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Invited Government Speakers
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Douglas Shulman
Commissioner
Internal Revenue Service
The Commissioner has been invited to speak on topics including: - Random employment tax audits, beginning February 2010, under IRS's National Research Program
- Substantiation and taxation of employer-provided cell phones
- Revenue procedure to mask social security numbers
- Results of audits of backup withholding from payments to independent contractors
- Effect of the Making Work Pay credit on the 2010 tax-filing season
Before his appointment, he was Vice Chairman of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), the privatesector regulator of all securities firms doing business in the United States. Earlier in his career, Shulman served as Senior Policy Advisor and then Chief of Staff of the National Commission on Restructuring the IRS.
Field of Study: Taxes/0.5 CPE credits
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Mark Eichorn
Assistant Director, Division of Privacy & Identity Protection
Bureau of Consumer Protection Federal Trade Commission
The Assistant Director has been invited to speak on topics including: - Privacy and identity protection
- Data security
- The Red Flags Rule
- Consumer protection
Mr. Eichorn provides programmatic and technical management for the FTC's Division of Privacy and Identity Protection, which oversees issues related to consumer privacy, credit reporting, identity theft, and information security. The Division enforces the statutes and rules within its jurisdiction, engages in outreach and policy development, and educates consumers and businesses about emerging privacy, credit reporting, and information security issues, as well as identity theft prevention and assistance. In addition, the Division analyzes the impact of current and potential legislative initiatives in the areas within its purview.
Field of Study: Business Law/0.5 CPE credits
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