MINUTES
OFFICERS MEETING
UTAH STATE BAR TAX SECTION
April 4, 2006
1. Current financials. Mr. Howard agreed to scan and
send copies of the current financials. Position similar to last year at
this time.
2. Status on speakers and topics. Speakers lined up
through the May business meeting. See attached.
3. Review of speaker diversity and quality for past year
4. Pending assignments
a. Supreme Court Ethics Advisory Committee. There had been no meetings
since Feb. 2005. Mr. Howard subsequently attended a meeting on May 3,
2006.
b. Annual Bar meeting (contact Connie Howard at Utah Bar). Tax Section
will not sponsor any portion of the program this year.
c. IRS Tax Liason group, Graden P. Jackson
d. Scholarship, U of U, Decision to Award to Paul Jones
5. Awards
Nominations for Tax Practitioner of the Year. We
agreed to solicit nominations. Section Officers will vote on the selection.
Mr. Howard will order the award.
Out-going Chair. Craig Hale will make the presentation.
If he cannot then Graden Jackson will.
Plaques/other awards. Mr. Howard agreed to check
on the awards given the prior year and will check on ordering similar
awards
6. Nominations for program chair
Steve Young volunteered to serve as program chair at the meeting on March
29, 2006. We agreed to present his name at the business meeting and then
take any other nominations from the floor.
7. Amendment to bylaws approved on March 29, 2006. Mr.
Howard will submit the final version for posting on the bar web site.
8. Other business Possible reception with Utah State
Tax Court Judges, Mark Buchi of Holme Roberts & Owen will coordinate.
Tentative date of September 28, 2006.
2005/2006 TAX SECTION CLE LUNCHEONS
September 27, 2005, Dennis Astill on “Off-shore Estate Planning
and Related Tax Issues”
October 25, 2005, Joel Marker on “Tax Changes in the Bankruptcy
Code”
November 29, 2005, "Tax Issues for Upcoming Legislative Session"
Speaker: Lt. Governor Gary Herbert
January 25, 2006, “409A Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation
Speaker: Don Saxon, professor at Westminster College
February 2006, “Offers In Compromise”
Speaker: Pam Hendrickson, Utah Tax Commission, Chair
March 29, 2006, “IRS Chief Counsel Update”
Speaker: Associate Area Counsel M. K. Mortensen
April 11, 2006, Legislative Update (with Estate Tax Section)
Speaker: John Valentine
May 24, 2006 (Annual business meeting, practitioner of the year, vote
on new program director)
Speaker: Judge Mary Ann Cohen, United States Tax Court
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