Continuing Professional Education
Fall 2009 Programs
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11/21/09 (S)
The IRS is Back with a Vengeance IV: New Off Shore Enforcement Priorities for 2010 and Beyond
Instructor: Ian M. Comisky, Esq.
Time: 8:00-10:15am
Location: Penn State Abington, 108 Lares Building
Program Cost: $45, includes continental breakfast, or register for both morning programs for $85
Credit:
CPE- 2 Other
CLE- 2 Sub.
CEU- 0.2
Program Description:
This program will provide a primer on the renewed enforcement efforts of the Internal Revenue Service. It will discuss general enforcement priorities and methods by which the IRS is obtaining cases. It will also discuss the increased use of the money laundering and asset forfeiture laws in addition to traditional tax charges. The program will focus on steps that should be undertaken by tax professionals both to represent their clients, and just as important, to prevent themselves from being ensnared in improper activities undertaken by the client. Problems will be presented and discussed during the program.
Instructor:
Ian M. Comisky, Esquire, Partner, Blank Rome LLP
Ian Comisky, Esq., has for the past 26 years concentrated his practice in the areas of white collar criminal defense, tax litigation, and complex corporate and commercial litigation. Mr. Comisky represents both corporations and individuals in areas such as:
tax controversy work, including administrative and grand jury investigations, Tax Court, Claims Court and District Court trials and appeals, jeopardy and termination assessments, responsible officer penalty and collection matters; corporate compliance matters focusing on Bank Secrecy Act and USA Patriot Act issues for financial institutions including banks, broker-dealers and mutual funds; commercial litigation focusing on accounting and legal malpractice cases involving tax and related accounting issues, as well as securities and class action matters involving tax and related accounting issues, and corporate internal investigations for financial institutions and other entities including allegations under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
Prior to joining Blank Rome, Mr. Comisky was an Assistant District Attorney in Philadelphia County, a special Assistant U.S. Attorney, and an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Southern District of Florida. He is the co-author of the two-volume treatise Tax Fraud and Evasion, has appeared on CNBC's Money Talk and CNN, and is called upon frequently to comment on tax issues. He was elected in 1995 to the American College of Tax Counsel.