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

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

Date and Time

Friday, July 28, 2023

  • Friday, July 28, 2023 from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Location

Knauss Center for Business Education, Nexus Theater

5998 Alcala Park San Diego, CA 92110

Cost

varies

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 May 16, 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

    • James Lee, Chief, IRS Criminal Investigations

    Nexus Theatre, KCBE

    9:00 a.m. - Panel 1

    Estate Planning Panel: Practical and Realistic Solutions in Trust, Estate Planning, & Tax Matters

    • Moderator: Brian Malloy, Of Counsel, RJS LAW
    • Jenny Hill Bratt, Partner, Withers Bergman LLP
    • Brent Wilsey, President, Wilsey Asset Management
    • Jerryl S. Cohen, Partner, Freeman Freeman & Smiley LLP

    Nexus Theatre, KCBE

    Panel 2

    International Tax Panel: Challenges of Cross-Border Transactions

    • Moderator: Andrea Cisneros Valdez, Of Counsel, RJS LAW
    • Mary Robberson, Partner, Robberson Schroedter
    • Darren Guillot, IRS Deputy Commissioner SBSE Collection & Operations Support
    • Carlos Gutierrez, Ambassador of Mexico in San Diego
    • A. Lavar Taylor, Principal at Law Offices of A. Lavar Taylor, LLP

    Nexus Theatre, KCBE

     

    Luncheon 

    Courtyard-West, KCBE

     

    Keynote Speaker

    Nexus Theatre, KCBE

     


    Presentation of Richard Carpenter Excellence in Tax Award

    Nexus Theatre, KCBE

    Panel 3

    Controversy Panel: Top 5 Mistakes Made In Tax Court Cases

    • Moderator: Richard Carpenter, Tax Attorney, Richard Carpenter Tax Law Office, Adjunct Professor of Law, USD School of Law
    • Jonathan Amitrano, Partner at Law Offices of A. Lavar Taylor, LLP
    • Judge Emin Toro, Judge at United States Tax Court
    • Chad Nardiello, Principal at Nardiello, Turanchik, LLP
    • Steven L. Jager, Partner, Fineman, West and Company, LLP

    Nexus Theatre, KCBE

    Panel 4

    Government Loans Panel: IRS Cares about CARES Act Abuses: PPP, EIDL, & other Government COVID Relief Audits/Criminal Investigations

    • Co-Moderators: Sam Imandoust, Of Counsel, RJS LAW  and Kaveh Imandoust, JD, CPA, MBT – RJS LAW
    • Joseph Orabona, Senior Litigation Counsel, United States Attorneys Office, Southern District of California
    • Jason Powell, Supervisory Special Agent, San Diego, Group 16, IRS
    • Dylan M. Aste, Assistant United States Attorney, U.S. Attorneys Office, Southern District of California
    • Ronson J. Shamoun, CEO and Principal Attorney, RJS LAW

    Nexus Theatre, KCBE

    Panel 5

    Criminal Tax Workshop

    • Victor Song, COO, Integritas3
    • John D. (Don) Fort, Director of Investigations, Kostelanetz LLP
    • Sandra R. Brown, Principal, Hochman Salkin Toscher Perez P.C.
    • Judge Allison H. Goddard Magistrate Judge, United States District Court, Southern District of California

    Nexus Theatre, KCBE

     

    Networking Reception with Hosted Bar and Hors d'Oevres

    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 will be updated soon!
    The University of San Diego School of Law is a State Bar of California-approved MCLE provider. Please check back for updated information.
     
    RJS LAW is a registered Continuing Education provider with the IRS. Please check back for updated information.
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