This highly anticipated annual program will open with keynote remarks from the Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Revenue, who will be followed by three panels of highly regarded practitioners and influential governmental and administrative personnel. The panel topics will include recent legislative and policy developments, litigation matters, and Department of Revenue public written statements, including the new apportionment regulations.
Agenda and Topics:
Opening Remarks and Welcome
Leanne Scott - State and Local Tax Manager, McGladrey LLP
Jason Zorfas - Executive Director, Ernst & Young LLP
Keynote Address
Commission of the MA Department of Revenue, Amy Pitter
Panel 1 – Massachusetts Legislative and Policy Developments and Trends
Rep. Jay Kaufman - Massachusettes States Representative (15th Middlesex District) and Current Co-Chair of the Legislature's Committee on Revenue
Michael Porter - Principal, Deloitte Tax LLP
Michael Widmer - President, Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation
Panel 2 – Massachusetts Litigation Update
Mark DeFrancisco - Chief Legal Counsel, Counsel to the Massachusetts Appellate Tax Board
Brett Goldberg - Counsel to the Commissioner, Massachusetts Department of Revenue
Thomas W. Hammond, Jr. - Chairman, Massachusetts Appellate Tax Board
Richard Jones - Partner, Sullivan & Worcester, LLP
Panel 3 – Department of Revenue Administrative Developments and Public Written Statements
Thomas J. Chappell - Executive Director, State and Local Tax Services, Ernst & Young LLP
Michael Fatale - Chief of Rulings and Regulations Bureau, Massachusetts Department of Revenue
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