Phillip A. Pillar, Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig, LLP to Speak at KC’s Protecting Your Tax Strategies After Textron and The New Proposed Tax Form on 02/02/10
New York, NY, November 20, 2009 --(PR.com)-- The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts has announced today that Phillip A. Pillar, Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig, LLP will speak at the Knowledge Congress’ webcast entitled: “Protecting Your Tax Strategies After Textron and The New Proposed Tax Form”. This event is scheduled for February 2, 2010 at 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM ET. (For further details, please visit: http://www.knowledgecongress.org/event_2009_tax_strategies.html)
Event Synopsis:
The surprising United States First Circuit Court of Appeals en banc opinion in Textron (U.S. v. Textron, Inc., No. 07-2631 Aug. 13, 2009) - which may go to the Supreme Court - has tax executives and their advisors wondering how they can keep their most sensitive tax analyses from disclosure to tax authorities (http://www.journalofaccountancy.com/Web/20092045.html). The IRS is stating publicly that its policy of voluntary restraint in seeking taxpayers' accrual work papers is under review; and while IRS maintains this policy of voluntary restraint, other tax authorities - foreign, state and local - may not. During this 2-hour Live webcast, they will provide a substantive discussion on this issue and answer questions on the evolving rules and practices that you need to know to protect your strategies from discovery in a tax dispute, including:
· An overview of tax position documentation required, including ASC Policy 740 (formerly known as "FIN 48")
· An in-depth analysis of what may - and may not - be tax accrual work papers
· A consideration of potential privileges applicable to this information
· An update on the litigation in the area, including the status of possible Supreme Court review of Textron
· Live interactive Q&A session
Attending this course will give you tools necessary to understand the risks to your sensitive tax analyses and how they may be protected.
About Phillip A. Pillar
Phil has represented and advised taxpayers in administrative and judicial proceedings concerning federal, state and international tax issues and has advised major public companies on documenting their tax positions and protecting their privileged information. He led a tax controversy practice at a Big 4 firm and he litigated precedential cases for the IRS Chief Counsel's office.
About Greenberg Traurig LLP
Greenberg Traurig’s growth to 1,800 lawyers and 32 offices is an example of the firm’s instincts for leveraging a changing marketplace. The need for lawyers to help clients navigate change continues to escalate. For GT, merging with other law firms to be in new markets overnight is not the way to respond to the market need. Preserving the firm’s “built for change” culture is.
For more information about Phillip A. Pillar, and Greenberg Traurig LLP, please visit: http://www.gtlaw.com
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 webcast 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 surprising United States First Circuit Court of Appeals en banc opinion in Textron (U.S. v. Textron, Inc., No. 07-2631 Aug. 13, 2009) - which may go to the Supreme Court - has tax executives and their advisors wondering how they can keep their most sensitive tax analyses from disclosure to tax authorities (http://www.journalofaccountancy.com/Web/20092045.html). The IRS is stating publicly that its policy of voluntary restraint in seeking taxpayers' accrual work papers is under review; and while IRS maintains this policy of voluntary restraint, other tax authorities - foreign, state and local - may not. During this 2-hour Live webcast, they will provide a substantive discussion on this issue and answer questions on the evolving rules and practices that you need to know to protect your strategies from discovery in a tax dispute, including:
· An overview of tax position documentation required, including ASC Policy 740 (formerly known as "FIN 48")
· An in-depth analysis of what may - and may not - be tax accrual work papers
· A consideration of potential privileges applicable to this information
· An update on the litigation in the area, including the status of possible Supreme Court review of Textron
· Live interactive Q&A session
Attending this course will give you tools necessary to understand the risks to your sensitive tax analyses and how they may be protected.
About Phillip A. Pillar
Phil has represented and advised taxpayers in administrative and judicial proceedings concerning federal, state and international tax issues and has advised major public companies on documenting their tax positions and protecting their privileged information. He led a tax controversy practice at a Big 4 firm and he litigated precedential cases for the IRS Chief Counsel's office.
About Greenberg Traurig LLP
Greenberg Traurig’s growth to 1,800 lawyers and 32 offices is an example of the firm’s instincts for leveraging a changing marketplace. The need for lawyers to help clients navigate change continues to escalate. For GT, merging with other law firms to be in new markets overnight is not the way to respond to the market need. Preserving the firm’s “built for change” culture is.
For more information about Phillip A. Pillar, and Greenberg Traurig LLP, please visit: http://www.gtlaw.com
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 webcast 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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