Please plan on joining us at the 43rd Annual FICPA – Florida Bar Tax Section International Tax Conference. With changes and developments happening in international tax every day, there's only one conference in Florida that you can trust to provide the knowledge needed for your multinational organization or clients. The FICPA and Florida Bar Tax Section's International Tax Conference is tailored specifically for international tax professionals to assist them in the various challenges they will face in this dynamic field.

Day 1: January 9, 2025 

9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Introductions and Outbound Update
Lewis Greenwald

10:00 a.m. – 10:50 a.m.
Inherited Controlled Foreign Corporations

Seth Entin

10:50 a.m. – 11:10 a.m.
Break

11:10 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Inbound Financing Strategies with Hybrid Instruments and Hybrid Entities

Jeff Rubinger

Dan Mayo

12:00 p.m. – 12:40 p.m.
Lunch Break

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

Simon Beck

Basil Mohr Elzeki

1:30 p.m. –  2:20 p.m.
A New Frontier in Tax Mitigation - Insurance

Scott Hartey

Justin Pierce Berutich

Jess Harger

2:20 p.m. – 2:40 p.m.
Break

1:20 p.m. – 2:10 p.m.
Proper U.S. classification of certain foreign entities and structures
Leslie Share, Packman, Neuwahl & Rosenberg
Alfredo Tamayo, Packman, Neuwahl & Rosenberg

2:10 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Break

2:40 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Effectively Using FOIA in Your Tax Practice

Dan Price

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

Steve Hadjilogiou

Mike Bruno

Alexi Cowett

4:20 p.m. – 5:10 p.m.
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