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Highlights - April 2008 eNewsLetter

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MEETING HIGHLIGHTS:
2008 May Meeting, Grand Hyatt, Washington, DC, May 8-10, 2008
Register now to attend the Section’s annual May Meeting, offering hundreds of CLE programs, including ethics CLE, and opportunities to meet the country’s leading tax attorneys and government officials. Panel discussions and materials will examine and analyze the latest federal tax policies, initiatives, regulations and guidance, offering opportunities for questions and comments. The Meeting is a terrific opportunity to network with Tax Section members and government guests.

U.S. - Latin American Tax Planning Strategies Conference
InterContinental Hotel, Miami, FL, June 11-13, 2008

This two-day conference is designed for a wide range of practitioners, professionals, and in-house international tax personnel. Panels will address the key tax issues for U.S. and Latin American companies doing business in Latin America. In addition, a special Wealth and Asset Planning Workshop the day before will focus on tax issues arising at the time of transfer of assets from Latin America into North America and Europe. Click here to register.


CLE HIGHTLIGHTS:
"Last Wednesday" Teleconference - April 30, 2008
"You May Be a Tax Return Preparer and Not Know It: The Latest on the New Return Preparer Standards and Proposed Regulations"
Panelists will discuss proposed Tax Return Preparer regulations, including how regulatory tests and operating rules may differ from earlier interim guidance. Also under discussion will be how the new standards work, steps needed to comply with the standards in different contexts, and the relationship of new Section 6694 to Circular 230’s rules governing practice before the Internal Revenue Service. Click here to register.
Mark your Calendar for the Next "Last Wednesday" Teleconference - May 28, 2008

7th Annual NC/SC Bar Tax Section Workshops, Kiawah Island Golf Resort, Kiawah Island, SC, May 23-25, 2008
This year’s NC and SC Bar Tax Section Workshops will present 8.5 hours of top-notch CLE covering a range of North Carolina and South Carolina state tax as well as federal tax topics, including: Advanced Issues in Mergers and Acquisitions; Current Developments in Federal Tax Controversy; Tax Complexities of Conservation Easements; Advanced 1031 Like-Kind Exchange Issues; and State of the Art -- 409A. Designed for advanced-level and seasoned tax lawyers and practitioners, the CLE sessions will be held in the mornings only leaving the afternoons free for attendees to network and enjoy the destination. The ABA Tax Section is a new cosponsor of this program through its “Tax CLE on the Road” outreach effort. To view the complete agenda and register, click here.

SECTION NEWS HIGHLIGHTS:
Tax Section Primary Sponsorship
Thomson Tax and Accounting (TTA) and Thomson West are now a primary sponsor of the Section of Taxation.
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A Primary Sponsor of the ABA Section of Taxation

Section meeting materials are now available by clicking a new link on the Section homepage,
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TaxIQ is the Section’s new name for what used to be Comm-Online: a central online resource for all of our meetings and CLE materials and committee work products.
Job Locator Service
Our new online job locator service lists many available tax opportunities around the country. If you or someone you know is looking for a job, please send them to the site; if you would like to post open positions, please click here, and fill out the questionnaire listing the name of the firm and describing the responsibilities of the position.

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