Michael T. Petrik, Partner, Chair, State and Local Tax Practice Group, Alston & Bird LLP to Speak at KC’s Event on FIN 48: State & Local Tax Issues on 3/12/2009
New York, NY, November 07, 2008 --(PR.com)-- The Knowledge Congress, the leading producer of regulatory focused webinars announced today that Michael T. Petrik, Partner, Chair, State and Local Tax Practice Group of Alston & Bird LLP will speak at the Knowledge Congress’ upcoming webinar entitled: “FIN 48 for Public Companies: State & Local Tax Issues”. This 2-hour event is scheduled on March 12th, 2009, Thursday, at 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM ET. (For further details of the event and an updated list of panelists, please visit: http://www.knowledgecongress.org/event_2008_Fin48PC.html)
Under FIN 48, companies have been accounting for uncertain tax positions since 2006. One of the most complicated areas for this is in the calculation of previously unrecognized state and local tax positions.
Building on a series of successful FIN 48 events, The Knowledge Congress is assembling a panel of distinguished professionals and key regulators to help understand the impact of the FIN 48 (state and local tax) for public companies. The panel will present their findings, which include “Best Practices” in a two-hour LIVE webinar.
About Michael T. Petrik
Michael T. Petrik is the chair of Alston & Bird’s State and Local Tax Practice Group, which focuses on multistate tax planning and controversies. In addition to being a frequent lecturer on such issues before professional groups, including the Counsel On State Taxation, Tax Executives Institute, and the National Tax Association, Mr. Petrik has authored or contributed to articles appearing in the Journal of State Taxation, State Tax Notes, The State & Local Tax Portfolio Series, Corporate Business Taxation Monthly, Sales & Use Tax Alert, Software Taxation Newsletter and Southeastern Tax Alert. He is a member of the editorial advisory board of State Income Tax Alert and has also been the Georgia correspondent for State Tax Notes. Mr. Petrik is listed in, Who’s Who in America, Georgia Super Lawyers, The Best Lawyers in America, and by Chambers USA as one of America’s Leading Tax Lawyers. Prior to teaching a course on state and local taxation at Georgia State University, he was an instructor at the Atlanta Law School, where he taught courses on constitutional law and federal income taxation. He received his B.A. degree, with honors, in economics and his B.S. degree, with honors, in business in 1979 from Eastern Illinois University and his J.D. degree in 1983 from Duke University School of Law.
About Alston & Bird LLP
Alston & Bird has more than 900 attorneys providing a full range of services to domestic and international clients who conduct business all over the world. Counseling clients from what was initially a local context to regional, then national, and now a global economic environment, Alston & Bird has overlaid its broad range of legal skills and business knowledge with a commitment to innovation and technology.
For more information about Michael T. Petrik, and Alston & Bird, please visit: http://www.alston.com/
About The Knowledge Congress
The Knowledge Congress is an organization that produces webinars that examine regulatory changes across a variety of industries. “We bring together the world's leading authorities and industry participants through informative two-hour Live webinars to study the impact of changing regulations.” To contact or to register for an event, please visit: www.knowledgecongress.org.
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Under FIN 48, companies have been accounting for uncertain tax positions since 2006. One of the most complicated areas for this is in the calculation of previously unrecognized state and local tax positions.
Building on a series of successful FIN 48 events, The Knowledge Congress is assembling a panel of distinguished professionals and key regulators to help understand the impact of the FIN 48 (state and local tax) for public companies. The panel will present their findings, which include “Best Practices” in a two-hour LIVE webinar.
About Michael T. Petrik
Michael T. Petrik is the chair of Alston & Bird’s State and Local Tax Practice Group, which focuses on multistate tax planning and controversies. In addition to being a frequent lecturer on such issues before professional groups, including the Counsel On State Taxation, Tax Executives Institute, and the National Tax Association, Mr. Petrik has authored or contributed to articles appearing in the Journal of State Taxation, State Tax Notes, The State & Local Tax Portfolio Series, Corporate Business Taxation Monthly, Sales & Use Tax Alert, Software Taxation Newsletter and Southeastern Tax Alert. He is a member of the editorial advisory board of State Income Tax Alert and has also been the Georgia correspondent for State Tax Notes. Mr. Petrik is listed in, Who’s Who in America, Georgia Super Lawyers, The Best Lawyers in America, and by Chambers USA as one of America’s Leading Tax Lawyers. Prior to teaching a course on state and local taxation at Georgia State University, he was an instructor at the Atlanta Law School, where he taught courses on constitutional law and federal income taxation. He received his B.A. degree, with honors, in economics and his B.S. degree, with honors, in business in 1979 from Eastern Illinois University and his J.D. degree in 1983 from Duke University School of Law.
About Alston & Bird LLP
Alston & Bird has more than 900 attorneys providing a full range of services to domestic and international clients who conduct business all over the world. Counseling clients from what was initially a local context to regional, then national, and now a global economic environment, Alston & Bird has overlaid its broad range of legal skills and business knowledge with a commitment to innovation and technology.
For more information about Michael T. Petrik, and Alston & Bird, please visit: http://www.alston.com/
About The Knowledge Congress
The Knowledge Congress is an organization that produces webinars that examine regulatory changes across a variety of industries. “We bring together the world's leading authorities and industry participants through informative two-hour Live webinars to study the impact of changing regulations.” To contact or to register for an event, please visit: www.knowledgecongress.org.
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