Direct & Indirect State Taxes/Implications of Federal Tax Reform
Presented by Sidley Austin and Grant Thornton
Sidley Austin Offices
One S. Dearborn, Chicago, IL 60603
Wednesday, March 21, 2018
Please join TEI’s Chicago Chapter for a full day session on state and local taxes and the implications of federal tax reform.
8:15 – 8:40 Registration and Breakfast
8:40 – 8:45 Welcome
Marilyn Franson, TEI Chicago Chapter SALT Committee
8:45 – 9:30 Legislative and Administrative Developments
Jeff Cook, Grant Thornton, Cynthia Okechukwu, Sidley Austin and Rick Strohmaier, Grant Thornton
9:30 – 10:45 State Implications of Federal Tax Reform
Richard Silverman, Sidley Austin and Jamie Yesnowitz, Grant Thornton
10:45 - 11:00 Break
11:00 – 11:45 Tax Technology/AI
Chris Jarski and Alex Laskowski, Grant Thornton and Richard Leavy, Sidley Austin
11:45 – 12:30 Lunch, Robert Cronin, District Audit Manager, NYS Department of Taxation & Finance
12:30 – 1:15 Unclaimed Property
Scott Heyman, Sidley Austin and Guinevere Seaward, Grant Thornton
1:15 – 2:00 Cloud/Software/Chicago Lease Tax/Economic Nexus & Gross Receipts Taxes
Jennifer Ardrey, Grant Thornton and Richard Silverman, Sidley Austin
2:00 – 2:15 Break
2:15 – 3:00 State Taxation of Mergers & Acquisitions
Richard Leavy, Sidley Austin and Chelsie Nelson, Grant Thornton
3:00 - 4:00 Ethics in the SALT World
Paul Bogdanski, Grant Thornton and Karen Hayes, Sidley Austin
4:00 – 5:00 Reception – Cocktails
You must register and pay for this program in advance through Eventbrite. No payments will be accepted at the door. The cost for this meeting is $25 for TEI members and $55 for non-TEI members. Season ticket holders may use their season pass. Questions – please contact Irene Brajner at imbrajner@aol.com. For registration information, please visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tei-chicago-chapter-state-tax-meeting-tickets-43187325453 CPE and Illinois CLE available. This event is limited to tax professionals working in private industry.