P. J. Austin, Vice President, Tax, SIFMA

This panel will provide a recap of important 2023 developments and discuss a variety of current U.S. information reporting and withholding issues.

Moderator

Seth Poloner, Executive Director, Morgan Stanley

Panelists

Greg Cioffi, Executive Director, JP Morgan

Chip Collins, Managing Director, UBS

Tara Ferris, Principal, EY

Sponsored by TAINA Technology

The first set of reporting rules has dropped. Discover what is important for our SIFMA members to know and learn what the future may have in store for you.

Moderator

James Cato, Director, Corporate Tax, BNY Mellon

Panelists

David Bolner, Managing Director, TAINA Technology
Jonathan Cutler, Senior Manager, Washington National Tax, Deloitte Tax LLP

Erika Nijenhuis, Senior Counsel, U.S. Department of the Treasury

Sponsored by Ernst & Young

This panel will discuss the challenges impacting U.S. portfolio investors as they invest overseas. Panelists will describe the current trends in tax treaties including treaty eligibility, complex documentation requirements, and the latest market trends in global withholding and reclaims.

Moderator

David Weisner, SVP, Head of the Products & Practice, Global Tax Services, Brown Brothers Harriman

Panelist

Amy Harkins, Head of Tax Operations, Client Service and User Acceptance Testing, Broadridge

Madhuri Ravi, Global Head of Information Reporting and Tax Withholding, Interactive Brokers

Stephanie Tanguay, Associate Director, International Tax and Transaction Services, EY

This session will dive into the current and planned audit initiatives and issues in the Information Reporting and Withholding area.

Moderator

Paul Heller, Managing Director, Taxation U.S. Information Reporting, Royal Bank of Canada

Panelists

Nicole Cammarota, Senior Counsel, Office of the Chief Counsel, IRS

Cyrus Daftary, Tax Principal, KPMG

Laurie Hatten-Boyd, Principal, Washington National Tax, KPMG

Kim Schoenbacher, Director of Field Operations Foreign Payments Practice and Automatic Exchange of Information, IRS

Sponsored by Mayer Brown LLP

This discussion focuses on the Qualified Intermediary policy and enforcement issues and updates relevant to the QI community. Panelists will discuss the 2023 QI Agreement, QI certifications, existing and emerging challenges impacting QIs, and more.

Moderator

Ari Cohen, Director, Tax, BNP Paribas

Panelists

Yuen Chan, Program Manager, IRS

Edith Edusei Poku, Manager, Qualified Intermediary Program, IRS

Dianne Garibotto, Senior Operating Advisor to Commissioner of the Wage and Investment Division, IRS

Jared Goldberger, Tax Partner, Mayer Brown

Patricia López, Director, Citi

Subin Seth, Senior Counsel, Associate Chief Counsel, International, IRS

P. J. Austin, Vice President, Tax, SIFMA

Sponsored by KPMG LLP