Attorney Training Agenda
Attorney Training and Informational Sharing Session
Monday, April 28, 2025 (all times are Pacific Time)
Centennial Hotel Spokane
303 West North River Drive
Spokane, Washington, 99201
State employees who are not attorneys are welcome to attend in-person the afternoon session of the attorney training on Monday, April 28. The morning session is open only to public sector tax attorneys. The attorney training is designed to be eligible for CLE credit in most states (except for the Roundtable and Information Sharing Session)—see the MTC’s CLE policy on our website for additional information.
Morning Session
The morning session will start at 8:30 am.
I. | Professor Hayes R. Holderness, University of Richmond School of Law Tax Professor Holderness will address a series of timely SALT topics, including taxation of remote workers, the potential impact of the U.S. Supreme Court’s analysis in Pike v. Bruce Church, Inc. on state taxation, and the taxation of digital advertising. |
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Practice tips for litigators and for other agency attorneys when litigation is on the horizon Presenters: Dana Erlandsen—Wisconsin; Bruce Fort— MTC; Kirsten Jasper—South Dakota; Ray Langenberg—Texas; Eric Mahler—Idaho; Noah Patterson—Colorado; Kara Siegal—California; Phil Skinner—Idaho; Miranda Scroggins—Louisiana; Jenn Stosberg—MTC; and Darren Weirnick—Oregon |
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Preparing yourself and the agency representative for a deposition Presenters: Ray Langenberg—Texas; Phil Skinner—Idaho |
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IV. | Roundtable & Information Sharing Session MTC roundtable discussions provide a forum for public sector tax attorneys to share ideas and seek guidance from colleagues in other states. For this roundtable, we request attendees to submit by COB Wednesday, April 23, 2025 a brief description of any issues or challenges that may benefit from a group discussion. The objective is to generate a group discussion on the issues or challenges, and discuss possible resolutions or share how those issues or challenges were resolved. We also invite attendees to offer extemporaneous state updates. Please send your discussion ideas to Ray Langenberg. The roundtable is not eligible for CLE credit in most states. |
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Attendees should avoid disclosing confidential or privileged tax information. The roundtable will be open to both in-person and virtual attendees. It is not eligible for CLE credit. |
Afternoon Session
The afternoon session will start at 2:00 pm.
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State Taxation of Trusts Presenters: Kathleen Chase—New York; Sonia Woodruff—California, Lila Disque—MTC |
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Taxation of Digital Products—a case study Presenters: Tim Jennrich—Washington; Joanne Jordan—Washington; Charles Zalesky—Washington |
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Real world state partnership tax issues Presenters: Larry Shinder—MTC; Jane McCurdy—Pennsylvania; Chris Barber—MTC. |
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Update on Sourcing and Legislative Matters
Update On Federal Tax Legislation Concerning The States |
Networking Wind Down – This informal gathering will be one of many opportunities to build relationships and share ideas with colleagues.
Dinner – We will walk to a nearby restaurant for those who would like to join a group for dinner.
For additional information, contact MTC Counsel, Brian Hamer.
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