The 2024 Criminal Tax Fraud and Tax Controversy Conference will offer insights on strategies for experienced practitioners when representing clients in examination, at appeals, and during criminal investigations. This annual gathering of the criminal tax controversy and defense bar brings together high-level government officials, judges, corporate counsel, and private practitioners engaged in all aspects of tax controversy, tax litigation, and criminal tax prosecutions and defense.
On Friday, December 13 from 1:45 – 2:45 p.m. PST, Scott Fink will moderate panel titled, "Tools, Defenses, and Recent Developments in Collection." This panel will explore the IRS’s tools and the taxpayer’s remedies in collection matters. Topics will include the increased use of jeopardy assessment, and developments in collection due process proceedings.
On Saturday, December 14 from 10 – 11 a.m. PST, Barbara Kaplan will speak on panel, "The Employee Retention Credit – How the Relief Program Became Civil and Criminal Enforcement Challenges ." From the Payment Protection Program to the Employee Retention Credit, the government rushed to provide pandemic relief. Now abuse of those programs are enforcement priorities. This panel will discuss what to expect from government enforcement, and how to be ready to defend your clients.