Tax Symposium 2024 webcast series

Tax Symposium: Enhancing your tax function: Current trends in tax technology

Navigating the various responsibilities of a tax department can be a difficult task. Faced with a continuous stream of deadlines, constrained resources, and complex data challenges, the oversight of such operations can be overwhelming. During our session, we will discuss how to approach these challenges through a simplifed approach; identifying your departments roadblocks, how innovations in technology can help mitigate those issues, and a simple set of steps to begin initiating the improvements.

Date and time

Monday, July 22, 2024 

1:00 PM ET - 2:00 PM ET

Recommended CPE credits

1

Learning objectives

• Identify common tax department pain points and modernization trends across tax
• Recognize the benefit of deploying a tax data strategy with the integration of transormation & automation solutions that are built for the business user
  
• Evaluate the use of technology within your tax department and steps for continuing the integration journey

Recommended Field of Study

Taxes

Program Level

Overview

Prerequisite

N/A

Delivery method

Group - Internet

Tax Symposium: Navigating AI Ethics in Tax Practice

This session delves into the intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) and ethics within the context of tax practices. Attendees will explore the ethical considerations of integrating AI technologies into tax advisory and compliance functions. Insights will be provided on navigating the evolving landscape of AI applications while upholding ethical standards and maintaining professional integrity.

Date and time

Monday, July 22, 2024 

2:00 PM ET - 3:00 PM ET

Recommended CPE credits

Please note: CPE credits are not awarded for the webcast.

Grant Thornton speaker:

Program Level

Overview

Prerequisite

None

Delivery method

Group - Internet

Tax Symposium: Emerging International Tax Developments

Amidst a year marked by restrained legislative activity in the United States regarding U.S. international tax matters, there persists a multitude of pivotal global and U.S. developments demanding the attention of U.S. multinationals for strategic assessment and potential business impact.

Date and time

Tuesday, July 23, 2024 

11:00 AM ET - 12:30 PM ET

Recommended CPE credits

1.5

Learning objectives

• Demonstrate a working knowledge of  recent international tax developments.   
• Analyze developments and guidance to determine their effects on your organization.      
• Determine how these developments would apply under certain facts and circumstance and assess the impact. 

Grant Thornton speakers:

Recommended Field of Study

Taxes

Program Level

Overview

Prerequisite

N/A

Delivery method

Group - Internet

Tax Symposium: Federal, meet SALT, and SALT, meet Federal

In this interdisciplinary webcast, SALT and federal tax practitioners learn about five of the most important things to know about their respective areas of focus. SALT practitioners will advise federal tax practitioners on the need to confirm the identity of the taxpayer, the composition of the tax base, applicable modifications to the tax base, attribute issues, and due dates and other administrative issues. In turn, federal tax practitioners will advise SALT practitioners on the IRC Sec. 163(j) Business Interest Deduction, the federal treatment of net operating losses, the research and development deduction in IRC Sec. 174, the basics of mergers and acquisitions, entity classification and instrument charactaerization, and federal guidance on loan origination.

Date and time

Tuesday, July 23, 2024 

1:00 PM ET - 2:00 PM ET

Recommended CPE credits

1

Learning objectives

• Identify the most important SALT issues that should be considered in conjunction with federal tax issues.  
• Identify the most important federal tax issues that should be considered in conjunction with federal tax issues. 
  
• Integrate interdisciplinary approach to ensure tax compliance, consulting and controversy functions run in a more efficient manner.
  

Grant Thornton speakers:

Recommended Field of Study

Taxes

Program Level

Overview

Prerequisite

None

Delivery method

Group - Internet

Tax Symposium: Buying and selling energy credits: What you need to know

This session will be perfect for companies who want a basic understanding of the new transferability of federal tax credits under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). During this session we will cover basic fundamentals and compare two of the most prevalent Inflation Reduction Act Credits on the market, the Investment tax credit (ITC) and the production tax credit (PTC). Additionally, we will discuss the final regulations applicable to buyers and sellers of credits while highlighting important considerations and risk areas. Q&A with the presenters will follow the session.

Date and time

Wednesday, July 24, 2024 

1:00 PM ET - 2:00 PM ET

Recommended CPE credits

1

Learning objectives

• Recognize the common IRA credit opportunities and criteria for qualification.   
• Describe the rules around transferability of applicable credits and how that will impact buyers and sellers of credits.      
• Assess whether there are opportunities for your company to take advantage of buying or selling IRA credits.

Grant Thornton speakers:

Recommended Field of Study

Taxes

Program Level

Overview

Prerequisite

N/A

Delivery method

Group - Internet

Tax Symposium: Taxmageddon – What the Changes Mean for You

Grant Thornton is hosting a webcast to discuss the growing potential for major tax changes and what they may mean for you and your business. The expiration of the major portions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act could be the catalyst for a major tax reform event in the next two years, and there are implications for businesses and investors of all types. Not sure what this means for you or your tax planning? Join our webcast to find out. We’ll cover the latest on IRS funding, the hopes for resurrecting the extenders bill, potential approaches to the expiring provisions in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, and possible responses to global tax agreements.

Date and time

Wednesday, July 24, 2024 

2:00 PM ET - 3:00 PM ET

Recommended CPE credits

1

Learning objectives

• Define the 2025 fiscal cliff related to the expiration of a majority of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
• Identify status of efforts to extend research and experimentation expensing, 100% bonus depreciation, and 163(j) net interest deduction.
• Explain congressional views on the OECD's global tax agreement. 

Grant Thornton speakers:

Recommended Field of Study

Taxes

Program Level

Overview

Prerequisite

N/A

Delivery method

Group - Internet

Tax Symposium: Intersection of Partnerships and Corporations

In this session, we will address partnerships owning corporations and corporations owning partnerships. Part one will delve into the basics of dry partnerships, which are partnerships with no ongoing business activity. During this section, we'll explore issues that can arise with preferred interests, compensatory partnership interests, and how stock can function as successor property under Section 704(c) of the tax code.

Part two, explores the dividends received deduction, a tax benefit for corporations that receive dividends from certain partnerships, the process of incorporating a partnership, as well as the implications of transferring corporations that own partnership interests. Finally, we'll explore Up-C structures, a sophisticated tax planning strategy.

Join us for our session on the Intersection of Partnerships and Corporations where we will address partnerships owning corporations and corporations owning partnerships.

Date and time

Thursday, July 25, 2024 

1:00 PM ET - 2:00 PM ET

Recommended CPE credits

1

Learning objectives

• Demonstrate working knowledge of the tax aspects of partnerships owning corporations.
  
• Determine how technical developments related to partnerships apply to the ownership of a corporation.
  
• Analyze developments and guidance to determine their effects on Up-C Structures.
• Demonstrate a working knowledge of the tax aspects of corporations owning partnerships.

Grant Thornton speakers:

Recommended Field of Study

Business Management and Organization

Program Level

Overview

Prerequisite

N/A

Delivery method

Group - Internet

Tax Symposium: Global Mobility: Remote Workforce Trends and Leveraging Data for an AI Future

During this webcast, we will discuss developments from international regulators on how to address issues related to remote and mobile working. With the increased interest in AI, we will then discuss the importance of capturing quality data in order to enabling strategic analysis of employee mobility to support business initiatives.

Date and time

Thursday, July 25, 2024 

2:00 PM ET - 3:00 PM ET

Recommended CPE credits

1

Learning objectives

• Explain developments in the taxation of globally mobile employees
• Identify key data types and sets in global mobility
• Recognize the application of data for use of AI

Grant Thornton speakers:

Recommended Field of Study

Taxes

Program Level

Overview

Prerequisite

N/A

Delivery method

Group - Internet