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Joint Meeting of the USA and Ireland Branches of the International Fiscal Association.

September 5th & 6th, 2019 | Dublin, Ireland

Join us for a 2-day Joint Meeting of the USA and Ireland Branches on September 5th and 6th in Dublin.

The meeting will start at noon on Thursday September 5th, and will include six technical sessions in addition to a conference dinner.

For all event registration queries & any other event details, please contact the event managers:
Elizabeth Harpur at elizabeth.harpur@gmail.com or Janie Lazar at janielazar@gmail.com
who will be able to assist.

 

US-IRELAND JOINT MEETING AGENDA
Thursday September 5
 

12:00 – 12:30 p.m.

 Welcome and Opening Address

Catherine O’Meara, President, IFA Ireland Branch

Sol Coffino, President, IFA USA Branch
 

12:30 – 1:30 p.m.

Lunch
 

1:30 – 2:30 p.m.

 The State of Play – Irish/US Tax Policy

High level comments on the following:

  • US tax reform – GILTI, BEAT and FDII provisions;
  • Brexit;
  • ATAD – implementation and impact;
  • DAC 6;
  • Transfer pricing – forthcoming Irish changes.
 

Chair:

Tom Maguire, Deloitte

Panelists:

Barbara Angus, EY

Peter Blessing, Associate Chief Counsel (International), IRS

Brendan Crowley, Department of Finance

Dirk Suringa, Covington
 

2:30 – 3:30 p.m.

 Taxation of the Digital Economy
  • OECD and European initiatives.
 

Chair:

James Somerville, A&L Goodbody

Panelists:

Mary Bennett, Baker McKenzie

Peter Glicklich, Davies, Ward, Philips and Vineberg

Anne Gunnell, Irish Tax Institute
 

3:30 – 3:45 p.m.

Refreshment Break
 

3:45 – 4:45 p.m.

 IP Ownership – Current Trends
  • OECD 2017 Transfer Pricing Guidelines;
  • DAC 6;
  • US tax reform;
  • Tax authority challenges/dispute resolution.
 

Chair:

Skip Patton, Boston University School of Law

Panelists:

Peter Blessing, Associate Chief Counsel (International), IRS

Peter Connors, Orrick

Mark O’Sullivan, Matheson

Susan Roche, PwC
 

4:45 – 5:00 p.m.

 End of Day 1 Remarks
 

7:30 p.m.

 Cocktail Reception and Dinner at Glovers Alley
 
Friday September 6
 

9:00 – 9:15 a.m.

 Introduction to Day 2

Catherine O’Meara, President, IFA Ireland Branch
 

9:15 – 10:15 a.m.

 Holding Companies – Key Trends
  • Impact of ATAD on traditional holding company locations;
  • Substance requirements;
  • MLI and treaty benefits.
 

Chair:

Anne Harvey, Matheson

Panelists:

Sonya Manzor, William Fry

Hsuany Shan, PwC

Bob Stack, Deloitte
 

10:15 – 10:30 a.m.

Refreshment Break
 

10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

 Financing the Future – Interest Deductibility/Hybrids
 

Co-Chairs:

Andrew Quinn, Maples

Panelists:

Peter Blessing, Associate Chief Counsel (International), IRS

Áine Hollingsworth, Irish Revenue Commissioners

Colleen O’Neill, EY

Lauren Ross, Covington
 

12:00 – 1:00 p.m.

 Managing Tax Risk in Complex Times – A Tax Director’s Perspective
 

Co-Chairs:

Carol Tello, Eversheds Sutherland

Panelists:

Sheila Lawlor, Experian plc

David Paul, American Honda Motor Company

Tom Roesser, Microsoft
 

1:00 – 1:15 p.m.

 Closing Remarks

Catherine O’Meara, President, IFA Ireland Branch
 

1:15 – 2:15 p.m.

 Lunch
 

 

 

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CONFERENCE VENUE

Matheson
70 Sir John Rogerson’s Quay
Dublin 2

Each year IFA Ireland endeavours to organise activities designed to provide a forum for our members (and other interested parties) to come together, discuss and share insights in relation to the ever changing international tax landscape.

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