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ITI 2006 Conference Agenda

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USD School of Law - Procopio International Tax Institute 2006 International Update: U.S.-Mexico Cross-Border Tax Issues was held Thursday & Friday, February 23-24, 2006.

Conference Schedule

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2006
8:00am	Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:45am	Introduction and Welcome Patrick W. Martin, Esq., Procopio, Tax Team Leader; Executive Committee, Taxation Section, State Bar of California Professor Julie H. Sullivan, Vice President and Provost, University of San Diego Professor Kevin L. Cole, Interim Dean and Professor of Law, University of San Diego School of Law
9:15am-10:30am: Course 1 - THEATER MCLE 1.25 hrs Special presentation in Spanish
	Mexico's New Tax Law Reform (2006) - Update of Reforms Effecting Cross-Border Transactions Moderator Enrique Hernandez, Esq., Procopio; Chair, International Committee, Taxation Section, State Bar of California Panelists Lic. Julio Cesar Aguilar Matías, Director of Tax Policy, Treasury Department - Mexico Relevant aspects of the fiscal reform 2006 view the presentation » Aspectos relevantes de la reforma fiscal 2006 view the presentation » Lic. Eduardo Revilla Martínez, Calvo, González Luna, Moreno y Revilla, S.C. back to top »
10:45am-12:00pm: Course 2 - THEATER MCLE 1.25 hrs Simultaneous Spanish translation
	Overview of the U.S. Tax System Regarding Mexican Business and Commercial Activities in the U.S. - Choice of Entity Selection; Intersections of Subchapter C, K and S.A., S. de R.L. and S.C. view the presentation » Moderator Prof. Dennis Lilly, Visiting Professor of Law, University of San Diego Panelists Enrique Hernandez, Esq., Procopio; Chair, International Committee, Taxation Section, State Bar of California Walter M. Kolligs, Esq., Principal, International Tax Services Group, Ernst & Young LLP Liliana Sandoval, Esq., Procopio back to top »
10:45am-12:00pm: Course 3 - ROOM A
	Complex Issues Regarding Partnerships with Foreign Partners - (newly issued regulations) Complex US Tax Issues Involving Cross-Border Partnerships February 2006 (ppt) view the presentation » Complex US Tax Issues Involving Cross-Border Partnerships February 2006 (PDF) view the presentation » Moderator Peter J. Elias, Esq., Foley & Lardner LLP The US Tax Issues the Every Lawyer Should Know About When Your Client Goes "Global" view the presentation » The Utilizing Private REIT Structures for Investments in Real Estate by Tax Exempt and Foreign Investors view the presentation » Panelists David Sotos, Esq., Office of International Tax Counsel, U.S. Treasury Department David Forst, Esq., Fenwick & West LLP back to top »
12:15pm-1:15pm: Lunch - ROOM C/D
	Keynote Speaker Lic. Julio Cesar Aguilar Matías, Director of Tax Policy, Treasury Department - Mexico Estadística del Sistema Fiscal Mexicano view the presentation » Presenting Sponsor: The Private Bank of the Bank of America back to top »
1:30pm-3:00pm: Course 4 - THEATER MCLE 1.5 hours Simultaneous Spanish Translation
	Transfer Pricing: Current Developments in U.S. and Mexico (Xilinx, Cost Sharing, etc.) Overview of U.S. Transfer Pricing Regulations view the presentation » Moderator Lic. Simon Somohano, Deloitte & Touche - Mexico 2006 Mexican Transfer Pricing Update view the presentation » Panelists William F. Colgin, Jr., Esq., Fenwick & West LLP Xilinx v. Commissioner view the presentation » John Breen, Esq., Office of the Associate Chief Counsel (International), Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Lic. Roberto Schatan Pérez, Head of the Transfer Pricing Unit, SAT James Hill, Esq., Deloitte & Touche back to top »
1:30pm-3:00pm: Course 5 - ROOM A MCLE 1.5 hours
	U.S. and Mexican Informational Reporting of International Transactions and the Hefty Penalty Provisions Change of Residency Form (MX) view the presentation » Moderator Lic. Carl Koller, Despacho Paras, S.C. Panelists Phyllis Marcus, Esq., Office of the Associate Chief Counsel (International), IRS Mexican Informational Reporting of International Transactions view the presentation » Declaration of Information Form (MX) view the presentation » U.S. and Mexican Informational Reporting of International Transactions and the Hefty Penalty Provisions: Mexican Informational view the presentation » Patrick W. Martin, Esq., Procopio, Tax Team Leader; Executive Committee, Taxation Section, State Bar of California U.S. and Mexican Informational Reporting of International Transactions and the Hefty Penalty Provisions view the presentation » back to top »
3:15pm-4:30pm: Course 6 - THEATER MCLE 1.25 hours Simultaneous Spanish Translation
	Beyond the Basics of U.S. and Mexican Taxation of Trusts (Taxation of Accumulated Income - Simple and Complex Trusts) Moderator Rufus von Thülen Rhoades, Esq., Author, Rhoades & Langer, U.S. International Taxation and Tax Treaties Panelists Grace Fleeman, Esq., Office of the Associate Chief Counsel (International) IRS FORM 3520: Annual Return to Report Transactions With Foreign Trusts and Receipt of Certain Foreign Gifts view the presentation » FORM 3520 - A: Annual Information Return of Foreign Trust With a U.S. Owner view the presentation » Lic. Jorge Salles-Berges Sanchez, Lic., Ortiz, Sosa, Ysusi y Cia, S.C. Régimen Legal y Fiscal de Los Fideicomisos en México view the presentation » Patrick W. Martin, Esq., Procopio, Tax Team Leader; Executive Committee, Taxation Section, State Bar of California back to top »
3:15pm-4:30pm: Course 7 - ROOM A MCLE 1.25 hours
	Mexico's Maquiladoras - Taxation & Current Developments Moderator C.P Mauricio Monroy, Deloitte & Touche - Tijuana Panelists Lic. Luis Carbajo, Santos-Elizondo-Cantu-Rivera-González-De la Garza-Mendoza-S.C. - Monterrey Highlights of the Mexican Tax Legislation Applicable to Maquiladoras view the presentation » Lic. Roberto Schatan Pérez, Head of the Transfer Pricing Unit, SAT back to top »
4:45pm-5:45pm: Course 8 - THEATER MCLE 1.00 hours
	Mexico and U.S. Anti-Money Laundering Compliance How Can Tax Professionals Understand the Rules and Avoid the Risks Moderator Lic. Rafael Espino de la Peña, Fernandez Espino y Asociados Mexico S.C. Panelists Lic. Juan José Paullada Figueroa, Paullada, Del Rey y Guevara, S.C. Former Mexican Fiscal Federal General Attorney Presentacion Lavado de Dinero (English) view the presentation » The Forty Recommendations (English) view the presentation » Towards the Autonomy of the Money Laundry Crime (English) view the presentation » Robert Grimes, Esq., Grimes & Warwick back to top »
4:45pm-5:45pm: Course 9 - ROOM A MCLE 1.00 hours
	Overview of Mexico's Tax System Regarding U.S. Business and Commercial Activities in Mexico Moderator Lic. Edgar Klee Müdespacher, Turanzaz, Bravo & Ambrosi, S.C. Panelists Lic. Luis Santos Theriot, Santos-Elizondo-Cantu-Rivera-González-De la Garza-Mendoza-S.C. - Monterrey Overview of Mexico's Tax System Regarding U.S. Business and Commercial Activities in Mexico (MSWord) view the presentation » Overview of Mexico's Tax System Regarding U.S. Business and Commercial Activities in Mexico (ppt) view the presentation » back to top »
6:00pm-7:30pm:	Reception ROTUNDA AND GARDEN OF THE SKY Sponsored by: Vivant
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2006
8:00am	Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00am-10:15am: Course 10 - THEATER MCLE 1.25 hours Simultaneous Spanish Translation
	Overview of Mexico's Tax System Regarding U.S. Business and Commercial Activities in Mexico Moderator Rufus von Thülen Rhoades, Esq., Author, Rhoades & Langer, U.S. International Taxation and Tax Treaties Panelists Richard Fultz, Esq., Special Counsel, Office of Chief Counsel, IRS Guardian Industries Corp. v. U.S. - 65 Fed. Cl. 50 (2005) view the presentation » Prof. Diane M. Ring, Associate Professor, Law Faculty Boston College Law School U.S. Cross-Border Tax Arbitrage view the presentation » Summary Overview of Arbitrage Issues and Key Examples view the presentation » One Nation Among Many: Policy Implications of Cross-Border Tax Arbitrage view the presentation » back to top »
9:00am-10:15am: Course 11 - ROOM A MCLE 1.25 hours
	Current Developments in Reorganizing and Liquidating U.S. and Mexican Cross-Border Operations Moderator Jon Schimmer, Esq., Procopio Panelists C.P.C. Alfredo Sanchez Torrado, Chevez, Ruiz, Zamarripa Y Cia, S.C. Mexican Tax Aspects Migration of U.S. Entities to Mexico (ppt) view the presentation » Migration of U.S. Entities to Mexico (MS Word) view the presentation » Lic. Miguel Gonzalez Guerra, Gonzales Orozco Rodriguez & Barajas S.C. Companies Restructuring: From Mexico Abroad and Vice Versa view the presentation » Tax Consequences of Mexican Companies Migrating Abroad view the presentation » Greg (Gahng-gook) Choi, Esq., Ernst & Young LLP back to top »
10:40am-12:00pm: Course 12 - THEATER MCLE 1.25 hours Simultaneous Spanish Translation
	Recent Developments and the U.S.-Mexico Income Tax Treaty - Competent Authority and Beyond Moderator Rufus von Thülen Rhoades, Esq., Author, Rhoades & Langer, U.S. International Taxation and Tax Treaties Panelists Ramon Camacho, Esq., WTAS, Inc. Lic. Carl Koller, Esq., Despacho Paras, S.C. Lic. Eduardo Revilla Martínez, Calvo, González Luna, Moreno y Revilla, S.C. back to top »
10:40am-12:00pm: Course 13 - ROOM A MCLE 1.25 hours
	Cross Border Financing - Treaty Benefits, U.S. Portfolio Interest and Mexico's Thin Capitalization Rules and More Moderator Walter Kolligs, Esq., Principal, International Tax Services Group, Ernst & Young LLP Panelists Prof. John Forry, Esq., Visiting Professor, USD; Author, Practical Guide to Foreign Investment in the United States Cross-Border Financing: Treaty Benefits, US Portfolio Interest, Mexico's Thin Capitalization Rules and More - Title Page view the presentation » Treaty Benefits and Overrides, and Continued Home Country Taxation, for US and Mexican Financiers Investing in Each Other's Country view the presentation » US Key General Tax Provisions Applicable to Foreign Financial Investors view the presentation » Mexico's Key General Tax Provisions Applicable to Foreign Financial Investors view the presentation » Lic. Christian R. Natera, Tron y Natera, S.C back to top »
12:15pm-1:30pm: Lunch - ROOM C/D
	Keynote Speaker Rufus von Thülen Rhoades, Esq., Author, Rhoades & Langer, U.S. International Taxation and Tax Treaties Our Tax Code - Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow view the presentation » Sponsored by: LexisNexis back to top »
1:30pm-2:45pm: Course 14 - THEATER MCLE 1.25 hours Simultaneous Spanish Translation
	International Planning and Recent Reforms of Anti-Deferral Legislation in Mexico and the U.S. Moderator Enrique Hernandez, Esq., Procopio; Chair, International Committee, Taxation Section, State Bar of California Panelists Mauricio Bravo Fortuol, Turanzas, Bravo y Ambrosi, S.C. International Planning and Recent Reforms of Anti-Deferral Legislation in Mexico view the presentation » Prof. John Forry, Esq., Visiting Professor, USD; Author, Practical Guide to Foreign Investment in the United States Phyllis Marcus, Esq., Office of the Associate Chief Counsel (International), IRS back to top »
1:30pm-2:45pm: Course 15 - ROOM A MCLE 1.25 hours
	Complex International Transfer Tax Issues for Cross Border Estates and International Gifts - Mexico's Exemptions and International Estates and Gifts Moderator Rufus von Thülen Rhoades, Esq., Author, Rhoades & Langer, U.S. International Taxation and Tax Treaties Panelists Patrick W. Martin, Esq., Procopio, Tax Team Leader; Executive Committee, Taxation Section, State Bar of California Taxation of Trusts: Mexico and U.S. view the presentation » Lic. Carl Koller, Despacho Paras, S.C. Mexico's Exemptions, and International Gifts & Estates view the presentation » Complex International Transfer Tax Issues for Cross Border Estates and International Gifts - Mexico's Exemptions and International Estates and Gifts (The Mexican Perspective) view the presentation » back to top »
3:00pm-4:30pm: Course 16 - THEATER MCLE 1.5 hours Simultaneous Spanish Translation
	Professional Responsibility Regulation - Cross Border Application of New Circular 230 Rules and Mexico's Counterpart (Codification of Business Purpose) Moderator Prof. Herbert Lazerow, Professor, University of San Diego School of Law Panelists Richard Shaw, Esq., Distinguished Adjunct Professor, University of San Diego School of Law Circular 230: Tax Advice Under the New Circular 230 Regime (ppt) view the presentation » Tax Advice Under the New Circular 230 Regime (PDF) view the presentation » C.P.C. Pablo Mendoza, Gossler, S.C. Tax Advisory and the Rules of Independence of External Auditors view the presentation » back to top »