First Annual State and Local Tax Forum, 06/01

"The Struggles of Applying Traditional Tax Laws to Today's Digital Economy"

Thursday, June 1
8:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m.

Laurence E. Hirsch ’71 Classroom (Room 101)
John F. Scarpa Hall
Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law

 

The Villanova University Graduate Tax Program hosts its First Annual State and Local Tax (SALT) Forum at Villanova Law on Thursday, June 1. This event will bring together SALT thought leaders from around the country to openly discuss the relevant policy, practice, procedural and technical issues.  

This year's SALT Forum, "The Struggles of Applying Traditional Tax Laws to Today's Digital Economy," will feature a wide array of well-known in-house accounting and legal practitioners, and panels will be moderated by adjunct faculty members of the Graduate Tax Program. 

The Pennsylvania Continuing Legal Education Board has approved this symposium for 5 Substantive CLE credits. This event is approved for 5 CPE credits. In-person registration is now closed, but virtual attendance and an option to join the waitlist is available. 

 

Agenda

Subject to change

 

8:00 a.m.: Registration & Breakfast

8:25 a.m.: Opening Remarks

• Mark C. Alexander, The Arthur J. Kania Dean and Professor of Law

8:30–9:30 a.m.: Panel 1 – Digital Economy Controversies

• Tom Donnelly '84 BS, '89 JD, '90 MT, Senior Vice President, State & Local Tax, Comcast and Adjunct Professor, Graduate Tax Program
• Jeffrey A. Friedman, Partner, State & Local Tax, Eversheds Sutherland LLP
• Mark McCormick, Director, U.S. State Local & Indirect Tax, Newell Brands
• Moderated by Jennifer Karpchuk, Shareholder & SALT Practice Co-Chair, Chamberlain Hrdlicka

9:30–10:45 a.m.: Panel 2 – Deciphering Taxation of Cloud Computing

• Michael R. Bannasch, State & Local Tax Practice Leader, RKL
• Mark Cox, SALT Consultant
• Todd Faciana, Senior Deputy Attorney General, Office of Attorney General, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
• David Hillegass '16 MT, Director of State & Local Tax, Global Tax Management and Adjunct Professor, Graduate Tax Program
• Candice Polsky '94 JD, '00 LLM, Director of State & Local Tax, Urban Outfitters, Inc. 
• Moderated by Ilya Lipin '08 LLM, '10 MBA, Tax Principal & Atlantic Region SALT Practice Leader, BDO USA, LLP and Adjunct Professor, Graduate Tax Program

10:45–11:00 a.m.: Break

11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.: Panel 3 – Sourcing Receipts from the Sale of Intangibles

• David Glad, Director, State & Local Tax, Grant Thornton LLP and Adjunct Professor, Graduate Tax Program
  
• Jessica Morgan, Senior Manager, National Tax Department, Ernst & Young LLP
• Saul Zeitlin, Head of State and Local Tax, Warner Bros. Discovery
• Moderated by Jonathan A. Liss, Senior Policy Analyst, City of Philadelphia Department of Revenue and Adjunct Professor, Graduate Tax Program

12:00–1:00 p.m.: Lunch with Keynote Speaker

• Nancy Prosser, General Counsel, Multistate Tax Commission
• Moderated by Michael Semes '90 JD, Of Counsel, BakerHostetler LLP and Professor of Practice, Graduate Tax Program

1:00–1:15 p.m.: Break

1:15–2:30 p.m.: Panel 4 – Legislative Obstacles to Keeping Pace with Business

• Douglas Lindholm, President & Executive Director, Council On State Taxation
• Sarah McGahan, Managing Director, State & Local Tax, KPMG US
• Scott Roberti, US State Policy Services Leader, Ernst & Young LLP
• Jared Walczak, Vice President of State Projects, Tax Foundation
• Moderated by Drew VandenBrul '98 MT, Managing Director, State & Local Tax, GrantThorton LLP and Adjunct Professor, Graduate Tax Program

2:30–3:30 p.m.: Panel 5 – Judicial Barriers to Applying Traditional Laws to New Business

• Hon. Bonnie Leadbetter, President Judge Emerita, Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court
• Hon. Mala Sundar, Presiding Judge, New Jersey Tax Court
• Hon. Anthony Wisniewski, Chief Judge, Maryland Tax Court 
  
• Moderated by Michael Semes '90 JD, Of Counsel, BakerHostetler LLP and Professor of Practice, Graduate Tax Program

3:30 p.m.: Conclusion