About the Annual San Diego Tax Institute
The USD School of Law – RJS LAW Tax Controversy Institute is one of the premier tax institutes in the nation held once a year. Our San Diego tax institute brings together the region’s top tax attorneys, CPAs, tax professionals, law and business school professors to discuss topics including what practitioners can expect with the new IRS Office of Fraud Enforcement as well as how to properly advise clients with collection issues.
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The 2021 6th Annual USD School of Law – RJS LAW Tax Controversy Institute
The 6th Annual 2021 USD School of Law – RJS LAW Tax Controversy Institute
Tax Institute San Diego
The 2021 USD School of Law – RJS LAW Tax Controversy Institute was held virtually via Zoom on Friday, July 16, 2021. The tax 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 what practitioners can expect with the new IRS Office of Fraud Enforcement as well as how to properly advise clients with collection issues. USD School of Law – RJS LAW Tax Controversy Institute is a a very prestigious tax institute in San Diego.
James Lee, Chief of Criminal Investigation at the IRS, Tom Woolway, Senior Managing Director, Commercial Banking of Torrey Pines Bank, Ronson J. Shamoun, Principal Attorney & CEO of RJS LAW, USD Adjunct Professor, and Miranda Perry Fleischer, Professor of Law and Co – Director of Graduate Tax Programs, USD School of Law will open the conference with introductory remarks.
Moderators and Panelists include:
- Richard Carpenter, Principal, Richard Carpenter, Tax Attorney, Adjunct Law Professor, USD School of Law
- Frank Agostino, President, Agostino & Associates
- Steven Toscher, Principal, Hochman, Salkin, Toscher, & Perez P.C.
- Martin Schainbaum, Of Counsel, RJS LAW
- Sandra Brown, Principal, Hochman, Salkin, Toscher, & Perez P.C.
Dean Robert Schapiro will introduce luncheon Keynote Speaker United States Tax Court Judge Elizabeth Ann Copeland.
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 have demonstrated outstanding dedication and expertise while representing taxpayers before the federal and state governments.
We are excited to announce Nina Olson as the recipient of the 2021 award. Ms. Olson is the Executive Director of the Center for Taxpayer Rights. Prior to her current position, she was the former head of the Office of the Taxpayer Advocate, a government office dedicated to helping taxpayers solve their tax problems with the IRS.
Over the past 30 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 Wall Street section of New York City. He then decided to attend law school where he received his Juris Doctor 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 28 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, including some of 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.
SCHEDULE
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10:00am — 10:15am — Welcome Remarks
- Ronson J. Shamoun, Principal Attorney & CEO, RJS LAW, Adjunct Professor at USD School of Law
- Tom Woolway, Senior Managing Director, Commercial Banking at Torrey Pines Bank
- Gail King, Senior Vice President, Commercial Banking, Torrey Pines Bank
- Miranda Perry Fleischer, Professor of Law and Co-Director of Graduate Tax Programs, USD School of Law
10:15am — 10:30am — Introductory Speaker
- James Lee, Chief, IRS Criminal Investigations
10:30am — 12:00pm — Collection Workshop
Best Practices for Representing Clients before the Collection Division
- Moderator: Frank Agostino, President, Agostino & Associates
- Joseph A. Broyles, Attorney, Certifed Public Accountant, The Law Offices of Joseph A. Broyles, Inc.
- Darren Guillot, Commissioner, Small Business/Self-Employed Div., Collection, IRS
- Richard Carpenter, Principal, Richard Carpenter, Tax Attorney, Adjunct Law Professor, USD School of Law
Noon — Break (15 minutes)
12:15pm — 12:30pm Remarks by IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig
12:30pm — 1:00pm — Presentation of the the Richard Carpenter Excellence in Tax Award
- Dean Robert Schapiro to Nina Olson, Executive Director, Center for Taxpayer Rights
1:00pm — 1:30pm — Keynote Speaker
- Elizabeth Ann Copeland, United States Tax Court Judge
1:30pm — 3:00pm — Criminal Panel
The IRS New Office of Fraud Enforcement—What Practitioners Can Expect, the Consequences and Best Practices
- Moderator: Sandra Brown, Principal, Hochman, Salkin, Toscher, & Perez P.C.
- Speaker: Steven Toscher, Principal, Hochman, Salkin, Toscher, & Perez P.C.
- Marty Schainbaum, Former Assistant U.S. Attorney, Former IRS Regional Counsel Trial Attorney
- Damon Rowe, Director, Office of Fraud Enforcement for the Internal Revenue Service
- Richard J. Hassebrock, Senior Counsel with the Small Business/Self-Employed Division of the Office of Chief Counsel for the Internal Revenue Service
3:00pm — Question & Answer Period
3:30 — 4:00pm — Closing Remarks and Reception
- Jordan Barry, Professor of Law, Director of Center for Corporate and Securities Law, Co-Director of Graduate Tax Programs, University of San Diego
Continuing Education
The University of San Diego School of Law is a State Bar of California-approved MCLE provider. Please check back for the number of credit hours offered. RJS LAW is a registered Continuing Education provider with the IRS. Please check back for the number of credit hours offered.
Learn more about this Year’s 2021 Award Recipient of the Richard Carpenter Excellence in Tax Award Nina Olson
The 6th Annual 2021 USD School of Law – RJS LAW Tax Controversy Institute
The 2021 USD School of Law – RJS LAW Tax Controversy Institute was held virtually via Zoom on Friday, July 16, 2021. 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 what practitioners can expect with the new IRS Office of Fraud Enforcement as well as how to properly advise clients with collection issues.
James Lee, Chief of Criminal Investigation at the IRS, Tom Woolway, Senior Managing Director, Commercial Banking of Torrey Pines Bank, Ronson J. Shamoun, Principal Attorney & CEO of RJS LAW, USD Adjunct Professor, and Miranda Perry Fleischer, Professor of Law and Co – Director of Graduate Tax Programs, USD School of Law will open the conference with introductory remarks.
Moderators and Panelists include:
- Richard Carpenter, Principal, Richard Carpenter, Tax Attorney, Adjunct Law Professor, USD School of Law
- Frank Agostino, President, Agostino & Associates
- Steven Toscher, Principal, Hochman, Salkin, Toscher, & Perez P.C.
- Martin Schainbaum, Of Counsel, RJS LAW
- Sandra Brown, Principal, Hochman, Salkin, Toscher, & Perez P.C.
Dean Robert Schapiro will introduce luncheon Keynote Speaker United States Tax Court Judge Elizabeth Ann Copeland.
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 have demonstrated outstanding dedication and expertise while representing taxpayers before the federal and state governments.
We are excited to announce Nina Olson as the recipient of the 2021 award. Ms. Olson is the Executive Director of the Center for Taxpayer Rights. Prior to her current position, she was the former head of the Office of the Taxpayer Advocate, a government office dedicated to helping taxpayers solve their tax problems with the IRS.
Over the past 30 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 Wall Street section of New York City. He then decided to attend law school where he received his Juris Doctor 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 28 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, including some of 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.