This event included over 90 CLE programs covering all areas of business law and provided attendees with opportunities to connect and learn at substantive sessions as well as experience Austin at premier social events where attendees were able to network with over 1,600 business law professionals.

This panel was chaired by Mr. Ian M. Comisky, Partner, Fox Rothchild LLP, Philadelphia and former Assistant US Attorney, Southern District of Florida, USA.

This panel was chaired by Mr Reginald Rhoda QC, Master of the Bench of the Inner Temple, former HM Attorney General for Gibraltar and currently Senior Counsel to the Government of Gibraltar.

Caroline D. Ciraolo has joined the faculty of the University of Baltimore Graduate Tax Program and will teach a new course entitled "Investigation, Prosecution and Defense of Tax Crimes."

Topics included: The Current Landscape - enforcement priorities of the IRS and the U.S. Department of Justice Tax Division and Best practices - addressing sophisticated and complex tax controversies.

The 2018 program included many of the best speakers in the country. It has been a tradition of the AIFT to provide the highest caliber tax program presenting and explaining the latest tax strategies, updates, legislative forecasts, and planning techniques. 

Governments around the world are paying more attention to the source and use of money that passes through their financial systems and enacting legislation, such as the UK Criminal Finances Act of 2017, to combat the facilitation of tax evasion. Drawing on their experience in government and private practice, this panel reviewed the UK approach, including how financial institutions react to suspicious transactions, outlining the procedures for restraining and seizing accounts and offering strategies you can use to assist clients when a financial institution suspends access to an account.

Voluntary compliance and enforcement of the tax law are at the heart of our tax system. Over the past several years, the IRS and DOJ have been challenged to come up with new and more efficient ways to ensure that all taxpayers pay the correct amount of tax. This panel provided an update on new developments and priorities across the IRS and DOJ.

Every Enrolled Agent, CPA, or attorney, on occasion, needs to research an important tax problem issue for their client. You may need to examine the required procedures for filing a lien or levy when you believe the IRS has violated proper procedure. When you encounter threats from a rogue Revenue Officer, you need to research her rights to do what she is threatening.

NEW YORK (MAY 25, 2018) — Kostelanetz & Fink, LLP, has been awarded the prestigious Chambers USA award for team excellence in tax, recognizing the firm’s impressive body of work, growth, and client service over the previous year.