WASHINGTON, Dec. 5, 2024 – Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Daniel Werfel will speak at the American Bar Association 2024 Criminal Tax Fraud and Tax Controversy conference, which will be held Dec. 12-14 at the Wynn Las Vegas.
Werfel serves as the 50th commissioner of the IRS and presides over the nation’s tax system, which collects approximately $4.1 trillion in tax revenue each year representing about 96% of the total gross receipts of the United States. He oversees an agency of about 85,000 employees and an annual budget of more than $12 billion. Werfel will be the keynote luncheon speaker on Friday, Dec. 13, at 12:30 p.m. PST.
What:
2024 Criminal Tax Fraud and Tax Controversy conference Sponsored by the ABA Section of Taxation
When:
Thursday-Saturday, Dec. 12-14
Where:
Wynn Las Vegas
3131 Las Vegas Blvd. South
Las Vegas, Nevada
The gathering of the criminal tax controversy and defense bar brings together high-level government officials, judges, corporate counsel and private practitioners engaged in all aspects of tax controversy, tax litigation and criminal tax prosecutions and defense.
The sessions include:
- “Defending High Wealth Taxpayers in Civil and Criminal Tax Enforcement”
- “Civil Enforcement Priorities”
- “Criminal Enforcement Priorities”
- “Ensuring That Diverse Taxpayers Can Navigate the Tax System”
- “Deference Denied: The New Landscape for Regulatory Enforcement”
- “Voluntary Disclosure: Where Are We Now?”
- “Criminal Enforcement in an Artificial Intelligence World — Proof Beyond a Reasonable Doubt”
- “Welcome to the New Era of Tax Enforcement Relating to Partnerships and the Economic Substance Doctrine”
- “The Employee Retention Credit — How the Relief Program Became Civil and Criminal Enforcement Challenges”
The complete conference agenda is here. For media registration, please contact Barbranda Walls at [email protected].
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