State Corporate Tax E-Filing - Are You Ready?

CD of Live 100-Minute Telephone Conference with an Interactive Q&A Session Conducted on January 31, 2006 Now available on CD

This year a growing number of states have begun promoting either optional or mandatory e-filing of state income or franchise tax returns.

For example, as part of the 1120 e-file program, the IRS and the Federation of Tax Administrators have enlisted at least 23 states to accept XML-based returns this year or next year.

Is your corporate tax department prepared to meet the challenges arising from these new e-filing programs?

Listen as our panel of veteran tax corporate tax professionals and advisors helps you analyze state e-filing programs – from understanding the rules and technologies to assessing the benefits and risks. They’ll help you:

• Get up-to-date on which states are promoting optional e-filing and which are making it mandatory.
• Learn from the early experiences of both mandatory state e-filing and voluntary e-filing programs in states such as Massachusetts and Michigan.
• Understand what will be required from your company in time, manpower and technology if you decide to participate in an e-filing program.
• Evaluate the benefits and downsides of optional e-filing so you can make the best decision for your company on whether, and how soon, to enlist.

Our panelists include:

Terry Garber, Manager of New Application Development, South Carolina Department of Revenue, Columbia

Dee Hairgrove, Director of Business Return Development RIA, Carrollton, Texas

Jonathan Lyon, Senior Staff Associate, Federation of Tax Administrators, Washington DC

Sean McDaniel, E-Filing Coordinator, California Franchise Tax Board, Sacramento

Annette Olivier-Wolfe, Manager of Alternative Filing Program, Michigan Department of Treasury, Lansing

Jason Purslow, Supervisor, E-Commerce Unit, Connecticut Department of Revenue Services, Hartford

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