Practical Advice: Basics of Taxation

MCLE Credits: 2.0
Ethics Credits Included: 0.0

Monday, March 6, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. ET Live Webcast Live Telephone Live on Site at Bobzien-Gaither Education Center 4801 Cox Road, Suite 108 (Richmond/Innsbrook - Glen Allen)
Thursday, May 25, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. ET Webcast with Live Q&A Telephone with Live Q&A
MCLE Credit:	2.0
Live-Interactive Credit:	2.0 (all dates, all formats)
Registration Fees:	Live on Site: $159 Webcast: $159 Telephone: $179

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Why Attend?

Get an overview of individual and entity-level taxes and their interactions for advising clients on business formation and operations
Learn the potential tax impact of settlements and judgments including key terms and conditions that should be included, or excluded, from settlement agreements and tax-reporting obligations
Review common tax questions posed by clients to transactional attorneys on business operations, shareholder loans, and purchase/sale agreements
Develop vital strategies for representing clients in IRS tax audits, appeals, and collections matters, and upon receipt of an IRS summons or subpoena

Federal tax issues affect almost every decision facing clients, whether individuals or businesses. It does not matter at what stage you have been engaged (setting up a business, purchasing/selling raw materials or inventory, or hiring/terminating employees); taxes impact the advice you are being asked to give. If your practice focus is more litigation-based, you need to be aware that potential settlements and judgments will have a tax impact on your clients. It is always better to factor taxes into your advice and strategy before starting settlement negotiations and especially before presenting your case to a judge or jury. At this seminar, we will introduce attorneys to a tax-basics presentation followed by practice-specific information so that attorneys can properly advise their clients on how taxes factor into decisions.

The purpose of this seminar is three-fold: (i) to provide non-tax practitioners a tax bootcamp of the basic tax rules for individuals, businesses, and trusts and estates; (ii) to provide information for both transactional- and litigation-focused attorneys with tax issues specific to these types of practices; and (iii) to provide helpful tips and strategies for handling IRS tax audits, appeals, and collections matters.

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Schedule

COURSE SCHEDULE (March 6) (Eastern Time)

1:00	Practical Advice: Basics of Taxation
3:00	Adjourn

Sign-in for live seminar attendees in Richmond begins at 12:30 p.m.
Q&A will be handled via chat room for Webcast attendees.
Q&A will be handled via e-mail for telephone seminar attendees.

COURSE SCHEDULE (May 25) (Eastern Time)

1:00	Practical Advice: Basics of Taxation
3:00	Adjourn

Q&A will be handled via chat room for Webcast attendees.
Q&A will be handled via e-mail for telephone seminar attendees.

Faculty

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Bradley A. Ridlehoover, McGuireWoods LLP / Richmond

Brad Ridlehoover is a senior business tax associate in the Richmond office of McGuireWoods LLP. He focuses his practice on tax controversy matters and routinely advises clients facing disputes with the Internal Revenue Service at every stage (audits, administrative appeals, and tax litigation). Mr. Ridlehoover represents individuals, businesses, trusts and estates at trial and appellate levels. He has experience handling cases involving income, estate, gift, international, and excise tax matters. He is also a certified public accountant licensed in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

For the past eight years, Mr. Ridlehoover has served as an adjunct professor at the undergraduate and graduate level. He has taught courses at the Mason School of Business at the College of William and Mary (business law), Virginia Commonwealth University (tax practice and procedure and tax accounting) and the William & Mary Law School (accounting for lawyers and assisted in the Federal Tax Clinic program).

Mr. Ridlehoover is on the Board of Directors of the Community Tax Law Project, a low-income taxpayer clinic, based in Richmond, Virginia, and is a Virginia nonprofit working to enhance diversity among CPAs. He recently joined the Board of Directors of Armed Services Arts Partnership, an organization that offers supportive, expressive arts programs at no cost to service members, veterans, and military families. He also serves as ASAP’s outside general counsel.