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​Welcome to
​SEATA 2019

​69th Annual Conference  |  July 14 - 17, 2019
Disney's Yacht & Beach Club Resorts
Lake Buena Vista, Florida
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Conference Program


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Continuing Education Information
Presenter Bios
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Saturday, July 13, 2019

Time Event & Location
3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Conference Registration and Information Desk Open – Asbury Rotunda

Sunday, July 14, 2019

Time Event & Location
10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Conference Registration and Information Desk Open – Asbury Rotunda
1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Vendor Exhibit Set Up – Asbury Hall
7:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. Florida Welcome Reception - Music by "San Tropez" - Yacht Club Bayside Marina
7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. Youth Welcome Dinner and Activities - Cape Cod Lobby & Hall

Monday, July 15, 2019

Time Event & Location
7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Conference Registration and Information Desk Open - Asbury Rotunda
7:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Breakfast - Asbury Lobby & Hall (Delegates, Guests and Youth Welcome)
7:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Vendor Exhibits – Asbury Hall
8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Opening Ceremonies – Grand Harbor South Ballroom

Call to Order
  • Executive Director Jim Zingale, SEATA President, Florida Department of Revenue

Presentation of Colors
  • United States Marine Forces Reserve
    4th Marine Logistics Group

Pledge of Allegiance
  • Executive Director Jim Zingale, SEATA President, Florida Department of Revenue

National Anthem
  • Helena Thrasher, Florida Department of Revenue

Roll Call of States
  • Darrell Smith, SEATA Executive Director

Welcome to Florida
  • Executive Director Jim Zingale, SEATA President, Florida Department of Revenue

Opening Remarks
  • Darrell Smith, SEATA Executive Director
9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. General Session – Grand Harbor South Ballroom

"Economic Update"
  • Executive Director Jim Zingale, SEATA President, Florida Department of Revenue
10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Break - Asbury Lobby & Hall
10:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. General Session – Grand Harbor South Ballroom

"Behind Door 4: Tax Administration Behind the Scenes"
  • Joan Cagle, SEATA Information Exchange Committee, Tax Audit Manager of Discovery and Income Tax Units, Tennessee Department of Revenue
  • Verenda Smith, Deputy Director, Federation of Tax Administrators (FTA)
  • Marshall Stranburg, Deputy Executive Director, Multistate Tax Commission (MTC)
  • Patrick Reynolds, Senior Tax Counsel, Council on State Taxation (COST)
11:45 a.m. - 1:15 p.m. Delegate Lunch – Grand Harbor North Ballroom

"Matters That Really Matter"
  • Luther Beauchamp, Laughter’s Chief Counsel
1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Breakout Session

Track 1
Salon 6

"TCJA Impact on the States: Major Issues and Status Report on De-Coupling Efforts"
  • Bruce Ely, Partner, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
  • Scott Fryer, Assistant Administrator, Arkansas Department of Finance & Administration
  • Patrick Reynolds, Senior Tax Counsel, Council on State Taxation (COST)
  • Mark McElroy, Revenue Program Administrator, Florida Department of Revenue
  • Luke Morris, Assistant Secretary, Office of Legal Affairs, Louisiana Department of Revenue

Track 2
Salon 7

"Recent and Significant Court Cases (Sales & Corporate Taxes)"

  • Kathleen Cornett, Associate, Alston & Byrd
  • Lila Disque, Deputy General Counsel, Multistate Tax Commission
  • Tim Winks, Managing Director, PricewaterhouseCoopers
  • Scott Wright, Partner, Eversheds Sutherland

Track 3
Salon 8

"Employees: Your Most Important Asset – How to Find Them and How to Keep Them"
  • Arleen Alexander, Government Relations Manager, Alabama Departmentof Revenue
  • Anthony Edwards, Assistant Secretary- Tax Administration, North Carolina Department of Revenue
  • Meredith Garwood, Group Vice President of Strategic Tax, Charter Communications
  • Danny Morgan, Assistant Commissioner – Operations, West Virginia State Tax Department
3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Break - Asbury Lobby & Hall
3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Breakout Session

Track 1
Salon 6

"Transfer Pricing Impact on State Corporate Income Tax"
  • Holly Coon, Director, Joint Audit Program, Multistate Tax Commission
  • Richard Gilbert, Assistant Director, Interstate Examination Section, North Carolina Department of Revenue
  • Ednaldo Silva, Managing Director, RoyaltyStat LLC

Track 2
Salon 7

"Central Property Tax Assessment - A Bygone Practice?"
  • Mark Sommer, Attorney at Law, Frost Brown Todd LLC
  • Tab Troxler, Assessor, St. Charles Parish, Louisiana

Track 3
Salon 8

"Audit Programs: Okay is Not Okay"
  • Darlene Allen, Revenue Tax Director for Field Audit-Sales Tax, Louisiana Department of Revenue
  • Rich Unen, Field Audit Operations Manager, Florida Department of Revenue
  • Alan Woodard, Assistant Secretary for Tax Enforcement & Compliance, North Carolina Department of Revenue
4:45 p.m. - 5:45 p.m. SEATA Commissioners/Executive Committee/Industry Council Reception - Ariels (Invitation Only)

Tuesday, July 16, 2019

Time Event & Location
7:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Conference Registration and Information Desk Open – Asbury Rotunda
7:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Breakfast - Asbury Lobby & Hall
(Delegates, Guests and Youth Welcome)
7:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Vendor Exhibits - Asbury Hall
8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. General Session - Grand Harbor South Ballroom

SEATA Commissioners' Panel
  • Vernon Barnett, Alabama
  • Lynne Reynolds, Arkansas
  • Jim Zingale, Florida
  • David Curry, Georgia
  • Dan Bork, Kentucky
  • Kevin Richard, Louisiana
  • Herb Frierson, Mississippi
  • Ronald Penny, North Carolina
  • Hartley Powell, South Carolina
  • Christine Lapps, Tennessee
  • Craig Burns, Virginia
  • Danny Morgan, West Virginia

Julie Magee, Chair, SEATA Industry Council, Moderator
10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Break - Asbury Lobby & Hall
10:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. General Session - Grand Harbor South Ballroom

SEATA Industry Council Panel
  • Loren Chumley, KPMG
  • Charles Collins, ADP
  • Jim Eads, Ryan
  • Jonathan Feldman, Eversheds Sutherland LLP
  • Meredith Garwood, Charter Communications
  • Jesse Hereford, Walmart
  • Joe Huddleston, Ernst & Young
  • Julie Magee, Credit Karma Tax
  • Mimi Nolan, H & R Block
  • Robert Shepherd, LexisNexis Risk Solutions

Joe Garrett, Alabama Department of Revenue, Moderator
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Delegates - Lunch on Your Own
12:00 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. SEATA Commissioners & Executive Committee Lunch & Business Meeting – Saybrook (Invitation Only)
12:00 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. SEATA Industry Council Lunch & Business Meeting – Salon 1 (Invitation Only)
1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Breakout Session

Track 1
Salon 6

"Nexus and the Impact of Wayfair on Corporate Income Tax - The Next Frontier"
  • Joe Garrett, Deputy Commissioner, Alabama Department of Revenue
  • Mark Sommer, Attorney At Law, Frost Brown Todd LLC


Track 2
Salon 7

"Retail Accountability Programs Assisting with Cash Intense Audits"
  • Dana Angell, Director of Audit, West Virginia Department of Revenue
  • Lee Ann Rouse, Revenue Manager, Alabama Department of Revenue
  • Lanell Strait, Director of Business Taxes, Mississippi Department of Revenue


Track 3
Salon 8

"A Bowl of Communication Soup to Nuts: An Inside Look"
  • Adam Krupp, Commissioner, Indiana Department of Revenue
  • Mike Smith, Senior Business Development, Iron Mountain
3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Break - Asbury Lobby & Hall
3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Breakout Session
Track 1
Salon 6

"Criminal Investigations – Developing Agents of the Future"
  • Jeffrey Cooper, Tax and Revenue Senior Industry Consultant, SAS Institute
  • Deborah Pianko, Tax and Revenue Senior Industry Consultant, SAS Institute

Track 2
Salon 7

"Sport Betting"
  • Jan Craig, Associate Commissioner, Mississippi Department of Revenue
  • Jonathan Feldman, Partner, Eversheds Sutherland

Track 3
Salon 8

"Processing Payments and Returns"
  • Vince Panepinto, Director, Revenue Processing Center, Louisiana Department of Revenue
  • Scott Peterson, Vice President of U.S. Tax Policy & Government Relations, Avalara, Inc.
6:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. Youth Dinner & Activities - Cape Cod Lobby & Hall
6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Reception - Grand Harbor Lobby
7:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. SEATA Closing Banquet - Music by "The Margarita Boys" - Grand Harbor Ballroom

Wednesday, July 17, 2019

Time Event & Location
8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. SEATA Executive Committee Breakfast Meeting – Asbury A (By Invitation)
8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. SEATA Information Exchange Committee Breakfast Meeting – Asbury B (By Invitation)
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