8:30 AM - 8:35 AM

Welcome

• Stephen Dunphy, Vice President, Tax Operations/President, Ross Stores/TEI Silicon Valley Chapter
• Annette Nellen, SJSU

8:35 AM - 9:50 AM

Research Tax Credit – Tech, TCJA, IRS Campaign and More [pdf]

• Dan Mennel, Partner, Grant Thornton LLP
• Matt Normington, Partner, Deloitte
• Travis Riley, Partner, Moss Adams
• Cheryl Teifer, IRS Director of Field Operations, Eastern Compliance Practice Area, IRS
• Michael Washburn, Attorney-LB&I Office of Chief Counsel, IRS

10:00 AM -11:15 AM

Post-Pandemic Tax Practice: Lessons Learned for the High-Tech Sector [pdf]

• Nora Beltran, Territory Manager, Western Compliance, IRS
• Stephen Dunphy, Vice President, Tax Operations/President, Ross Stores/TEI Silicon Valley Chapter
• Lupita McLane, Chief People Officer, Seiler LLP
• Peter Rock, Director, Field Operations, West - LB&I, IRS
• Jeff Swerdlow, Senior Director, Alvarez & Marsal

11:25 AM - 1:05 PM

International Tax Developments [pdf]

• Jim Fuller, Partner, Fenwick & West LLP

1:15 PM - 2:00 PM

Monday Keynote Speaker [pdf]

• Ray Beeman, Principal and Co-Leader, Washington Council, Ernst & Young

2:00 PM - 2:05 PM

Message from our Sponsor Thomson Reuters: Andrew Maryott of KPMG discusses ONESOURCE
 
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Andrew Maryott of KPMG discusses ONESOURCE

• Ken Lee, Partner – PwC
• Don Murray, Director, Field Operations West, CBA, LB&I – IRS
• Ben Shreck, Tax Counsel – Tax Executives Institute
• Elena Virgadamo, Senior Advisor, Assistant Deputy
  Commissioner, International – IRS
• David Wachutka, Principal - EY

2:05 PM - 2:05 PM

High Tech Tax Developments [from sponsor Andersen] [pdf]

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

High Tech Tax Reception via Zoom (optional)

8:30 AM - 8:35 AM

Welcome

• Stephen Dunphy, Vice President, Tax Operations/President, Ross Stores/TEI Silicon Valley Chapter
• Annette Nellen, SJSU

8:35 AM - 9:50 AM

Dealing with Losses: CARES Act Changes, Debt Restructuring, And Other Strategies for a Strong Future [pdf]
 
 

• Rob Black, Partner – Mergers & Acquisitions Tax, PwC
• Eileen Marshall, Partner, Cooley LLP
• Mark Perwien, Senior International Advisor, Enterprise Activities, IRS
• Myra Sutanto Shen, WSGR

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Federal Tax Controversy – Relevance of the Taxpayer First Act and IRS and Taxpayer Challenges in 2020 [pdf]

•  John Hinding, Director, Cross Border Activities, IRS
• Amanda Kottke, Baker
• Robert Kovacev, Tax Controversy Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright
• Chris Murphy, Partner, Skadden, Arps LLP
• Gloria Sullivan, Director, Western Compliance Practice Area, IRS

11:40 AM -12:20 PM

Tuesday Keynote Speaker

• Larry Langdon, Attorney, Mayer Brown

12:20 PM - 12:25 PM

Message from our Sponsor Thomson Reuters: Shaping tomorrow, together
 
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12:25 PM - 12:30 PM

Transfer Pricing Do’s and Don’ts in the Current Market
 
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12:30 PM - 12:35 PM

SJSU Heritage Day Video - October 20, 2020
 
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Narrated by Annette Nellen