Membership Lunch Meeting - Preparing for Audits - Best Practices for Minimizing Audit Risk in the Planning Process
Members are encouraged to bring prospective member guests; member-hosted guests may attend at no charge.
About the Program:
The panel will discuss steps estate planners can take to minimize the chance or impact of an estate or gift tax audit, especially in the wake of anticipated Tax and Jobs Act pre-sunset gifting and the Maryland Comproller's renewed efforts to investigate Maryland estate tax returns.
About the Panelists:
Amanda Abel is the Manager, Estate and NRS Tax Units, Revenue Administration Division of the Comptroller of Maryland.
Robert W. Carter, MS, CPA/CFF/ABV, CVA, CFE, CEPA, is a Managing Member of Paradigm Forensics and has been performing valuation services for more than 18 years. He provides expert opinions regarding business valuations, performs forensic accounting and fraud investigations and serves as a financial expert witness in legal matters. Additionally, he performs succession planning and value growth advisory services. He has also held influential positions within his area of expertise as the former President of the Maryland/DC Chapter of the National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts, the former Chair of the NACVA Standards Board, a current Chair of the NACVA’s Executive Advisory Board as well as previously holding a position on the Advisory Council for the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners and a prior Chairman of the MACPA’s Forensic and Valuation Services Committee. In addition to these professional organizations, he currently sits on the University of Baltimore’s Accounting Advisory Board.
Melissa Wiley, Melissa L. Wiley, Esq. is a Partner in Lowenstein Sandler's Washington, D.C. office. Her practice focuses on assisting clients to come into compliance with their U.S. tax obligations and advising U.S. taxpayers on all types of civil and criminal tax controversy matters at the federal and state level. Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Wiley was a Senior Manager in the National Tax Department at a Big Four accounting firm, where she specialized in tax controversy. In addition to serving clients, Ms. Wiley served as a firm subject matter expert on a variety of tax controversy topics and regularly spoke on firm webinars and taught classes to colleagues and clients. With that firm she also served as internal counsel, providing legal guidance on a variety of matters related to the firm’s tax practice. Prior to that, Ms. Wiley was a tax controversy attorney at an international law firm, where she represented clients in federal and state controversy matters, including taking three cases through trial. Ms. Wiley previously worked as analyst in the insurance industry before attending Georgetown University Law Center. She is active in tax professional organizations, including the AICPA and the ABA Tax Section, where she currently serves as Vice Chair for Committee Operations. She also is dedicated to assisting local children and caretakers through the Children’s Law Center, where she serves on the board and has provided pro bono services for more than 15 years.
Schedule:
12:00 pm - Registration, networking and buffet lunch
12:30 pm - Program begins
1:45 pm - Program ends
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