The 15th Annual International Tax Conference, sponsored by the George W. Daverio School of Accountancy and the Institute for Global Business at The University of Akron, is designed to update practitioners in the accounting, legal, business and governmental sectors. International tax specialists will discuss new developments, tax savings ideas, current issues, and changes in the laws applying to international business taxation.
Embassy Suites
5800 Rockside Woods Boulevard
Independence, OH 44131
(Rockside Road E. at Interstate 77)
(216) 986-9900
The tentative schedule is as follows:
| 7:40 - 8:20 a.m. | Registration and continental breakfast |
| 8:20 -8:30 a.m. | Welcome from The University of Akron |
| 8:30 – 9:15 a.m. | M&A Tax Update – Bradley Thompson, CPA, PricewaterhouseCoopers Director Matt Chen, CPA, PricewaterhouseCoopers Partner |
| 9:15 – 10:15 a.m. | Planning in the Current Environment – Michael Urse, J.D., CPA, PricewaterhouseCoopers Partner Alan Higgins, CPA, Ernst & Young Partner |
| 10:15 - 10:30 a.m. | Break |
| 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. | International Tax Process & Systems Update – Matthew Wallace, CPA, PricewaterhouseCoopers Partner David Joranko, CPA, Ernst & Young Partner |
| 11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. | Transfer Pricing Update – Operational BEPS, Country by Country Reporting Raoul Gonzalez, PricewaterhouseCoopers Partner Ann Marie Achille, PricewaterhouseCoopers Partner |
| 12:15 – 1:45 p.m. | Buffet Lunch Lunch Presenter: Tax Legislative Policy in an Election Year: Outlook for 2016 Scott McCandless, PricewaterhouseCoopers Principal |
| 1:45 – 2:45 p.m. | Foreign Tax Law Update – Matthew Ryan, PricewaterhouseCoopers Partner Brandon Roytberg, J.D., CPA PricewaterhouseCoopers Director |
| 2:45 – 3:30 p.m. | Tax Accounting Hot Topics – Dean Pontius, CPA, PricewaterhouseCoopers Partner Dan McMann, CPA, Ernst & Young Partner |
| 3:30 – 4:00 pm | Closing Remarks & Questions |
The George W. Daverio School of Accountancy
The Institute for Global Business
Contact: Nancy Stott, George W. Daverio School of Accountancy
Email: nsstott@uakron.edu
Phone: (330) 972-7588
Fax: (330) 972-8597
Alvin H. Lieberman
Alan Higgins
Mike Urse
Matthew D. Wallace
Il-woon Kim
Rolla Zahrawi
Thomas Calderon
The International Tax Conference is an outreach event of the Masters of Taxation Program at The University of Akron, the premier MTax Program of Ohio. We offer the only online Master of Taxation degree in the USA with an International Tax emphasis. Visit the MTax Page for more information.
