Michael H. Plowgian, Attorney-Advisor, Office of the International Tax Counsel, U.S. Department of the Treasury to Speak at KC’s FATCA Webcast

New York, NY, September 16, 2010 --(PR.com)-- The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts, has announced today that Michael H. Plowgian, Attorney-Advisor, Office of the International Tax Counsel, U.S. Department of the Treasury will speak at the Knowledge Congress’ webcast entitled: “The New FATCA Regulatory Guidance: Understanding Its Scope and How It Applies.” This event is scheduled for October 01, 2010 at 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM ET.

For further event details, please visit: http://www.knowledgecongress.org/event_2010_FATCARG.html

About Michael H. Plowgian

Michael Plowgian is an Attorney-Advisor in the Office of the International Tax Counsel at the Department of the Treasury. Previously, he was an attorney in the tax group at King & Spalding LLP, where his practice focused on a wide range of domestic and international tax planning matters.

Michael received his J.D. from Harvard Law School, a M.A.L.D. from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, and a B.A. from Denison University.

About U.S. Department of the Treasury

The management of the money resources of the United States has always been the primary function of the Department of the Treasury. Whether it is regulating national banks, determining international economic policy, collecting income and excise taxes, issuing securities, reporting the government’s daily financial transactions, or manufacturing coins or bills for circulation, the one concern that still ties together the activities of the Department of the Treasury is money.

Though formally established as an executive department by the First Session of Congress in1789, many functions of the Department of the Treasury were being carried out even before the signing of the Declaration of Independence thirteen years earlier. Over the decades, the functions of the Department have expanded and grown more sophisticated to meet the needs of a developing nation.

Today, the Department of the Treasury remains the premier financial institution of the United States with a full-time agenda of accounting, revenue collection, money production, and economic policy formulation.

For more information about Michael H. Plowgian and US Department of the Treasury, please visit: http://www.ustreas.gov

About the KC Event

The new FATCA provisions (sections 1471-1474) in a very broad grant of authority leave much of its interpretation to the IRS and Treasury. A panel of speaker experts organized by The Knowledge Group will discuss some of FATCA and how it will impact affected entities.

The FATCA provisions have provoked comments from many foreign associations representing various types of entities (e.g., banks and insurance companies) that have a stake in how the FATCA provisions are applied. The panel will also discuss the concerns of the members of those associations and offer practical guidance.

About The Knowledge Group, LLC/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series

The Knowledge Group, LLC brings 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. For more information, please visit: www.knowledgecongress.org.

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