Tamara Ashford Leads Webinar on the Instant Impact on Tax Lawyers

PR Log (Press Release) – Nov 22, 2009 – “Understanding the Instant Impact on Tax Lawyers of Consolidated Edison Co. v. United States (Fed. Cl. Oct. 21, 2009) on LILO Transactions and ‘Economic Substance’ Analysis” is a time efficient way to be in-the-know on the most up to date facts and ramifications of this case and take proactive steps on behalf of current and prospective clients it could impact the most. Tax Lawyers should take the 60 minutes to view this webinar (via computer, mobile phone, iPod or printed out) to make sure they have answers ready to key questions they are sure to be asked on the immediate ramifications of this decision by colleagues, clients and other professionals with whom they discuss the case, as the tax legitimacy of LILO transactions may be analyzed very differently than in the past.

ccording to Catharine Lloyd, head of speaker relations for ExecSense, “We were honored to have Ms. Ashford lead a webinar on this topic.  Her work is highly regarded in the industry and the webinar is a great resource for tax lawyers.”

According to Ms. Ashford, “not only is the recent decision of the Court of Federal Claims, a court of national jurisdiction, important because it reaffirms the proper standard regarding the economic substance doctrine and how the doctrine should be applied, it also represents a significant taxpayer victory coming on the heels of a successful IRS settlement initiative for LILO/SILO transactions after the IRS had been victorious in several previous LILO/SILO cases.”

For complete information or to purchase this webinar, please visit http://ExecSense.com/details.asp?id=550 or call us at (415) 453-3003.

About Tamara Ashford
Tamara W. Ashford is Counsel at Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP.
Ms. Ashford’s practice deals with complex federal tax controversy and litigation matters involving both domestic and international tax issues.
Prior to joining Dewey & LeBoeuf, Ms. Ashford served as a Senior Advisor to the Commissioner, Large and Mid-Size Business Division (LMSB), at the Internal Revenue Service, and was the U.S. Director for the Joint International Tax Shelter Information Centre.
As Senior Advisor and Director for JITSIC, Ms. Ashford was a member of the LMSB leadership team and specifically provided leadership in combating abusive tax shelters and implementing LMSB’s strategic initiatives on abusive tax avoidance transactions.  
Before serving as Senior Advisor and Director for JITSIC, Ms. Ashford served as the Assistant to the IRS Commissioner, where she was involved in providing guidance on such matters as foreign tax credit generators, sale-in/lease-out (“SILO”) transactions, Circular 230, the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 and the Energy Policy Act of 2005.
Ms. Ashford is also an experienced appellate advocate who has argued numerous civil tax appellate matters in federal circuit courts across the country, having begun her career in tax as an attorney with the Appellate Section of the Tax Division of the Department of Justice.

About ExecSense Webinars
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