Session 1A: TASA reforms and the code of conduct – Compliance challenges for tax practitioners
Panelists: Rebecca Mihalic, BusinessDEPOT, Peter de Cure AM, TPB, Tim Sandow, CTA, President, The Tax Institute
Facilitator: Scott Treatt, CTA, CEO, The Tax Institute
Session 1B: Heads of tax panel
Panelists: Paul Nguyen, Humm, Suzanne Moloney, Myer, Petra Mumford, British American Tobacco
Facilitator: Annmarie Wilmore, CTA, Johnson Winter Slattery
Session 1C: What’s the state of the current tax risk management environment - The evolution of Justidied Trust
Speakers: Sandra Farhat, EY, Jessica Fletcher, EY
Session 2A: Division 7A
Speaker: Chris Ardagna, CTA, Pitcher Partners
Session 2B: Tax governance – Lessons on navigating that conversation with internal stakeholders
Speakers: Karen Krautz, EY, Gina Wang, EY
Session 2C: Employment taxes – Where are we at?
Speaker: Matthew McKee, FTI, Brown Wright Stein Lawyers
Session 3A: Draft PSI and Part IVA guidelines from the Australian Taxation Office
Speaker: Todd Want, CTA, William Buck
Session 3B: Treaties, MAPs and disputes
Speakers: Melanie Earl, Deloitte, Priscilla Ratilal, Deloitte
Session 3C: State taxes
Speaker: Matthew Cridland, CTA, K&L Gates
Session 4A: Trust vesting
Speaker: Elizabeth Burnheim, Keypoint Law
Session 4B: Taxing value in intangibles
Speaker: Colin Little, Ashurst
Session 4C: Ethics in tax practice
Panelists: Linden Barnes, Law Society, Nidal Danoun, Prosperity Financial Services, Scott McGill, CTA, Pitcher Partners
Facilitator: Julie Abdalla, FTI, The Tax Institute
Session 5A: Unexplained income – Australian Taxation Office audits
Speaker: Jonathan Ortner, FTI, Arnold Bloch Leibler
Session 5B: Finely balanced – How to navigate the ATO’s expectations on Thin Capitalisation
Speaker: Michael Clough, FTI, King & Wood Mallesons
Session 5C: The use of trusts in the 21st century – Is the complexity worth it?
Speakers: Arda Ahmed, KPMG, Craig Marston, CTA, KPMG
Session 6A: Managing tax disputes
Speaker: Michael Cranston, FTI, Waterhouse Lawyers
Session 6B: Indirect taxes for corporates
Speakers: Matt Evans, Alvarez & Marsal, Naveed Mostak, Alvarez & Marsal
Session 6C: Family Trust Elections (FTE’s)– ATO insights and what both advisers and trustees need to be aware of
Speakers: Karen Rooke, Australian Taxation Office, Amy James-Velagic, Australian Taxation Office
Session 7A: Restructuring and rollovers – Better late than never … or is it?
Speakers: Ellen Fimmaro, Pitcher Partners, Paul Marino, Pitcher Partners
Session 7B: Case update
Speaker: Dana Levi, Wentworth Groundfloor Chambers
Session 7C: Communication Styles - The key to influence and success
Speaker: Marie Savvas, Mind Map Method
