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2007 Annual Conference on State Taxation
Gideon Putnam Resort and Spa, Saratoga Springs
June 25 - 27, 2007

In cooperation with the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance

  • For information call 1-800-358-1202
MONDAY, June 25, 2007

12:30 - 5:00 p.m.

Golf Tournament*
Saratoga National Golf Club
Sponsored by Greenberg Traurig

6:30 - 7:30 p.m.

Welcome Reception*
Sponsored by Ryan & Company

*for Registrants only

TUESDAY, June 26, 2007
7:30 - 8:30 a.m. Registration / Continental Breakfast
Sponsored by Hodgson Russ LLP
8:40 - 8:45 a.m. Welcome Remarks
L.M. "Jake" Jacobson, Ernst & Young LLP
8:45 - 9:15 a.m. 2007 - 2008 Legislative Budget Amendments
Paul Lefebvre
9:15 - 10:30 a.m. Federal Legislation Affecting State Taxation
  • Cuno’s Aftermath
  • Non-Resident Taxation
  • Business Activity Tax Nexus
  • SSTP
    Joseph R. Crosby
    Council On State Taxation
    Kenneth Brand, Ron Ginsberg
    Daniel Wood
10:30 - 10:45 a.m. Refreshment Break
Sponsored by The Schonbraun McCann Group, LLP
10:45 - 11:15 a.m.

Tax Composition in the 21st Century

Al Aumick
Frans Seastrand

11:15 - 12:00 Noon Bank Tax
  • GLBA Transitional Provisions
  • Grandfathered 9-A/32 Taxpayers
    Christopher Doyle, Hodgson Russ LLP
    Jeffrey Gotlinger, Ernst & Young LLP
    Deborah Liebman
12:00 - 1:15 p.m. Luncheon
1:15 - 2:00 p.m. Manufacturing’s Lowered Tax Rate - Who is the Manufacturer? Perceptions from the Corp. Tax and Sales Tax
Rich Schwarz, The Business Council
Dick Garrison
Bruce Kastor
2:00 - 2:45 p.m. REITS and RICS
James Helmus
The Schonbraun McCann Group, LLP
Brian McCann
2:45 - 3:15 p.m. Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream Break
Sponsored by The Gelber Organization
3:15 - 3:45 p.m. Department Communications & Guidance
John Bartlett, Paul Lefebvre
3:45 - 5:15 p.m. Combined Reporting in NY in the aftermath of Chapter 60
Russell Banigan, Deloitte & Touche LLP
James Connolly, Ron Ginsberg,
Marilyn Kaltenborn
5:45 - 7:15 p.m. Chairman’s Reception
Sponsored by Ernst & Young LLP
7:15 - 8:45 p.m. Dinner
  • Welcome
    Kenneth Adams, President & CEO
    The Business Council
  • Remarks and Introduction of Executive Staff
    Barbara G. Billet, Acting Commissioner
8:45 p.m. Hospitality
WEDNESDAY, June 27, 2007
7:30 - 8:30 a.m. Buffet Breakfast / Registration Open
Sponsored by Green & Seifter Attorneys, PLLC
8:30 - 9:30 a.m. Leading Judicial & Regulatory Decisions of the Past Year
Paul R. Comeau, Hodgson Russ LLP
9:30 - 10:30 a.m. Streamlined Sales Tax Project - It's Not Just About Taxing Remote Sales
Mary Ellen Ladouceur
Eric Songayllo
Daniel Wood
10:30 - 10:45 a.m. Refreshment Break
Sponsored by The Schonbraun McCann Group, LLP
10:45 - 11:15 a.m. Online Tax Center Services - E-filing and so much more!
Jamie Woodward
11:15 - 12:15 p.m. Leading State Tax Trends & Developments in the Other 49
Joseph R. Crosby, Council On State Taxation
Unless otherwise noted, all speakers are from the
New York State Department of Taxation and Finance
Sponsors
Ernst & Young
The Gelber Organization
Green & Seifter Attorneys, PLLC
Greenberg Traurig
Hodgson Russ, LLP
Ryan and Company
The Schonbraun McCann Group

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