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Section 7216 II: Shades of Gray LIVE Webcast Question and Answer Session
Jim F. Kurdziel
Senior Program Analyst and Technical Advisor, Electronic Tax Administration (ETA)
Internal Revenue Service
Electronic Tax Administration prides itself on being a thought leading organization. Its goal is to energize IRS interaction with taxpayers and practitioners through an ever-expanding array of electronic and web-based products and services. Jim plays a key role in ETA by advising executives on strategy and policy issues.
Because of his vast experience at the IRS spanning 35 years as an auditor, manager, educator, video media producer, system developer and management analyst, Jim is valued for bringing depth and perspective to his analysis. For the last 15 years, he has worked in ETA on all of the major strategic, policy, product and service initiatives that have made IRS e-file the preferred method of filing for the American public.
Jim holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mathematics from the University of Scranton.
Julian Y. Kim
Partner
Latham & Watkins LLP
Mr. Kim is a partner in the Washington, D.C. office of Latham & Watkins, where he practices tax law with a focus on tax controversy at both the federal and state level. He has extensive experience with large, complex controversies, including audit, IRS Appeals Office and litigation phases.
Mr. Kim rejoined the firm in October 2004 after spending three years in the US Department of Treasury's Office of Tax Policy, first as an Attorney-Advisor and then as the Acting Deputy Tax Legislative Counsel (Regulatory Affairs) in 2003-2004. While at Treasury Mr. Kim had broad responsibility for regulatory and legislative matters relating to administrative and judicial tax practice. Working closely with the Office of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue and the IRS Office of Chief Counsel, Mr. Kim had a key role in the development of the Government's legislative and regulatory response to tax shelters, including provisions contained in the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004. He also was a principal drafter of the final Treasury regulations for the research credit. Mr. Kim was awarded Treasury's Meritorious Service Award for his contributions to the Office of Tax Policy.
Prior to entering the practice of law, Mr. Kim served as a law clerk to the late Hon. Morey L. Sear, Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
Phillip A. Pillar
Shareholder
Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Phillip A. Pillar's practice concentrates on representing and advising clients in federal, state and international tax issues before tax authorities and courts. Phil has successfully negotiated sophisticated tax problems for clients. Phil's cases include precedent-setting decisions in the taxation of insurance companies (Atlantic Mutual), financial institutions (Signet Bank), and the transportation and manufacturing industries (Norfolk Southern). He also tried numerous estate tax valuation matters and was involved in other notable reported cases. He possesses extensive experience in federal tax alternative dispute resolution procedures, including mediation and arbitration. For multinational clients, Phil uses his experience of having advised and represented IRS in transfer pricing matters. Phil has also worked with clients' tax treaty positions and anti-deferral regime issues.
Phil has also counseled many companies, from Fortune 1000 to privately held, on managing their tax risk, particularly after the changes wrought by the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002. He is experienced in the fields of reportable transactions compliance and tax transparency, and he knows how tax issues in transactions and structures may be scrutinized. Recently, Phil has counseled clients and addressed tax professionals on the effects of greater transparency in tax disclosures under FIN 48 and tax reporting rules changes.
Section 7216 II: Shades of Gray LIVE Webcast Question and Answer Session
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