San Diego Law School / Procopio Institute Program Oct 31st-Nov. 2d, 2018 (10/7/18; 10/8/18)

Tax crimes enthusiasts may be interested in this program offering :  14th Annual University Of San Diego School Of Law Procopio International Tax Institute, Oct 31st - Nov 2nd, 2018, here. The location is University of San Diego, Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice, Alcalá Park, San Diego, California.

Blog readers qualify for a special $150 discount at the following link with the following Discount Code:  TAXCR18USD.

https://www.cvent.com/events/usd-school-of-law-procopio-international-tax-institute-2018-international-update/registration-21bc588c4c204b779562cf4673adec53.aspx

Select sessions that may of particular interest to tax crimes enthusiasts:

Remaining Offshore Compliance Options and International Tax Topics
Speakers
Daniel N. Price, Esq., Attorney - Office of Chief Counsel (SB/SE Division - IRS)
Lic. Jacqueline Arellanes, Central Administrator of International Tax - SAT

FATCA Criminal Indictments of Overseas Advisors (Attys/CPAs/FinAd)
Speakers
Victor So Song, Esq., Founding Partner - Victor Song Consulting (former IRS CI Chief)
Steven Toscher, Esq. Esq., Partner - Hochman Salkin Rettig Toscher & Perez, P.C.
Patrick W. Martin, Esq. - Procopio

United States vs. Colliot: Defending Title 31 FBAR Penalties: Pre and Post Assessments, IRS and DOJ Policies and Strategy Post Colliot
Speakers
Ms. Caroline D. Ciraolo, Esq. Partner - Kostelanetz & Fink (Former AAG DOJ Tax)
Sandra Brown, Esq., Partner - Hochman Salkin Rettig Toscher & Perez
Patrick W. Martin, Esq. - Procopio

New OECD Guidance to Disclose Information to Tax Authorities - Exchange of Information and Recent cases affecting Professional Duties of Confidentiality
Speakers
Lic. Juvenal Lobato, Parner - Lobato Diaz Abogados
Lic. Nadja Ruiz Euler, Partner - Ernst & Young

U.S. Passport Revocations for "Seriously Delinquent Taxpayers" - IRS § 7345 & Role of DOJ, IRS, U.S. District Court and U.S. Tax Court.
Speakers
Ms. Kristen Bailey, Esq., Director of Collection Policy, Small Business Self-Employed Division - IRS
Patrick W. Martin, Esq. - Procopio

I understand that other speakers or participants may be added and will update as I become aware of them.

Quinnipiac University Law School Tax Crimes Conference Materials Available On Line (6/25/18)

Quinnipiac University School of Law held its 2nd Annual Criminal Tax Day on May 17th and has posted materials that readers may download.  The main site (with links) is here.

I could not get the video to work, but that my be my browser issue.  There are links to download the materials from the event.  For an introduction to the events, see the agenda here.  According to the agenda, the topics covered were:

• What’s New in Criminal Tax?
• Income Reconstruction: Methods, Approaches, and Defenses
• Dealing with the Undocumented Worker
• Taxpayer vs. Preparer: Who to Pursue? 
• Bringing Your Client in from the Cold
• The Criminal Prosecution: Strategies, Plea and Sentencing

Villanova Seminar on Selective Issues in Tax Administration (8/31/13)

The Villanova Law Review has announced the 2013 Norman J. Shachoy Symposium on Selective Issues in Tax Administration, to be held on Friday, September 27, 2013.  The schedule of presentations and presenters is here.  The enrollment information is here.

The panel discussion specifically directed to criminal tax matters is:

Panel 3 – Criminal Tax Sentencing: Fairness and Deterrence 

Discussion of the sentencing phase of criminal tax cases, focusing on principles of fairness and deterrence in regards to both the individual defendant and as to all taxpayers. 

• Kathryn Keneally, Assistant Attorney General (Tax), U.S. Department of Justice 
• Bruce Salad, Chief, Southern Criminal Enforcement Section, U.S. Department of Justice
• Steve Chanenson, Professor of Law, Villanova University School of Law
• Scott Schumacher, Associate Professor of Law and Director, Graduate Tax Program, University of Washington School of Law
• John Townsend, Member, Townsend & Jones and Adjunct Professor, University of Houston Law Center
• Peter Hardy, Principal, Post & Schell and Adjunct Professor, Villanova University Graduate Tax Program (moderator)

In addition, Kathy Keneally, DOJ Tax AAG, will give the keynote talk.  I expect some significant portion of her talk will address issues related to criminal tax enforcement.