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12:00 pm – 2:30 pm ET

Location:

Virtual

Program:

Day 1: Wednesday, July 28
Panel 1: 12:00-01:25 PM ET

International Aspects of SPACS -- A New Look at a Hot Topic

Moderator: Jeffrey D. Hochberg, Partner, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

Lucy Farr, Davis Polk
Yu-Chi Liu, Principal - International Tax Services, PwC
Alfonso Dulcey, Weil - YIN Reporter

• Identify international tax issues arising from the jurisdiction of creation of a SPAC.
• Understand PFIC issues that arise from initial funding of a SPAC.
• Identify traps for the unwary arising from cross-border SPAC activity.

Panel 2: 1:30-02:30 PM ET 

Cryptocurrency: Navigating Minefields in the Virtual Currency World

Moderator: Pamela A. Fuller, Tax Counsel, Tully Rinckey, PLLC; Zahn Law Group - New York

Megan L. Brackney, Tax Partner, Kostelanetz & Fink, LLP, New York
Rebecca Lee, Esq., Principal, Principal, International Tax Services, PwC US
Lawrence Zlatkin, Vice President Tax, Coinbase

• Understand ethical considerations arising with respect to cryptocurrency.
• Analyze ethical issues of case studies in the cryptocurrency space.
• Identify ethical rules that apply to cryptocurrency transactions.

Supplemental Materials list and references
ARTICLE 1 - Cryptocurrency Economics and Taxation of Block Rewards Tax Notes Part 1 of 2
ARTICLE 2 - Cryptocurrency Economics and Taxation of Block Rewards Tax Notes Part 2 of 2
Circular 230 - Treas. Regs Governing Practice before the IRS (Revised 6- 2014)
taxing-virtual-currencies-an-overview-of-tax-treatments-and-emerging-tax-policy-issues

Day 2: Thursday, July 29
Panel 1: 12:00-12:55 PM ET

ESG: Tax Implications

Moderator: Barbara M. Angus, Global Tax Policy Leader, Ernst & Young LLP

Timothy M. McDonald, Senior Vice President-Finance & Accounting, Global Taxes, The Procter & Gamble Company
Belinda Rowsell, Principal, International Tax Services, PwC
Oscar Teunissen, Global Private Equity and SIF Tax Leader, PwC
Louise Weingrod, Vice President, Global Taxation, J&J

• Understand ESG and pressures on increasing consideration of ESG.
• Review key implications of ESG in the international tax context.
• Consider how ESG tax implications impact different constituents.

Panel 2: 01:00-02:35 PM ET 

Legislative Updates

Moderator: Patrick Brown, Washington National Tax Services Co-Leader, PwC

Jose E. Murillo, Deputy Assistant Secretary, International Tax Affairs, Office of Tax Policy, U.S. Department of the Treasury
Danielle Rolfes, Co-Partner in Charge, Washington National Tax – International Tax, KPMG LLP
George Callas, Managing Director, Steptoe
Gretchen Sierra, Deloitte

• Identify current tax legislative actions or proposals.
• Consider implications of any legislative changes.
• Consider any likely changes to proposed legislation in final form.

Registration:

This conference is free for IFA USA members

Non member 1-Day rate: $100
Non member 2-Day rate: $150

Please note that the registration process will be in two steps. First, purchase your pass on our website by clicking the Register  button above. After you complete your registration, you will receive an invitation from the Zoom platform where you will need to complete your registration for the live virtual event.

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Scholarship Information

Cancelation Policy

CLE Information

Recommended CPE credits: total of 5.0 for all panels, Taxes

Program Level: Intermediate

Program prerequisites: None

Advanced Preparation: None

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