12/11/2024 Illinois State and Local Tax Recap 2024
Maurice Scholten, President, Taxpayers Federation of Illinois
David Harris, Director, Illinois Department of Revenue
3/27/2024 Chicago Lease Transaction Tax & Illinois Leveling the Playing Field
Julie Sochacki, Director - SALT Anderson
David Blum, Attorney/Co-Chair - Tax Practice Group Akerman LLP
12/1/2022 Illinois State and Local Tax Recap 2022
Carol Portman, President, Taxpayers Federation of Illinois
David Harris, Director, Illinois Department of Revenue
12/1/2021 Illinois State and Local Tax Recap 2021
Carol Portman, President, Taxpayers Federation of Illinois
David Harris, Director, Illinois Department of Revenue
5/26/2021
Hotel Valuation: Isolating Property Components in a Tempest
Bryan Younge, MAI, ASA, FRICS
Executive Vice President, Valuation & Advisory, NEWMARK
8/26/2020State and Local Sales and Income Tax - Illinois, Chicago and Cook County Legislative Update, Recent Cases and New Rules
Catherine Battin, McDermott, Will & Emory
David Kupiec, Kupiec & Martin LLP
Natalie Martin, Kupiec & Martin LLP
2/12/2020Office Market leasing Challenges - Concessions, Abatements, TI and Tax Implications
Allison Olszta, CBRE & Deirdre Larsen, CBRE
12/11/2019 I llinois State and Local Tax Recap 2019
Carol Portman, President, Taxpayers Federation of Illinois
David Harris, Director, Illinois Department of Revenue
10/16/2019 Creating a Fair, Ethical and Transparent Assessor's Office
Fritz Kaegi, Cook County Assessor
5/15/2019 Local Tax Marass: Insights, Opportunities and Challanges
David Blum, Deputy Chair, Tax Practice Group, Akerman LLP
2/6/2019Cook County Land Bank Authority Overview
Robert (Rob) Rose, Executrive Director, Cook County Land Bank Authority (CCLBA)
12/12/2018llinois State and Local Tax Recap 2018
Carol Portman, President, Taxpayers Federation of Illinois
Connie Beard, Director, Illinois Deparment of Revenue
10/17/2018Civic Federation Analysis of the PTAB Backlog
Timothy E. Moran, Partner, Schmidt Salzman & Moran, Ltd
Sarah Wetmore, Vice President & Research Director, The Civic Federation of Chicago
Whitney T. Carlisle, Partner, O'Keefe, Lyans & Hynes, LLC
5/16/2018Challenges and issues with the new 2018 Triennial Reassessment
Thomas Jaconetty, Deputy Assessor of Valuations and Appeals, Cook County Assessor's Office
2/18/20182018 Sales Tax Forecast...Cloudy with a Chance of Nexus. Current Developments with Cloud Computing, Cookie Nexus and market place Failitator legislation.
Alex Laskowski, Partner, Grant Thornton
Jeffifier Ardrey, Manager, Grant Thornton
Jeff Eichinger, Manager, Grant Thornton
12/13/2017llinois State and Local Tax Recap 2017
Connie Beard, Director, Illinois Department of Revenue
Carol Portman, President, Taxpayers Federation of Illinois
10/11/2017"Unlawful Practice of Appraisal"
Franklin Capilla, Franklin Law Group
5/10/2017"A Report From Springfield - The status of the State Budget and Tax-related legislation"
Keith Staats, Executive Director, Illinois Chmber of Commerce Tax Institue
2/8/2017"Rogue Incentive: A Property Tax Story; Tax Tax Land; And Other Cases That Won't Win Any Awards"
Fran O'Malley, Partner, Worsek & Vhion LLP
12/14/2016llinois State and Local Tax Recap 2016
Carol Portman, President, Taxpayers Federation of Illinois
Mark Dyckman, General Council, Illinois Department of Revenue
10/5/2016Trends and Rising Property Tax Assessments
Martin P. Paulson, Chief County Assessment Officer, Lake County, IL
5/4/2016City of Chicago Recent Tax Developments
Weston W. Hanscorn, City of Chicago Deputy Corporation Counsel
Kim Cook, City of Chicago Chief Assistant Corporation Counsel
2/9/2016Loop Office Market vs. Suburgs-2 Different Worlds"/
Michael J. Kelly, MAI, SRPA, President
Real Estate Analysis Corporation
12/9/2015Illinois State and Local Tax Recap 2015
Carol Portman, President, Taxpayers Federation of Illinois
Mark Dyckman, General Council, Illinois Department of Revenue
5/22/2015Environmental Contamination and Preceived Impact on Property Value. (Is Preception Reality?)
John Nyhan, Attornery, O'Keefe Lyons & Hynes LLC
2/14/2015Illinois Administrative Hearings Update
Terry D. Charlton, Chief Administrative Law Judge
Illinois Department of Revenue
12/10/2014llinois State and Local Tax Recap 2014
Brian Hamer, Director, Illinois Department of Revenue, State of Illinois
Carol Portman, President, Taxpayers Federation of Illinois
10/15/2014Cook County Board of Review Update
Honorable Larry R. Rogers Jr.
Commissioner, Cook County Board of Review
5/14/2014Illinois Sales Tax Sourcing Update
Paul Berks, Deputy General Councel, Illinois Department of Revenue
James J. Tauber, Managing Director, WTAS LLC
2/11/2014Cook County Assessor's Office: Accomplishments, Innovations and Future Endeavors
Mr. Joseph Berrios, Cook County Assessor
12/11/2013Illinois State and Local Tax Recap 2013
Brian Hamer, Director, Illinois Department of Revenue, State of Illinois
Carol Portman, President, Taxpayers Federation of Illinois
10/16/2013 The Other (Not "Like Kind") Personal Property Tax Issus, Chicago's Lease Transaction Tax and Cook County Use Tax Update
Michael J. Wynne, Partner, Reed Smith LLP
5/8/2013 IPT talks PTI (Chicago-land Property Tax Incntives)
Minah C. Hall, Managing Director, True Partners Conculting LLC
2/20/2013 Cook County Use Tax and City of Chicago (Tax) Developments
Keith Staats, Director, Grant Thornton LLP
Stanley kaminski, Partner, Duane Morris LLP
12/12/2012 Illinois State and Local Tax Recap 2012
J. Thomas Johnson, President, Taxpayers Federation of Illinois
Brian Hamer, Director, Illinois Department of Revenue, State of Illinois
10/10/2012 Trends in Property Tax Assessments
Martin P. Paulsonl, Chief County Assessment Officer, Lake County, Illinois
5/9/2012Illinois Fiscal Crisis: It's Imact on Chicago and Cook County
Laurence Msall, President, The Civic Federation
Gail Niemann, General Council, Illinois Department of Revenue
2/8/2011The 2012 Reassessment
Tom Jaconetty, Chief Deputy Assessor, Cook County Assessor's Office
12/14/2011 Illinois State and Local Tax Recap 2011
J. Thomas Johnson, President, Taxpayers Federation of Illinois
Brian Hamer, Director, Illinois Department of Revenue, State of Illinois
10/12/2011 Cook County Board of Reivew 2011
Dan Patlak, Commisioner, Cook County Board of Review
5/11/2011 What's New with the Appeals Board
Brian Wolfberg, Chairman, Illinois Board of Appeals
2/9/2011 Sale and Lease Transactions Since the "Crash"
Michael J. Kelly, President, Real Estate Analysis Corp.
12/8/2010I llinois State and Local Tax Recap 2010
J. Thomas Johnson, President, Taxpayers Federation of Illinois
12/9/2009 Illinois State and Local Tax Recap 2010
Honorable Robert A. Biggins, IL. House of Representatives
J. Thomas Johnson, President, Taxpayers Federation of Illinois
Brian Hamer, Director, Illinois Department of Revenue
10/14/2009UNCLAIMED PROPERTY: What you don't know can hurt you
Kathy Moyer, Senior Manager, Thomson Reuters Tax & Accounting, Unclaimed Property Group
5/6/2009An Introduction to the Multistate Tax Commission (MTC)
Les Koenig, Audit Director of the MTC
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, Illinois Department 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, Illinois Department 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, LLP, Indiana 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
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
12/6/2000 Illinois 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
