Chicago Area IPT
12/10/2008Illinois Property and Sales Tax Recap 2008
Honorable Robert A. Biggins, IL. House of Representatives
J. Thomas Johnson, President, Taxpayers Federation of Illinois
Brian Hamer, Director, Illinois Department of Revenue

10/8/2008The Next Generation: The Executive Director's Views
Louis G. Apostal, Executive Director, Illinois Property Tax Appeal Board

5/14/2008A Walk on the Board Side
Scott M. Guetzow, Cheif Deputy Commissioner, Cook County Board of Review

2/13/2008Streamlined Sales Tax Update
Stephen P. Kranz, Cousel, Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan LLP

12/12/2007Illinois Property and Sales Tax Recap 2007
J. Thomas Johnson, President, Taxpayer Federation of Illinois
Honorable Robert A. Biggins, IL. House of Representatives
Brian Hamer, Director of Revenue, State of Illinois
Carlos Montoya, Chairman, Illinois Property Tax Appeal Board

10/10/2007A Fresh Look at Business Enterprise Value
Mary A. O'Connor, Partner and Director of Valuation Services
RGL-Forensic Accountants & Consultants


5/2/2007Changing an Organization: PTAB in the 21st Century
Ronald A. Messina, Executive Director, Illinois Property Tax Appeal Board

2/14/2007Canadian Sales Taxes for Non-Residents
Garry Round, CA, Vice-President, Robert Brakel & Associates, LTD

12/13/2006Illinois Property and Sales Tax Recap 2006
J. Thomas Johnson, President, Taxpayer Federation of Illinois
Daniel J. Petersen, President, Institute for Professionals in Taxation

10/11/2006Cook County Assessor's Office Issues
James M. Houlihan, Cook County Assessor

5/10/2006Changes in Illinois Tax and the Department of Revenue
Brian Hamer, Director of Revenue, State of Illinois

2/1/2006What's New in Wisconsin Property Tax & Streamlined Sales Tax Update
William Wardwell, Chief, Manufacturing & Utility Section, Bureau of Property Tax, Wisconsin DOR
Diane Hardt, Administrator, Division of Income, Sales & Excise Tax, Wisconsin DOR (Co-Chair Streamline Sales Tax Committee of the Sales Tax Governing Board)

12/14/2005Illinois Property and Sales Tax Recap 2005
Honorable Robert A. Biggins, IL. House of Representatives
Timothy S. Bramlet, President, Taxpayer Federation of Illinois

10/12/2005What's New at the Cook County Board of Review Streamlined Sales
Tax Update
Thomas Jaconetty, Chief Deputy Commissioner, Cook County Board of Review
Stanley T. Cichowski, Director State and Local Tax, Deloitte Tax LLP

5/4/2005Illinois Sales & Use Tax Update
Brian Wolfberg, Chairman, Illinois Board of Appeals
Louise Calvert, Administrator, Illinois Informal Conference Board
Mark Hellner, General Counsel, Illinois Department of Revenue

2/9/2005Thinking Outside The Sarbox: Sarbanes-Oxley
Todd Barron, Advantax Group, LLC
Larry Fee, PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLC
Bill Golz, American Appraisal Associates

10/13/2004VAT Issues and Illinois 7% Valuation Cap
Andrew Street, Senior Manager, Deloitte
Robert Vihon, Partner, Worsek & Vihon, PC
Michelle A. Jackson, Attorney, Worsek & Vihon, PC

5/5/20042nd District Appellate Court Update & Illinois and Texas Sales Tax Audit Issues, Cases and Legislative Updates
Honorable Robert McLaren, Appellate Court Justice
Dan Hall, Illinois Department of Revenue, Audit Division Manager
Sharon Barnes, Texas Comptroller's Office, Audit Office Manager

12/10/2003       ILLINOIS PROPERTY AND SALES TAX APPEALS UPDATE...
Honorable Robert A. Biggins, IL. House of Representatives
Maria Pappas, Cook County Treasurer
Timothy S. Bramlet, President, Taxpayer Federation of Illinois
Daniel Baldwin, Illinois Department of Revenue

5/7/2003"Streamlined Sales Tax - Don't Be Caught on the Sidelines"
Cook County Level of Assessments
Tom Donohoe, Attorney, McDermott, Will & Emery
Thacher Smith, Director of Taxation, Wallace Computer Services, Inc.
Patrick Baldwin, Associate Director, Kraft Foods North America, Inc.
Patrick C. Doody, Attorney, Field & Golan

2/12/2003Indiana Revaluation Update
Who's Who in the Illinois Department of Revenue
Kurt Barrow, Director, Assessment Division, State of Indiana
Stan Cichowski, Director-State & Local Tax, Deloitte & Touch, LLPIndiana Revaluation Update

12/4/2002ILLINOIS PROPERTY AND SALES TAX APPEALS UPDATE...
Robert Lueder, Public Service Administrator, Board of Appeals, Illinois Department of Revenue
Steven Stanger, West Deerfield Township Assessor

10/9/2002Illinois Incentives & Abatements
Patricia Lou Cunningham, Assoc. General Counsel, Cook County Assessor's Office.
Jacquelyn Harder, Cook County Economic Development Project Director
Thomas R. Henderson, Administrator, DCCA
Robert Vihon, Partner, Worsek & Vihon

5/8/2002 Legislative and Audit Issue Update, Illinois & California
Mike Scaduto, Bureau Manager, Illinois Department of Revenue
Kurt Colin, Supervising Tax Auditor, California Board of Equalization

2/13/2002Effects of PTAB Levels of Assessment in Cook County
Patrick C. Doody, Attorney, Field & Golan

12/5/2001ILLINOIS PROPERTY AND SALES TAX UPDATE...
Honorable Robert A. Biggins, Illinois House of Representatives
Timothy S. Bramlet, President, Taxpayer Federation of Illinois
James Chipman, Executive Director, Illinois Property Tax Appeal Board
Keith Stats, Legal Council, Illinois Department of Revenue

10/10/2001Changes in the Indiana Property Tax System for 2002
Kurt Barrow, Director Assessment Division, Indiana State Board of Tax Commissioners
Tom Atherton, Attorney, Katz & Korin

5/13/2001Illinois Department or Revenue's Infromal Conference Board - (the Reincarnation of the Informal Conference Committee) and Streamline Sales Tax Update
Brian Wolfberg, Schain, Burney, Ross & Citron, LTD. and George Sorense, Sales & Use Tax Attorney, Illinois Department of Revenue

2/14/2001Practice Pointers Regarding Real and Personal Property in Illinois
Thomas M. Atherson, Attornery, Katz & Korin
Gregory J. Lafakis, Attorney, Figliulo & Silverman, PC

12/6/2000Illinois Property and Sales Tax Update......
Honorable Robert A. Biggins, CMI, Illinois House of Representatives
Timothy Bramlet, President, Taxpayers Federaltion of Illinois
James Chipman, Executive Director, Illinois Property Tax Appeal Board
Keith Staats, General Counsel, Illinois Department of Revenue

10/11/2000Current Assessment Issues in Cook County
Pam Hughes, Chief Legal Counsel, Cook county Assessor's Office
Tom Jaconetty, Chief Deputy Commissioner, Cook County Board of Review

5/10/2000Taxation of E-Commerce...Are We Making Progress?
Keith Staats, General Counsel, Illinois Department of Revenue
Thomas H. Donohoe, Attorney, McDerott, Will & Emery

2/9/2000Changes in the Cook County Court Prcedures for Property Tax Appeals
Honorable Michael J. Murphy, Presiding Judge County Division
Honorable Bernetta Bush, Assignment Judge County Division

12/8/1999 What to Look for in New Millennium!
Honorable Robert A. Biggins, CMI, Illinois House of Representatives
Tom Batista, Illinois Property Tax Appeals Board
Gregory J. Lafakis, Doody & Lafakis

10/13/1999How to prove your case to the Board of Reveiw
Bob Kruse, Cook County Board of Review

5/5/1999Illinois Sales and Use Taxes
Glen Bower, Director Illinois Department of Revenue

2/10/1999Illinois Property Taxes
Ted Swain, Gould & Ratner, Chair of Fairness & Neutrality Work Group, Tax Policy Forum