T.J. Sullivan, Partner, Drinker Biddle to Speak at KC’s Event on Form 990 for Hospital Reporting on 07/09/09
Jersey City, NJ, May 23, 2009 --(PR.com)-- The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts has announced today T. J. Sullivan, Partner, Drinker Biddle LLP will speak at the Knowledge Congress’ upcoming webcast entitled: “Form 990 for Hospital Reporting” This 2-hour event is scheduled for July 9, 2009, Thursday, at 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT. (For further details of the event and an updated list of panelists, please visit: http://www.knowledgecongress.org/event_2009_F990.html)
Event Synopsis:
The new IRS Form 990 for tax-exempt organizations asks for more information than the government previously collected, and it raises a number of questions specifically as it applies to us. The form includes a new Schedule H, on which nonprofit s report on activities that benefit their communities. The form and its schedules ask for specific information about governance, organizational leaders/directors and their compensation, related organizations, and the institutions’ conflict-of-interest and other governance policies, finance directors and compliance officers will need to work closely with the organization’s governing board and corporate counsel to understand the organization’s compliance policies and ensure that information is disclosed properly on the form.
A panel of IRS officials, industry leaders and governance experts is being assembled by the Knowledge Congress to discuss compliance policies and Form 990 reporting. Their presentation will be aired in a Live two-hour Webcast.
About T. J. Sullivan
T. J. Sullivan is a health care and tax partner. Until 1996, T.J. was Special Assistant (Health Care) to the I.R.S. Assistant Commissioner (Employee Plans and Exempt Organizations). At the Service, he specialized in matters involving the tax treatment of hospitals, HMOs, and other tax-exempt organizations. T.J. coordinated development of Service positions on health care matters, advised field agents during examinations, and co-chaired the Exempt Organizations Health Care/College and University Industry Specialization Program ("ISP") team. In 1993, he served on the White House Task Force on Health Reform.
T.J. earned an LL.M. degree in Taxation (with distinction) from Georgetown University. He is an honors graduate of the George Washington University Law Center, and holds a Master of Public Administration degree from West Virginia University.
Prior to joining the I.R.S. in 1989, T.J. was a health lawyer in private practice. Before that, he evaluated federal health policies for five years with the U.S. General Accounting Office, having entered public service in 1979 as a Presidential Management Intern.
T.J. served on the Board of Directors of the American Health Lawyers Association from 1995-2001 and Chairs its annual Tax Issues Program. He also is a member of the Tax Section of the American Bar Association, and Co-Chair of the Health Care Subcommittee of the Committee on Exempt Organizations. He serves on the Editorial Advisory Boards of BNA’s Health Law Reporter and the Exempt Organization Tax Review, and on the Board of Advisors of the National Center on Philanthropy and the Law. He is cited in Chambers USA (2005, 2006) and the 2006 edition of Best Lawyers in America.
About Drinker Biddle
We lead complex and sophisticated business transactions and litigate many of the most important legal challenges that our clients face.
We are dedicated to excellence in all that we do and the highest level of service to our clients. We value highly character, professionalism and ethics.
Our rich 160-year practice history is marked by service to the public and to the bar, with an extraordinary tradition in leadership of legal ethics. Our prominence today combines a comprehensive range of traditional legal practices with significant national roles in such practices as class action defense, corporate and securities, government relations, health law, intellectual property, insurance, investment management, private equity, bankruptcy, environmental, education and communications. We remain committed to our long tradition of handling pro bono work and taking on unpopular causes.
With nearly 700 lawyers in 12 offices, we represent clients that consist primarily of substantial businesses, healthcare providers, money and asset managers and investors, ranging from mid-sized enterprises to Fortune 50 companies. Our clients include leaders in the pharmaceuticals, communications, healthcare, information technology, insurance, and investment and transportation industries.
Organized as one firm with national practice groups, we offer a highly competitive cost structure for first-tier clients and work. Active, hands-on, experienced lawyers lead the representation of our clients, backed by younger lawyers and legal assistants, equipped with current technology, necessary and appropriate to meet our clients’ needs.
We serve clients internationally, nationally and regionally from offices in the downtown business centers of Philadelphia, Washington, San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York and Chicago, in Albany and Milwaukee, near the exurban campuses of today’s industry leaders in Florham Park and Princeton, N.J., and Berwyn, Pa., and in the business and bankruptcy law center of Wilmington, Del.
For more information about T.J. Sullivan and Drinker Biddle please visit:
http:// http://www.drinkerbiddle.com/about/
About The Knowledge Group, LLC/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series
The Knowledge Congress is a series of live webcasts produced by The Knowledge Group, LLC, which examine trends, regulatory, and technology changes across a variety of industries. “We bring together the world's leading authorities and industry participants through informative two-hour webcasts that study the impact of changing regulations and help businesses succeed through proper regulatory compliance.” To contact or to register to an event, please visit: www.knowledgecongress.org.
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Event Synopsis:
The new IRS Form 990 for tax-exempt organizations asks for more information than the government previously collected, and it raises a number of questions specifically as it applies to us. The form includes a new Schedule H, on which nonprofit s report on activities that benefit their communities. The form and its schedules ask for specific information about governance, organizational leaders/directors and their compensation, related organizations, and the institutions’ conflict-of-interest and other governance policies, finance directors and compliance officers will need to work closely with the organization’s governing board and corporate counsel to understand the organization’s compliance policies and ensure that information is disclosed properly on the form.
A panel of IRS officials, industry leaders and governance experts is being assembled by the Knowledge Congress to discuss compliance policies and Form 990 reporting. Their presentation will be aired in a Live two-hour Webcast.
About T. J. Sullivan
T. J. Sullivan is a health care and tax partner. Until 1996, T.J. was Special Assistant (Health Care) to the I.R.S. Assistant Commissioner (Employee Plans and Exempt Organizations). At the Service, he specialized in matters involving the tax treatment of hospitals, HMOs, and other tax-exempt organizations. T.J. coordinated development of Service positions on health care matters, advised field agents during examinations, and co-chaired the Exempt Organizations Health Care/College and University Industry Specialization Program ("ISP") team. In 1993, he served on the White House Task Force on Health Reform.
T.J. earned an LL.M. degree in Taxation (with distinction) from Georgetown University. He is an honors graduate of the George Washington University Law Center, and holds a Master of Public Administration degree from West Virginia University.
Prior to joining the I.R.S. in 1989, T.J. was a health lawyer in private practice. Before that, he evaluated federal health policies for five years with the U.S. General Accounting Office, having entered public service in 1979 as a Presidential Management Intern.
T.J. served on the Board of Directors of the American Health Lawyers Association from 1995-2001 and Chairs its annual Tax Issues Program. He also is a member of the Tax Section of the American Bar Association, and Co-Chair of the Health Care Subcommittee of the Committee on Exempt Organizations. He serves on the Editorial Advisory Boards of BNA’s Health Law Reporter and the Exempt Organization Tax Review, and on the Board of Advisors of the National Center on Philanthropy and the Law. He is cited in Chambers USA (2005, 2006) and the 2006 edition of Best Lawyers in America.
About Drinker Biddle
We lead complex and sophisticated business transactions and litigate many of the most important legal challenges that our clients face.
We are dedicated to excellence in all that we do and the highest level of service to our clients. We value highly character, professionalism and ethics.
Our rich 160-year practice history is marked by service to the public and to the bar, with an extraordinary tradition in leadership of legal ethics. Our prominence today combines a comprehensive range of traditional legal practices with significant national roles in such practices as class action defense, corporate and securities, government relations, health law, intellectual property, insurance, investment management, private equity, bankruptcy, environmental, education and communications. We remain committed to our long tradition of handling pro bono work and taking on unpopular causes.
With nearly 700 lawyers in 12 offices, we represent clients that consist primarily of substantial businesses, healthcare providers, money and asset managers and investors, ranging from mid-sized enterprises to Fortune 50 companies. Our clients include leaders in the pharmaceuticals, communications, healthcare, information technology, insurance, and investment and transportation industries.
Organized as one firm with national practice groups, we offer a highly competitive cost structure for first-tier clients and work. Active, hands-on, experienced lawyers lead the representation of our clients, backed by younger lawyers and legal assistants, equipped with current technology, necessary and appropriate to meet our clients’ needs.
We serve clients internationally, nationally and regionally from offices in the downtown business centers of Philadelphia, Washington, San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York and Chicago, in Albany and Milwaukee, near the exurban campuses of today’s industry leaders in Florham Park and Princeton, N.J., and Berwyn, Pa., and in the business and bankruptcy law center of Wilmington, Del.
For more information about T.J. Sullivan and Drinker Biddle please visit:
http:// http://www.drinkerbiddle.com/about/
About The Knowledge Group, LLC/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series
The Knowledge Congress is a series of live webcasts produced by The Knowledge Group, LLC, which examine trends, regulatory, and technology changes across a variety of industries. “We bring together the world's leading authorities and industry participants through informative two-hour webcasts that study the impact of changing regulations and help businesses succeed through proper regulatory compliance.” To contact or to register to an event, please visit: www.knowledgecongress.org.
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