George Washington and the IRS held the 18th Annual Institute on Current Issues in International Taxation:

This is the 18th year of the Institute. As in past years, the conference will provide a unique opportunity to hear key Internal Revenue Service and Treasury Department officials speak on important current issues in international taxation. Panelists will include senior Internal Revenue Service and Treasury Department international tax personnel, as well as experienced corporate and private sector practitioners.

Co-chairs:

• Robert J. Peroni, Professor of Law, University of Texas School of Law
• Frederick M. Lawrence, Dean & Professor of Law, George Washington University Law School
• Giovanna Terese Sparagna, Partner, Sutherland Asbill & Brennan, Washington, D.C.
• Robert H. Green, Director, International (LMSB), Internal Revenue Service
• Hal Hicks, Associate Chief Counsel (International), Internal Revenue Service

Topics:

• Competent Authorities Speak from Canada, China, India, and Japan
• Intellectual Property Issues
• Foreign Tax Credits
• Outbound and Inbound Updates
• Ask the IRS
• Financially Troubled International Ventures
• Dual Consolidated Losses/Arbitrage Issues
• Real World Advice on Transfer Pricing
• Circular 230/Tax Shelters/Ethics
• Transfer Pricing Update

U.S. Government speakers:

• Donald L. Korb, Chief Counsel, Internal Revenue Service
• Eric Solomon, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary (Tax Policy), U.S. Department of the Treasury
• Robert H. Green, Director, International (LMSB), Internal Revenue Service
• Hal Hicks, International Tax Counsel, U.S. Department of the Treasury
• Steven A. Musher, Acting Associate Chief Counsel (International), Internal Revenue Service
• Patricia A. Brown, Deputy International Tax Counsel, U.S. Department of the Treasury
• Elvin T. Hedgpeth, Deputy Director, International (LMSB), Internal Revenue Service

Foreign Competent Authority speakers:

• Keiji Aoyama, Deputy Commissioner, International Affairs, National Tax Agency, Japan
• Fred O’Riordan, Director General, International Tax Directorate, Canada Revenue Agency
• D.P. Sengupta, Joint Secretary/Indian Competent Authority, India Revenue Service
• Wang Yukyang, Deputy Director General, International Taxation Department, State Administration of Taxation in Beijing, People’s Republic of China

Tax Prof speakers:

• Richard Doernberg (Emory)

For a full list of speakers and their topics, see the Institute’s program here.  For news accounts of the Institute, see here.