| | |  I am happy to announce that I will be one of the featured speakers at the 2015 Annual Meeting of the California Tax Bar Conference that is being held from November 4th through November 6th at the Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines in San Diego.  The International Tax Audit & Appeals Including Statute of Limitations in the International Context session will teach tax professionals about the IRS' current focus on international tax audits and about the specialized  teams and revenue agents being trained in tax audits with international connections. The panel will discuss the following topics:     Overview of the general statute of limitations rules and exceptions Comparing Title 26 to Title 31 The unlimited statute of limitations for the failure to file certain international tax forms Foreign corporation and nonresident alien consequences of  not filing U.S. tax returns Handling requests for abatement of penalties resulting from the failure to file Forms 5471, 5471, and other international tax forms.
  I will be speaking on November 6th from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. PT. Please come join me at this informative session. Please click on the link below for more registration information. I hope to see all of you there!  
 
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 |  The   Brager Tax Law Group    is a tax litigation and tax controversy law firm, which represents clients with  tax problems and tax disputes with the IRS, the California Franchise Tax Board (FTB), the State Board of Equalization (SBE) and the Employment Development Department (EDD).   All of the firm's tax lawyers   are former trial attorneys with the IRS.  | 
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 |  | |   Dennis N. Brager, Esq.
     Former IRS Senior Trial Attorney | 
 |  Upcoming Speeches &  Webinars 
 "Comprehensive Review of Assessment Statutes of Limitation"  Beverly Hills Hotel
  October 27, 2015  9:20-10:10 a.m. PT 
 "International Tax Audits"  San Diego
  November 6, 2015  3:30- 5:00 p.m. PT 
 "Minimizing the 280E Bite, Dealing with the IRS & Preparing for an Audit"  Las Vegas
  November 13, 2015  1:30-2:20 p.m. PT 
    Strafford Encore "IRS Penalty Abatement Procedures for Foreign Information Reporting Noncompliance"  November 19, 2015  11:00-12:30 p.m. PT 
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 |  Brager Publications 
  Marijuana Venture October 2015 Marijuana Venture August 2015 
 
       In the News 
  Tax Notes Today October 2015 
  Association For Financial Professionals August 2015 
 
  Previous Events 
  Dennis' webinar, "A Brief Guide to Getting (and Keeping) Your Clients with Foreign Connections out of Trouble, Including FBARs, OVDP, and Lesser Known Issues" is available on the Brager Tax Law Group Website: 
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