When:
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
2:00 pm - Annual Meeting
2:30 - 5:30 pm - CLE

Where:
University Club
Grand Ballroom
340 Cedar Street, Saint Paul
Click here for directions

Cost:
$25   Registration Fee
$10   Gov't Registration Fee
Free Law Students

NOTE: You must use a VISA/MC for this function and be a member of the MSBA. You should receive an email confirming your online registration.  If you do not, please contact Kim Basting at kbasting@@mnbar.org.

REGISTER ONLINE BY:
Monday, June 2, 2008

OR send registration form with payment to:
MSBA
Attn: Kim Basting
600 Nicollet Mall #380
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Phone: 612-278-6323
Fax: 612-333-4927
MSBA EIN: 41-1112298

Featured Presenters:
- The Honorable Sheryl A. Ramstad,
Minnesota Tax Court
- Seth Heald,
Chief, Civil Trial Section, Central Region, Department of Justice Tax Division
- Commissioner Ward Einess,
Minnesota Department of Revenue and related DOR personnel
- Tamar Gronvall,
Assistant Attorney General, Tax Litigation Division, Minnesota Attorney General’s Office
- Faris R. Fink,
Area 9 Director, SBSE, IRS
- Reid Huey,
IRS Associate Area Counsel, LMSB
- David Zoss,
IRS Senior Attorney, SBS

Seth Heald, the newly-appointed head of the DOJ Tax Division, will discuss enforcement initiatives and related issues.  Commissioner Einess will discuss 2008 tax legislation and provide an update on Department of Revenue activities, audits, enforcement actions, initiatives, personnel changes, and other items of "Hot News" and interest to the tax community.  Faris Fink will talk about issues affecting individual and small business taxpayers, including IRS responses to abusive tax schemes and collection issues. Tamar Gronvall will discuss recent Minnesota tax litigation. David Zoss and Reid Huey will discuss IRS counsel issues, including changes in the U.S. Tax Court rules.  Judge Ramstad will discuss current issues and developments in the Minnesota Tax Court.

The seminar is from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m., followed by a question and answer session, and concludes with a one-hour cocktail party (cash bar and complimentary hors d'oeuvres). 

Notice of Annual Meeting: The Tax Law Section will also hold its Annual Meeting at 2:00 p.m. to elect officers and council members for 2008-2009, and to conduct other business as may come before the meeting.  The Annual meeting will be in the Penthouse, which is located on the fourteenth floor of the University Club.

Please register by Monday, June 2, 2008.