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IRS Oversight Board Public Forum

A Summary of Stakeholder Comments and Recommendations

Welcome and Introductions: Paul Cherecwich, IRS Oversight Board Chair (1:00)

Panel Discussions

Panel 1: Hiring, On-Boarding and Enculturation of a High Performing Workforce (1:15 –2:15)

Moderator: Bob Tobias, IRSOB Operations Committee Chair
Panelists:

• Colleen M. Kelley, NTEU National President, National Treasury Employees Union

1. Danny R. Snow, Thompson Dunavant PLC, Memphis, TN, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants  

• John M. Palguta, Vice President, Partnership for Public Service   
• David L. Clark, Managing Director, Professional Development Program, Government Accountability Office 

Panel 2: Enhanced Approaches to Dealing with the Tax Gap Attributable to Small Business (2:15 –3:15)

Moderator: Raymond T. Wagner, Jr.  Board Member
Panelists:

• Frank Degen, EA, Past President and Spokesperson, National Association of Enrolled Agents
• Roger Harris, President and COO, Padgett Business Services/SmallBizPros, Inc.
• William Comiskey, Deputy Commissioner Tax Enforcement, State of New York Department of Taxation and Finance, Federation of Tax Administrators
• Roger Novak, General Partner, Novak Biddle Venture Partners, National Venture Capital Association

Break (3:15 –3:30)

Panel 3: Corporate Board Governance of Tax Risk (3:30 –4:30)

Moderator: Deborah Wince-Smith, Board Member
Panelists:

• Edward S. Knight, Executive Vice President and General Counsel, NASDAQ
• Loughlin Hickey,  Global Head of Tax , KPMG
• Neil Traubenberg, VP Corporate Tax, Sun Microsystems, Tax Executives Institute and Manufacturers Alliance/MAPI

Open Discussion (4:30 –5:00)

Moderator: Ed Eck, IRSOB Operations Support Committee Chair
Presenters: