hear some of the nation’s leading authorities in the area of taxation law and practice provide valuable tax-planning and tax-saving strategies developed for individuals, corporations, pass-through entities, estates, gifts, and trusts.

2020 CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS:

Federal Tax Update
Changes in State Taxation: A Multi-State Survey of TCJA Conformity and the Consequences of Wayfair
Tax Planning to Maximize the 199A QBI Deduction
Alternative Investments in IRA Accounts
Succession Planning for the Closely Held Business
Update on Tax Policy from Washington
Qualified Opportunity Zones Regulation Update
Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency
Buying and Selling S Corporations After TCJA
Philanthropy: Impact of Taxes on Charitable Giving
CLE and CPA Ethics

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Schedule

COURSE SCHEDULE

The two-day Conference begins Thursday morning, June 4, at 8:50 a.m., adjourns at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, June 5, and is held in the Caplin Auditorium at the University of Virginia School of Law.

Thursday, June 4, 2020
Registration begins at 8:00 a.m.

Morning Session (8:50 a.m. – 12:00 noon)

8:00	Registration
8:50	Introductory Remarks
8:55	Latest Federal Tax Developments Cassady V. Brewer This session will review the most significant statutory enactments, judicial decisions, IRS rulings, and Treasury regulations promulgated during the last twelve months that affect general domestic income taxation, corporate taxation, partnership taxation, tax-exempt organizations, and tax procedure.
10:40	Break
10:55	Latest Federal Tax Developments (continued) Cassady V. Brewer
12:00	Lunch (provided at program)

Afternoon Session (1:00 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.)

1:00	Concurrent Sessions 1:00-2:00 Changes in State Taxation: A Multi-State Survey of TCJA Conformity and the Consequences of Wayfair Deane R. Eastwood AND 2:00-3:00 Tax Planning to Maximize the 199A QBI Deduction Olga A. Loy OR 1:00-3:00 MCLE Ethics—Professional Responsibility for Tax Professionals John L. Norman
3:00	Break
3:15	Concurrent Sessions 3:15-5:15 CPE Ethics VSCPA Speaker: David R. Peters, Carroll Financial Associates / Charlotte, NC OR 3:15-4:15 Alternative Investments in IRA Accounts Karen M. Field AND 4:15-5:15 Succession Planning for the Closely Held Business Harold G. Martin Jr.
5:15	Adjourn and Cocktail Party

Friday, June 5, 2020

Morning Session (8:45 a.m. - 12:15 noon)

8:45	An Update on Tax Policy from Washington Jonathan Traub, Deloitte Tax LLP / Washington DC
9:45	Qualified Opportunity Zones Regulation Update Jenny H. Connors, Brandon C. Sebetta
10:45	Break
11:00	Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Michael A. Meisler
12:15	Lunch (provided at program)

Afternoon Session (1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.)

1:00	Buying and Selling S Corporations After TCJA Aaron Nocjar
3:00	Break
3:15	Philanthropy: Impact of Taxes on Charitable Giving Michelle A. W. McKinnon
4:30	Adjourn

Faculty

PLANNING COMMITTEE

L. Michael Gracik, Jr., Co-Director, Keiter / Glen Allen
D. French Slaughter, III, Co-Director, Washington, DC
David M. Chase, Jr., Wall, Einhorn & Chernitzer, PC / Norfolk
Michael Doran, University of Virginia School of Law / Charlottesville
Cecelia P. Horner, Hunton Andrews Kurth / Richmond
Lawrence J. Martin, Hantzmon Wiebel LLP / Charlottesville
Professor Susan L. Porter, University of Virginia McIntire School of Commerce / Charlottesville
Thomas P. Rohman, McGuireWoods LLP / Richmond
Jeri K. Seidman, University of Virginia McIntire School of Commerce / Charlottesville
Bruce C. Stockburger, Gentry Locke Rakes & Moore / Roanoke
John L. Vincie, PBMares, LLP / Harrisonburg
Professor Ethan Yale, University of Virginia School of Law / Charlottesville

EDITORS

R. Braxton Hill, III, Kaufman & Canoles / Norfolk
John W. Lee, III, Marshall-Wythe School of Law, College of William & Mary / Williamsburg

TRUSTEES EMERITUS

Joseph E. Gibson, University of Virginia McIntire School of Commerce / Charlottesville
George C. Howell, III, Hunton Andrews Kurth / Richmond
Thomas R. White, University of Virginia School of Law / Charlottesville
George K. Yin, University of Virginia School of Law / Charlottesville

FACULTY

Cassady V. Brewer, Georgia State University / Atlanta, GA
Jenny H. Connors, Williams Mullen / Richmond
Deane R. Eastwood, Ernst & Young LLP / Tysons
Karen M. Field, RSM US LLP / Washington, DC
Olga A. Loy, Winston & Strawn LLP / Chicago, IL
Harold G. Martin, Jr., Keiter / Glen Allen
Michele A.W. McKinnon, McGuireWoods LLP / Richmond
Michael A Meisler, Ernst & Young LLP / New York, NY
Aaron Nocjar, Steptoe & Johnson LLP / Washington, DC
John L. Norman, Law Office of John L. Norman / McLean
Brandon C. Sabetta, Wall, Einhorn & Chernitzer, PC / Norfolk
Jon Traub, Deloitte Tax, LLP / Washington, DC

Locations, Dates and Fees

LIVE LOCATION AND DATES

Charlottesville / Thursday and Friday, June 4-5
University of Virginia / School of Law (Venue Website / Google Map)
600 Massie Road

LIVE REGISTRATION FEES (includes lunch both days, and Thursday night cocktail party)

$525 regular registration.
$575 late registration (after May 22, 2020).
$425 first-time attendee registration.
$425 my firm has registered three full-price attendees prior to my registration.

REFUNDS

Refund of paid enrollment fees (minus a $100 processing fee) will be made if written notice of cancellation is received at least one week prior to start of the Conference. For more information regarding administrative policies such as complaint and refund, please contact our offices at 800-979-8253.

PARKING

Parking will be available at the D3 lot adjacent to the law school. Any vehicles parked outside the marked lots will be ticketed and may be towed by the University at the owner’s expense. If you require a handicapped parking space, let us know.

Feel free to contact us if you have any questions.

Inclement Weather Policy and Updates.

If you have a disability that requires special accommodation, please contact Virginia CLE^® well in advance of the program date.

Private recording of this program is prohibited.