05/08/2013
At this program, practitioners from a number of sectors will discuss the different affiliation techniques that they use, describe the creation, operation and dissolution of for-profit subsidiaries, and discuss the benefits and pitfalls of corporate membership relationships among nonprofit organizations; including the fiduciary and liability implications of such relationships....
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05/01/2013 - 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
Please join the State & Local Tax Committee for our monthly brown bag luncheon, which will feature Commissioner Frank Scharaffa of the Massachusetts Appellate Tax Board (ATB). Now in his 25th year at the ATB, Commissioner Scharaffa is the longest serving Commissioner in the Board's history, and was recently appointed to another term....
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04/09/2013 - 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
Mr. Rosenthal will present his thesis, arguing that the IRS and Treasury should issue regulations under section 1221 treating the gains and losses of private equity funds as ordinary, as set forth in his recent article published in Tax Notes, "Taxing Private Equity Funds as Corporate 'Developers'"....
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04/03/2013 - 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
Staff members of the Joint Committee on Revenue will join us to discuss the legislative process and the latest proposal by House and Senate leaders. They will also solicit feedback from attendees on tax issues for insight during the Joint Committee's deliberations on bills and to suggest administrative or substantive changes to the Chairman Kaufman....
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03/22/2013
Explore various legal issues associated with the use of cloud computing; including privacy, security and tax issues, and learn strategies to address them.
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03/19/2013 - 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm
This presentation will focus on the basic tax issues of which practicing elder law attorneys should have a basic knowledge....
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03/14/2013 - 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
On January 17, 2013, HHS released the HIPAA Omnibus Rule, containing, among other things, modifications to the HIPAA privacy, security, enforcement and breach notification rules. This presentation will include a summary of these final rules, and the significant impact they have onbenefits and non-benefits practitioners....
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03/06/2013 - 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM
Kevin Brown, General Counsel of the Massachusetts Department of Revenue, and David Davenport, Deputy Commissioner and Senior Policy Counsel of the Massachusetts Department of Revenue, will join the State and Local Tax Committee to discuss the proposed Massachusetts tax legislation, DOR’s current and upcoming priorities and other state tax developments....
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02/14/2013 - 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
Please join the Tax Section for an exciting program on UK tax opportunities for US multinationals. Topics to be discussed include....
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02/13/2013
Fiscal Cliff Averted! But Now What? This program will provide an overview of ATRA, including changes to capital gain, dividend, ordinary income taxes, and employment taxes. It will also review changes to the transfer taxes (estate, gift and GST), and deduction and credit changes....
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02/06/2013 - 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
Our February brown bag session will be an open forum during which members can share their recent experiences in dealing with state and local tax matters, in general, as well as specifically as they pertain to working with the Massachusetts Department of Revenue, Appellate Tax Board, etc. We plan to discuss the new Advisory Council, legislative proposals, and recent court decisions as well. Participants should feel free to ask questions and to exchange ideas....
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01/16/2013 - 04:00 PM to 08:00 PM
Please join the New Lawyers and Tax Sections for an accelerated training session for the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program. The program is coordinated locally by the Boston Earned Income Tax Credit Coalition and annually trains volunteers to prepare income tax returns for low income taxpayers at community sites in the greater Boston area....
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01/10/2013 - 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
The panel will discuss the new medicare tax on net investment income, including the recently issued proposed regulations. The discussion will include the application of the tax to trusts and estates and owners of partnerships and S corporations. In addition, the panel will discuss the intersection of the self-employment tax and the new medicare tax....
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12/05/2012 - 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
Join the State & Local Tax Committee for an open forum discussion of current events such as hot topics in sales/use tax, key current audit issues, pending cases at the Appellate Tax Board, next steps with regard to the Tax Expenditure Commission’s findings, etc....
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11/08/2012 - 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
Now that the Supreme Court has (for the most part) upheld the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, employers are faced with very real compliance challenges and deadlines. Certain of the Acts provisions--e.g., relating to W-2 reporting, Summaries of Benefits and Coverage, and the $2,500 cap on elective medical FSA elections-go into effect in 2013 or sooner. And in 2014, the Act's most important provisions affecting employers become law. These include the Act's "employer shared responsibility" rules (alk/a the "pay-or-play" mandate). From and after 2014, other rules come on line relating to an expansion of access to state-based insurance exchanges by employers and the tax on "Cadillac" plans. This presentation will explore these and other coming challenges that employers face as they endeavor to come into compliance....
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11/07/2012 - 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
General Electric’s tax department, one of the largest in the country, has been referred to as the world’s best tax law firm. Join us as John Amato, GE’s State Tax Counsel, shares his views on approaching a host of state tax problems, including audit defense, litigation, legislation and working with state and local taxing authorities in the current climate. His presentation will be followed by an open roundtable-format discussion for comments and questions....
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10/25/2012 - 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
Join private and public sector attorneys in a discussion of the Massachusetts brownfields tax credit program under M.G.L. c. 62, sec. 6....
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10/18/2012
This program will review the FATCA rules and discuss how they came to be and how they affect individual investors and companies. In addition, representatives from financial institutions and financial service companies will engage in an interactive discussion regarding the challenges in implementing procedures and systems necessary to become FATCA compliant.
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10/18/2012 - 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
Please join us as we hear from leading tax practitioners on their views of the highlights and implications of the 2012 Historic Boardwalk decision....
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10/11/2012 - 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
Come hear how IRS plans to audit more partnerships. We will also discuss the hot issues IRS and DOR look at in partnership examinations and other controversies.
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10/03/2012 - 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
Todd Lard, COST’s VP-General Counsel, will provide an update of state tax legislative trends throughout the country and will also discuss various COST initiatives....
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09/11/2012 - 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
Please join us for this opportunity to meet with representatives from the IRS in an interactive roundtable setting to discuss hot issues and practice pointers relating to tax issues in bankruptcy....
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09/05/2012 - 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
Join the State & Local Tax Committee for this program introducing DOR's New Early Mediation Program....
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06/14/2012 - 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
This program will consider how to determine the taxable amount of noncompliant deferred compensation and related impact on payroll obligations, and what to report to service providers and the related Section 409A taxes imposed on service providers...
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06/06/2012
Attend this annual seminar to hear an update of DOR initiatives, policies and litigation, a map of what to expect in the coming year, as well as a primer on some hot topics in the world of State Tax...
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06/05/2012 - 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Join representatives from Ropes & Gray, the Massachusetts Attorney General and Boston University to discuss tips and strategies for succeeding as a summer associate...
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