Date and Time

This event occurred in the past

Friday, July 28, 2023 from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Location

Knauss Center for Business Education, Nexus Theater

5998 Alcala Park San Diego, CA 92110

Cost

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8th Annual USD School of Law - RJS LAW Tax Controversy Institute

Details

Conference - Nexus Theater, Knauss Center for Business Education
Reception - Garden of the Sea, Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice
University of San Diego

The highly anticipated 2023 USD School of Law – RJS LAW Tax Controversy Institute will be held on Friday, July 28. The Institute is the premier tax controversy event in San Diego. The region's top tax attorneys, CPAs, and law/business school professors will discuss topics including government loan relief and abuses, challenges in cross-border transactions, and practical and realistic solutions in Trust, Estate Planning, and Tax matters.

The Richard Carpenter Excellence in Tax Award is given to an individual who exemplifies honesty, integrity, ethics, and compassion throughout his/her careers in the field of tax controversy and has demonstrated outstanding dedication and expertise while representing taxpayers before the federal and state governments.

Over the past 38 years, Richard Carpenter has been the leading IRS tax specialist in San Diego. He has devoted his entire legal career to defending hardworking taxpayers against the powerful reaches of the Internal Revenue Service. He began his career as a CPA when he worked for an international CPA firm in the Wall Street section of New York City. He then decided to attend law school where he received his Juris Doctor law degree from the University of San Diego School of Law.

Richard Carpenter has been an Adjunct Tax Law Professor at the University of San Diego School of Law for 30 years. He teaches both the Tax Court Litigation class as well as the Criminal Tax Fraud class. Richard has written 14 published tax law articles, some of which are the leading articles in the United States in resolving civil and criminal tax disputes. Over the past 30 years, Richard Carpenter has been dedicated to helping thousands of clients resolve their tax disputes with the IRS and the State of California, saving them millions of dollars. He can help you resolve your California or IRS tax problem too.

We continue to humbly request and encourage your support of USD School of Law’s Tax Law Student Scholarship Fund, especially this year in light of the growing impact of COVID-19. As always, we are incredibly appreciative of your support.

If you have any questions, please email usdlawevent@sandiego.edu.

Agenda (as of July 26, 2023)

Time	Event	Location
7:30 a.m.	Registration & Continental Breakfast	Knauss Center for Business Education (KCBE)
8:30 a.m.	Introductory Speaker & Opening Remarks Paul Yong, Professor of Practice; Director of Graduate Tax Programs, USD School of Law, Vice President - Chief Tax Counsel, Sempra Energy Ryan Korner, Director of Field Operations at IRS: Criminal Investigations	Nexus Theatre, KCBE
9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.	Estate Planning Panel: Practical and Realistic Solutions in Trust, Estate Planning, & Tax Matters Moderator: Brian Malloy, Of Counsel, RJS LAW Jenny Hill Bratt '06 (JD), Partner, Withers Bergman LLP DeEtte L. Loeffler JD, '07 (LLM), Founder, DeEtte L. Loeffler, a Professional Law Corporation Brent Wilsey, President, Wilsey Asset Management	Nexus Theatre, KCBE
10:00 a.m. - 10:10 a.m.	BREAK
10:10 a.m. - 11:10 a.m.	International Tax Panel: Challenges of Cross-Border Transactions Moderator: Andrea Cisneros Valdez '17 (LLM), Of Counsel, RJS LAW Darren Guillot, Deputy Commissioner, SB/SE Collection & Operations Support, IRS Mary Robberson, Partner, Robberson Shroedter A. Lavar Taylor, Managing Partner, Taylor Nelson Amitrano LLP	Nexus Theatre, KCBE
11:10 a.m. - 11:20 a.m.
11:20 a.m. - 12:20 p.m.	Trust and Estate Litigation Panel: Hotly Litigated Factual and Legal Issues in Trust Disputes Moderator: Jeryll S. Cohen, Partner, Freeman Freeman & Smiley LLP Robert "Robbie" Barton, Partner, McDermott, Will and Emery LLP David Greco '14 (LLM), RMO LLP, Managing Partner Benazeer "Benny" Roshan, Partner, Greenberg Glusker Ronson J. Shamoun '98 (BA), '02 (JD), '03 (LLM), Principal and CEO, RJS LAW	Nexus Theatre, KCBE
12:20 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.	Luncheon	Courtyard-West, KCBE
1:15 p.m. - 1:20 p.m.	Remarks by Jordan Z. Marks, Assessor/Recorder/County Clerk, County of San Diego	Nexus Theatre, KCBE
1:20 p.m. - 1:40 p.m.	Presentation of Richard Carpenter Excellence in Tax Award to Sharyn M. Fisk, Director, Office of Professional Responsibility, Internal Revenue Service	Nexus Theatre, KCBE
1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.	Controversy Panel: Top 5 Mistakes Made In Tax Court Cases Moderator: Richard Carpenter '84 (JD), Tax Attorney, Richard Carpenter Tax Law Office, Adjunct Professor of Law, USD School of Law Jonathan Amitrano '11 (LLM), Partner, Taylor Nelson Amitrano LLP Steven L. Jager, Partner, Fineman, West and Company, LLP Chad D. Nardiello '99 (BA), '02 (JD), Principal at Nardiello, Turanchik, LLP Hon. Emin Toro, Judge, United States Tax Court	Nexus Theatre, KCBE
2:45 p.m. - 2:50 p.m.	BREAK
2:50 p.m. - 3:50 p.m.	Government Loans Panel: IRS Cares About CARES Act Abuses: PPP, EIDL, & Other Government COVID Relief Audits/Criminal Investigations Co-Moderator: Sam Imandoust, Of Counsel, RJS LAW Co-Moderator: Kaveh Imandoust, JD, MBT, CPA, RJS LAW Dylan M. Aste '11 (JD), Assistant United States Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of California Joseph Orabona, Senior Litigation Counsel, U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of California Dennis L. Perez, Principal, Hochman Salkin Toscher Perez P.C. Jason Powell, Supervisory Special Agent, San Diego, Group 16, IRS	Nexus Theatre, KCBE
3:50 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.	BREAK
4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.	Criminal Tax Workshop Moderator: Sandra R. Brown, Principal, Hochman Salkin Toscher Perez P.C. John D. (Don) Fort, Director of Investigations, Kostelanetz LLP Hon. Allison H. Goddard '00 (JD), Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court, Southern District of California Daniel C. Silvia, Shareholder, Buchalter Victor Song, COO, Integritas3	Nexus Theatre, KCBE
5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.	Networking Reception with Hosted Bar and Hors d'oeuvres	The Garden of the Sea, Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice

Ticket & Registration Information

Register Today!

Ticket Type	Price
General Admission	$199
Law Student/Faculty (please use your .edu email to register)	$25
Reception Only 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m., Garden of the Sea, Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice	$99

Continuing Education Credits

The University of San Diego School of Law is a State Bar of California-approved MCLE provider (renewal status pending) and certifies that this activity is approved for 7.0 hours of general credit.

Tax Specialization Credits: This program is an approved provider for Legal Specialization Continuing Education credits of 5.50 hours (pending). Questions, please contact: Jewell Cornejo at Jcornejo@RJSLawFirm.com

Trust Specialization Credits: This program is an approved provider for Legal Specialization Continuing Education credits of 1.0 hour (pending). Questions, please contact: Jewell Cornejo at Jcornejo@RJSLawFirm.com

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