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IRS & FTC PRESENTS: SCAMS, TAX-RELATED IDENTITY THEFT & IDENTITY PROTECTION PIN
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TOOLS AND STRATEGIES TO AVOID ESTATE PLANNING TRAGEDIES
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IRS PRESENTING: ADVOCATING FOR TAXPAYERS WHO RECEIVE COLLECTION NOTICES
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WORKER CLASSIFICATION: EMPLOYEE OR INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR?
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EXPATRIATION AND THE EXIT TAX: PROS AND CONS OF RENOUNCING CITIZENSHIP
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NAVIGATING TAX REPRESENTATION: FROM POWER OF ATTORNEY TO IRS TRANSCRIPTS
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WORLD OF EMPLOYEE FRINGE BENEFITS
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PROTECTING YOUR BUSINESS AND YOUR FAMILY
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PAYROLL ISSUES INCLUDING A SNEAK PEEK AT W-2s VERSUS 1099
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THE IRS's RENEWED INTEREST IN TAX FRAUD: AN UPDATE FOR TAX PROFESSIONALS
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Defenses to Tax Crimes: Attacking Willfulness

DEFENSES TO TAX CRIMES: ATTACKING WILLFULNESS

Please Note: Enrolling in any individual session will grant you access to the entire two-day 2020 IRS Representation Conference Event.
Cost $200.00
CPE Credits 1.0 hour
Subject Area 1.0 - Taxes
CE Credits 0.0 hours
Course Level Basic
Instructional Method Group Internet Based
Prerequisites None
Advanced Preparation None
Course Description

Tax crimes are specific intent crimes-requiring the violation of a known legal duty. The panel explores when a potential mental impairment should be considered a defense or mitigation during sentencing.


The IRS Representation Conference brings together representatives from the government and expert private practitioners to compare perspectives on a variety of topics involving federal tax audits, appeals, and litigation. The Conference covers a wide range of representation issues, from procedural seminars to substantive programs, estate & gift issues, ethical problems, current enforcement initiatives, sensitive audits, and civil and criminal tax penalties.

This comprehensive, two full-day event focuses on the practical issues and how to handle them rather than theoretical issues.

View further details on the event here.

Please note: Enrolling in an individual session will grant you access to the entire two-day event.

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Frank Agostino is the president of Agostino & Associates, P.C., a law firm in Hackensack, New Jersey specializing in civil and white-collar criminal litigation, tax controversies, and tax planning.  

Before entering private practice, Mr. Agostino was an attorney with the Internal Revenue Service’s District Counsel in Springfield, Illinois, and Newark, New Jersey. He also served as a Special Assistant United States Attorney, where he prosecuted primarily criminal tax cases.  

As an adjunct professor, Mr. Agostino taught tax controversy at Rutgers School of Law and served as the Rutgers Federal Tax Law Clinic’s co-director.

Mr. Agostino is a frequent speaker and author on tax controversy and litigation matters. He serves on the Advisory Board of the Journal of Tax Practice and Procedure. Mr. Agostino is actively involved with the American Bar Association and the New York County Lawyers’ Association.

Mr. Agostino is also the President of the Taxpayers Assistance Corp., which provides tax and legal advice to low-income taxpayers in the NY/NJ area.

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Sharon L. McCarthy, a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, has extensive experience representing individuals and corporations in white-collar criminal matters as well as civil and criminal tax controversies. Her cases have included government investigations of tax fraud, mail and wire fraud, accounting fraud, failure to file tax returns, antitrust violations, securities fraud, bank fraud, attorney misconduct, and much more. Ms. McCarthy also conducts sensitive internal investigations for corporate and institutional clients, either facing potential criminal charges or whose officers or employees have engaged in misconduct. She has represented individuals who have been implicated, but not charged, in connection with recent major public corruption cases.

Anastasia King

Oregon Department of Justice
Assistant US Attorney

(503) 378-4400

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Peter Hardy

Ballard Spahr
Attorney

(215) 665-8500

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About Our Presenter

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Green & Sklarz LLC is a boutique law firm that focuses on representing businesses and individuals with complex tax planning needs and representation. The firm’s attorneys have established a reputation for excellent and efficient representation of clients who have complex transactions, planning needs or have encountered difficult circumstances. As planners we handle corporate transactions and significant land use issues, as well as sophisticated estate planning and succession planning for our individual and family clients. As crisis managers, we assist clients with identifying and attempting to achieve core goals, in order to protect businesses, employees and families. We draw on a cross-disciplinary approach to ensure our client’s needs are addressed in order to reach the best possible solution to problems.