Thursday and Friday, June 6–7, 8:30 a.m.–5:15 p.m. ET each day
MCLE Credit: | 14.0 (Ethics: 2.0) Pending |
Live-Interactive Credit: | 14.0 Pending (all formats) |
CPE Credit for Accountants: | 16.0 |
Live on Site:
Webcast:
Telephone:
Learn the law and how to apply it so you can:
Sponsored by The Virginia Tax Foundation
Virginia’s Premier Tax Conference for Attorneys and Accountants
Valuable tax-planning and tax-saving strategies developed for individuals, corporations, pass-through entities, estates, gifts, and trusts are provided by some of the nation’s leading authorities in taxation law and practice.
2024 CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS
Prerequisites: Minimum 5 years active practice or advanced degree
Program Level: Advanced
Advance Preparation: None
Delivery Method: Live on site, live-interactive webcast/telephone
Field of Study: Taxes
ACCREDITATION
The Virginia Tax Foundation is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.nasbaregistry.org.
PLEASE NOTE: This seminar is not eligible for Virginia CLE® discounts, and Virginia CLE® Online Bundle credits and Unlimited Online Passes may NOT be used to register for this program.
COVID-19 POLICY FOR LIVE-ON-SITE ATTENDANCE
By attending a live-on-site Virginia CLE® seminar, you acknowledge the health risks associated with COVID-19 and that you MUST follow all Virginia CLE® COVID-19 policies. You may NOT attend a live-on-site program if you have tested positive for COVID-19, if you are experiencing COVID-19 symptoms, or if you are under any self-quarantine orders per CDC guidelines.
COMPLIMENTARY REFRESHMENTS AND SOCIAL EVENTS
BREAKFAST. Breakfast breads and beverages will be provided both mornings of the Conference.
LUNCH. Lunch will be provided both days of the Conference.
COCKTAIL PARTY. “Meet and Greet” on Thursday, June 6, at 5:30 p.m.
PARKING
Parking will be available in the parking garage adjacent to the Darden School. Any vehicles parked outside the garage 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.
OVERNIGHT ACCOMMODATIONS
We have a room block available at Sonesta Suites:
Sonesta ES Suites Charlottesville University
1111 Millmont Street
Charlottesville, VA 22903
434-923-0300
For the room block, by phone, reference “75th Conference on Federal Taxation”, or book accommodations online.
Other possible accommodations:
Kimpton The Forum Hotel
540 Massie Road
Charlottesville, VA 22903
833-360-9491
Kimpton The Forum Hotel is located next-door to the Darden School of Business and walking distance to the conference. We do not have a room block at this location, so you can only book based on availability.
Registration Deadlines:
Webcast: | 10 minutes prior to seminar. If you register for a webcast the day of the seminar, your e-mail receipt will include a link to launch the seminar and download the materials. |
Telephone: | Online registration ends at 11:59 p.m. the day preceding the seminar |
Live on Site: | Online registration ends at 11:59 p.m. the day preceding the seminar |
Cancellation and Administrative Policies: For registrations made for live-on-site attendance, a processing fee of $100 will be charged for cancellations made after 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 31. Transfers may be made to the webcast or telephone formats without penalty.
For registrations made for webcast or telephone attendance, cancellation/transfer requests will be honored until 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 5; you will, however, be charged $90 if you cancel or transfer your registration to a different seminar after the link to the materials has been e-mailed by Virginia CLE. Full refunds or transfers are available up to two days after a webcast in the unlikely event that you experience technical difficulties.
Dietary Restrictions: If you have dietary restrictions and are attending the seminar in person, please email deanna.mcglothlin@vacle.org.
SEMINAR MATERIALS
Seminar materials for this program are only available as a downloadable e-book (PDF); printed materials will NOT be available. Prior to the seminar, all registrants will receive an e-mail with an embedded link to a web page from which you may download the seminar materials.
ACCESSING TELEPHONE AND WEBCAST SEMINARS
For telephone participants, the e-mail includes instructions for accessing the seminar.
For webcast participants, the linked web page includes instructions for launching the seminar. If you register the day of the seminar, the link to the webpage will be included in your e-mail receipt.
Inclement Weather Policy and Updates.
MCLE Credit Caveat: The MCLE Board measures credits by the time you spend in attendance. If you enter a seminar late or leave it early, or both, you must reflect those adjustments accurately in the credits you report on your credit reporting form. A code will be given at the end of the seminar, which must be written on your MCLE form.
Private recording of this program is prohibited.
Can’t Attend?
E-mail distance_ed@vacle.org to be notified when/if this program is made available as an online or USB seminar.
E-mail publications@vacle.org to be notified when/if this program’s seminar materials are made available for sale.
Thursday, June 6, 2024
8:30 Opening Remarks
8:40 Federal Tax Update—Individuals
Cassady V. Brewer, Bruce McGovern
9:55 Break
10:05 Federal Tax Update—Business
Cassady V. Brewer, Bruce McGovern
11:20 Break
11:30 Considerations in Employee vs. Partner Treatment and Employee vs. Contractor Treatment
Karen Field
This presentation will first discuss the treatment of partners as W-2 employees, IRS self-employment tax examinations, and recent IRS SECA court cases, and examine risks and next steps. It will then explore IRS, DOL, and Virginia independent contractors issues, including a discussion of the rules (especially DOL updates) and steps to consider in determining status.
12:30 Lunch (provided at the live-on-site program)
1:15 Greenback for Going Green—Update on the Current Status of Energy Tax Credits in the Inflation Reduction Act
Scott Bragg
Overview of the significant energy related tax credits and incentives included in the Inflation Reduction Act for businesses, nonprofit organizations, and individuals including review of current developments in IRS guidance related to these programs.
2:15 Break
2:25 Pass-Through Entity Tax—The Adventure Continues …
Lori Roberts
Update on Pass-Through Entity Tax provisions for Virginia and around the country, including navigation of the 2021 Virginia PTET filing process.
3:55 Break
4:05 Planning Ahead of the Sunset
Farhad Aghdami
This presentation will discuss planning opportunities (and pitfalls) associated with the scheduled reduction of the estate, gift, and GST exemption amounts from $10 million (as adjusted for inflation) to $5 million (as adjusted for inflation) in 2026. The session will explore planning strategies, such as the use of so-called “Spousal Lifetime Access Trusts,” along with planning considerations such as split-gift elections. It will review strategies to avoid application of the step transaction and reciprocal trust doctrines, along with best practices for gifting hard-to-value assets with defined value transfer clauses.
5:05 Closing Remarks
5:15 Adjourn
5:30 Reception
Friday, June 7, 2024
8:30 Opening Remarks
8:40 Tax Policy, Proposals, and Prospects: A Washington Update
Jeff Kummer
This presentation will provide an update on the current tax legislative landscape in Washington, compare the tax policy platforms of Democrats and Republicans, and examine what kinds of tax legislative changes may be possible in a divided government this year as well as will look ahead to tax policy decisions lawmakers will face in 2025.
9:40 Break
9:50 Transaction Structures Involving S Corporations
Daniel F. Carmody, Steven Schneider
Those “simple” S corporations make transaction structuring more complicated. This panel will discuss how S corporations add spice to things like Section 1202 structuring, sales to private equity including the ubiquitous “F reorganization” structure, estate planning, and S corporation windups.
10:50 Break
11:00 What We’ve Learned So Far About the BBA Partnership Audit Regime
Rochelle Hodes
When new rules were enacted in 2015, and first effective for partnership taxable years beginning in 2018, there was skepticism about whether they would make it easier for the IRS to audit partnerships. Under the prior TEFRA audit regime, while audits were centralized, identifying the ultimate tax paying partners and then assessing and collecting tax from them required such a significant investment of IRS resources that overall partnership audit rates hovered near zero. BBA was supposed to make partnership audits and ultimately collection of tax due easier for the IRS. Now, almost 10 years later, the IRS, taxpayers, and practitioners struggle to navigate these complex rules. New funding for the IRS has allowed it to increase the number of partnership audits, and with this experience everyone is learning a little more about how the BBA partnership regime works. This presentation will discuss how the BBA partnership audit regime works and share some of the lessons learned so far.
12:00 Lunch (provided at the live-on-site program)
12:45 International Tax: FAQs When Advising Cross-Border Individuals and Companies
Lynn Eller
The first portion of this presentation will discuss what individuals moving to or from the U.S. need to know, including U.S. individuals moving overseas, foreign nationals moving to the U.S., and foreign ownership of U.S. real property. It will conclude by examining incentives and traps for cross-border companies.
1:45 Break
1:55 Equity Incentives and Deferred Compensation—Overview of Structures and Planning Opportunities
Taylor French, Robert Wynne
This presentation will cover all manner of equity incentive compensation programs available for companies including restricted stock, stock options, ESPPs, qualified equity grants, phantom stock, SARs, and profits interests. It will also discuss nonqualified deferred compensation plans and key design terms and features.
2:55 Break
3:05 Hot Topics in Tax Practice Ethics
Tiffany L. Burton, Timothy M. Todd
5:05 Closing Remarks
5:15 Adjourn
Farhad Aghdami, Williams Mullen / Richmond
Scott Bragg, Brown Edwards / Glen Allen
Cassady V. Brewer, Georgia State University College of Law / Atlanta, GA
Tiffany L. Burton, Rees Broome, PC / Tysons
Daniel F. Carmody, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP / Philadelphia, PA
Lynn Eller, PBMares, LLP / Fairfax
Karen M. Field, RSM US LLP / Washington, DC
Taylor French, McGuireWoods / Charlotte, NC
Rochelle Hodes, Crowe LLP / Washington, DC
Jeffrey Kummer, Deloitte Tax LLP / Washington, DC
Bruce McGovern, South Texas College of Law Houston / Houston, TX
Lorilei J. Roberts, PBMares / Fairfax
Steven R. Schneider, Hogan Lovells / Washington, DC
Timothy M. Todd, Liberty University School of Law / Lynchburg
Robert Wynne, McGuireWoods / Richmond
Michael Gracik, Jr., Co‐Director
Keiter / Glen Allen
Cecelia P. Horner, Co‐Director
Richmond
Paige Anderson
Vinson & Elkins / Richmond
Jeff Barbour
Brown Edwards / Roanoke
Christopher C. Brubaker
Hantzmon Wiebel LLP / Charlottesville
David M. Chase, Jr.
Wall, Einhorn & Chernitzer, PC / Norfolk
David J. Damiani
PBMares / Williamsburg
Michael Doran
University of Virginia School of Law / Charlottesville
Kristen F. Hager
McGuireWoods / Richmond
Jon G. Neal
McGuireWoods / Richmond
Professor Susan L. Porter
University of Virginia McIntire School of Commerce / Charlottesville
Professor Jeri K. Seidman
University of Virginia McIntire School of Commerce / Charlottesville
Kendal A. Sibley
Hunton Andrews Kurth / Richmond
Bruce C. Stockburger
Gentry Locke / Roanoke
Kyle H. Wingfield
Williams Mullen / Richmond
George C. Howell, III
Hunton Andrews Kurth / Richmond
Lawrence J. Martin
Hantzmon Wiebel LLP / Charlottesville
Thomas P. Rohman
McGuireWoods LLP / Richmond
French Slaughter, III
Charlottesville
Thomas R. White
University of Virginia School of Law / Charlottesville
George K. Yin
University of Virginia School of Law / Charlottesville