2015 Multistate Tax Conference

Schedule:

7:30 a.m.   Breakfast and Check-in

8:00 a.m.   Greetings from PICPA Leadership

8:15 a.m.   State Administrators Update and Current Tax Developments
Moderator: Matthew D. Melinson, CPA, MST
Partner - State and Local Taxes | Grant Thornton LLP

Delaware:
Michael R. Smith, JD
Assistant Director
State of Delaware
Maryland:
Wallace A. Eddleman, CPA, JD, MST
Deputy Director, Revenue Administration Division
Comptroller of Maryland    New Jersey:
Lee J. Evans
Chief, Audit Activity  
State of New Jersey Division of Tax
New York:
Mark A. Plostock, CPA, CITP
President
Mark A. Plostock CPA PC    
Ohio:
Kevin M. Zins
Tax Partner
Grant Thornton    Pennsylvania:
Kenneth D. Henderson, CPA
Deputy Chief Counsel, Pennsylvania Department of Revenue | Office of Chief Counsel

Trends in tax policy and issues related to state budgets
Current legislative, regulatory, and judicial changes to income, franchise, and sales and use tax
9:55 a.m.   Take a Breather

10:10 a.m.   State Administrators Update and Current Tax Developments (continued)

11:50 a.m.   Lunch with the State Administrators

12:40 p.m.   Wynne Case: Ramifications of US Supreme Court's May 2015 Decision
Jamie Yesnowitz
Principal, SALT - National Tax Office Leader | Grant Thornton LLP

Examine the background of the Wynne Case and the basis for the Supreme Court's decision
Potential effects of this decision on state and local taxes, with focus on taxes imposed by Pennsylvania and Philadelphia
1:30 p.m.   Trends in Multistate Taxation Panel
Moderator: Timothy D. Billow, CPA, MS
Tax Planning and Consulting Manager | Highmark Health

Frank P. Czekay, CPA, JD, LLM
Principal, Tax Services | Baker Tilly Virchow Krause LLC

Raymond M. Chopper, CPA
State Tax Consulting

Vito A. Cosmo Jr., CPA, MST
Managing Director, State and Local Taxes | Grant Thornton LLP

Latest hot topics in multistate tax featuring a panel of experts
Trends in combined reporting, nexus, apportionment, and sourcing of services
2:20 p.m.   Snacks and Chats

2:35 p.m.   Pennsylvania State & Local Tax Panel
Moderator: Matthew D. Melinson, CPA, MST
Partner - State and Local Taxes | Grant Thornton LLP

Cheri Hutchinson Freeh, CPA, CGMA
Partner | Hutchinson Gillahan & Freeh PC

Frank J. Tobias, CGFM
Tax Principal | Reinsel Kuntz Lesher LLP

Stephen J. Blazick, CPA, JD, LLM
Partner | Reed Smith LLP

Pennsylvania ACT 511 local tax issues, including BPT and EIT issues
Developments and issues in various areas of local taxation, including the city of Philadelphia
3:25 p.m.   Multistate Sales Tax
Raymond M. Chopper, CPA
State Tax Consulting

Eileen R. Dempsey, CPA
State and Local Tax (SALT) Engagement Director | CliftonLarsonAllen LLP

Latest multistate tax changes
Most popular audit techniques
How to manage a sales tax audit, and protect your clients from sales tax assessments
4:15 p.m.   See You Next Year

Basic Course Information

*Latest multistate tax changes

*Multistate Sales Tax

*Pennsylvania State & Local Tax Panel 

*State Administrators Update and Current Tax Developments