At the epicenter of global innovation, the West Coast Regions of the International Fiscal Association invite you to our first annual joint conference. This year's conference will highlight and discuss US and global research and development tax incentives, including their critical role in the rapidly changing landscape of international tax law and tax policy. We look forward to a day of thoughtful engagement and networking.

The program will include discussions on:

• The role of R&D in international tax planning and tax policy
• The interaction of R&D and Pillar 2
• Selected country approaches to incentivizing R&D
• Current trends in R&D credit controversies
• R&D tax accounting methods – proposed regulations and proposed legislation

Agenda:

11:30 am - 11:45 am Welcome
11:45 am - 12:00 pm Lunch
12:00 pm -   2:00 pm Panel presentations
   2:00 pm -   2:15 pm Refreshment/networking break
   2:15 pm -   5:30pm Panel presentations

Followed by a reception generously sponsored by Business Location Switzerland.

Speakers include: 

• Andrea Baetscher - Eversheds Sutherland, Switzerland
  
• Peter Barnes – Caplin & Drysdale and former global IFA chair
• John Barlow - Baker McKenzie
• Kevin Dangers - EY
• Anne Gordon – National Foreign Trade Council
• Yuliya Kuzovkova - Intel 
• Mark O'Sullivan - Matheson, Ireland
• Kevin Otero - Covington
• Michael Plowgian – KPMG, Former Treasury Deputy Assistant Secretary International Tax Affairs
• Allen Tan - Baker McKenzie, Singapore
  
• Vincent Van Der Lans - Loyens & Loeff, Netherlands
  
• Aaron Vaughan - KPMG
• Jason Yen - EY 

Moderators:

•  Julia Ushakova-Stein (Fenwick) and Sonja Schiller (Alphabet) – Northern California Region VP’s
•  Chris Feldman (DLA Piper) – Pacific Northwest Region VP
•  Michael Lebovitz (Eversheds Sutherland) – Southern California Region VP

Attendees will: 

• Gain new understanding of the importance of R&D in the global tax landscape
•  Understand how countries are responding to Pillar 2 through the use of R&D incentives
•  Receive important updates on key US tax issues impacting R&D credits and deductions

Registration:

In person only event.

Registration is free to IFA Members
Non-member rate $200

Scholarship Information
Cancelation and Refund Policy

CLE/CPE Information

Recommended CLE credits: 6.0 (50 min hour), 5.25 (60 min hours)  Taxation
Recommended CPE credits: 6.2Taxes
In accordance with the standards of the National Registry of CPE Sponsors, CPE credits have been granted based on a 50-minute hour. IFA USA National Registry Sponsor # 112000
Program Level: Basic-CPE, Intermediate-CLE
Program prerequisites: None
Advanced Preparation: None

USA Branch, International Fiscal Association Inc. (IFA USA) is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its web site: www.nasbaregistry.org

National Registry Sponsor #112000