Tuesday, November 17, 2020
| Time | Description | Speakers |
| 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. | Ethics in SALT. Kick the conference off right with a fun and informative presentation on important ethics issues for tax practitioners, including focus on rules adopted by the ABA and the AICPA, analysis of common ethical issues within that framework, and application to real-life problems for tax practitioners. | Glenn McCoy, KPMG Chris Sullivan, Rath, Young and Pignatelli |
| 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. | COVID-19’s Biggest Impacts on the State Tax Field. Listen to a panel of government and private tax professionals as they discuss the biggest impacts that COVID-19 has had on the state tax field, including anticipated legislative proposals in 2021 to address state revenue shortfalls, and nexus and apportionment issues brought about by a remote workforce. | Michael Fatale, MA DOR Morgan Scarboro, MultiState Assoc. Steve Wlodychak, Ernst & Young |
Wednesday, November 18, 2020
| Time | Description | Speakers |
| 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. | Top Issues in New England SALT. Don’t miss the Forum’s staple presentation which highlights the top legislative, judicial and administrative tax developments during the past year in the six New England states. As with last year, this session will address each of these highlights through a multistate issue approach, identifying key trends and comparisons among the New England states. | Ann Brown, CBIZ Tov Haueisen, PwC |
| 4:00 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. | The New England “State of the States.” Join Joe Huddleston, former Executive Director of the Multistate Tax Commission, as he leads this year’s engaging discussion with a panel of representatives from each of the six New England state revenue agencies regarding top tax administration and policy issues for practitioners and industry, including each state agency’s response to COVID-19. | Joe Huddleston, Ernst & Young (moderator) |
Thursday, November 19, 2020
| Time | Description | Speakers |
| 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. | Top 10 Sales Tax Issues. Our experienced sales tax professionals will highlight the top sales and use tax issues and themes this year with a particular focus on New England, including expansion of the sales tax base, taxation of business inputs, sourcing changes, updates on marketplace facilitator rules and the potential intersection with Wayfair economic nexus, as well as practical aspects for compliance in a post-Wayfair and COVID world. | Loren Chumley, KPMG Lynn Gandhi, Foley & Lardner |
| 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. | National SALT Update. Join Professor Richard Pomp and Jordan Goodman as they recap the nation’s top state tax cases, state and local legislation, policy developments and controversies over the last year with an informative and hopefully engaging presentation designed to keep practitioners current on non-New England developments. This year’s presentation is sure to include the most recent developments on jurisdictional issues, tax base inconsistencies, apportionment snafu’s and traps for the unwary. | Jordan Goodman, Horwood Marcus & Berk Chartered Prof. Richard Pomp, UConn School of Law |
