The Florida Bar Tax Section, in coordination with the FICPA, is hosting the 43rd Annual International Tax Conference and 10th Annual International Tax Boot Camp. The ITC Conference will be held from January 9-10th, 2025, while the ITC Boot Camp will precede the conference on January 8th. The two day conference provides international tax law content for both CPAs and lawyers who specialize in tax.

Annual International Tax Conference (ITC) Boot Camp Registration and Details

You can attend ITC Boot Camp either in-person at the JW Marriott Miami for a price of $325 for members of either the FL Bar Tax Section and/or FICPA or live on webcast for a member price of $445. The ITC Boot Camp offers 8 hours of CLE credit. The Conference Agenda is below.

Wednesday, January 8, 2025

9:00am – 9:05am
Introductions and Opening Remarks 

9:05am – 10:45am

International Inbound Taxation 
Shawn Wolf, Esq., Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod

Arthur J. Dichter, Berkowitz Pollack Brant Accountants, LLP

10:45am – 11:05am
Morning Break

11:05am – 12:45pm
International Inbound Taxation (con’t.) 

Shawn Wolf, Esq., Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod

ArthurJ. Dichter, Berkowitz Pollack Brant Accountants, LLP

12:45pm – 1:30pm
Lunch Break

1:30pm – 3:10pm
International Outbound Taxation
Shawn Wolf, Esq., Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod 

Carlos Somoza, Principal, Kaufman Rossin

3:10pm – 3:30pm
Afternoon Break

3:30pm – 5:10pm
International Outbound Taxation: (con’t.) 

Shawn Wolf, Esq., Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod 

Carlos Somoza, Principal, Kaufman Rossin

Annual International Tax Conference (ITC) Registration and Details

You can attend virtually at the JW Marriott Miami or by live webcast. In-person registration is $795 for Florida Bar Tax Section and/or FICPA members. Meanwhile, the webcast registration is $845 for FL Tax Section and/or FICPA members. The conference provides 15 CLE credits which can be used towards the Business Litigation, International Law, International Litigation and Arbitration, and Tax Law certification programs. The Conference Agenda is below:

Day 1: January 9, 2025 

9:00am – 10:00am
Introductions and Outbound Update
Lewis Greenwald

10:00am – 10:50am
Inherited Controlled Foreign Corporations

Seth Entin

10:50am – 11:10am
Break

11:10am-12:00pm
Inbound Financing Strategies with Hybrid Instruments and Hybrid Entities

Jeff Rubinger

Dan Mayo

12:00pm – 12:40pm
Lunch Break

12:40pm – 1:30pm.
The Emergence of Investment Migration & Trends

Simon Beck

Basil Mohr Elzeki

1:30pm – 2:20pm
A New Frontier in Tax Mitigation – Insurance

Scott Hartey

Justin Pierce Berutich

Jess Harger

2:20pm – 2:40pm
Break

1:20pm – 2:10pm
Proper US classification of certain foreign entities and structures
Leslie Share, Packman, Neuwahl & Rosenberg
Alfredo Tamayo, Packman, Neuwahl & Rosenberg

2:10pm – 2:30pm
Break

2:40pm – 3:30pm
Effectively Using FOIA in Your Tax Practice

Dan Price

3:30pm – 4:20pm
Representing Athletes & Entertainers in Cross-Border Transactions and Associated Planning

Steve Hadjilogiou

Mike Bruno

Alexi Cowett

4:20pm – 5:10pm
Lucifer’s Banker – Uncensored

Bradley Birkenfeld

Day 2: January 10, 2025

8:30am – 9:20am        

Current Developments in International Taxation: Inbound Planning Update, Recent Global Tax Compliance and Controversy

Developments

William Sharp

 
9:20am – 10:00am      
Neither Here Nor There: Foreign Trusts and the Multinational Family
Sarah Jacobson

Carl Merino

10:00am – 10:30am    
Break

10:30am – 11:20am    
The Confluence of US Anti-Deferral Regimes and US Beneficiaries of Foreign Trusts
Arianne Plascencia

Ryan J. Coyle

11:20am – 12:10pm    
Defending Your Client in the Age of Fraud Enforcement
Caroline Ciraolo

Jeffrey Neiman

 
12:10pm – 12:50pm    
Lunch Break

12:50pm – 1:40pm    
Stay tuned for a special session announcement!

Danny Werfel

 
1:40pm – 2:30pm      
Ask the Internal Revenue Service
Maricarmen Cuello

2:30pm – 2:50pm      
Break

2:50pm – 3:40pm      
U.S. Income Tax Treaty Update—Where, When and How Your International Client May Benefit and Compliance Tips and Traps

Alfredo Tamayo

Les Share

3:40pm – 4:30pm      
Tips to Take Home
Miskin Santa