Tax Break

Cochiti, a six-year-old Whippet, competes in the diving dog competition during the Purina Pro Plan Incredible Dog Challenge in Del Mar, California June 9, 2012

Some important tax and accounting dates in the week ahead:

Tuesday, June 19
•    U.S. Public Company Accounting Oversight Board member Lew Ferguson delivers the keynote speech at a Securities and Exchange Commission conference for U.S.-listed companies in China. Shanghai.
•    Senate Finance Committee hearing on “Confronting the Looming Fiscal Crisis.” 10 a.m. at the Dirksen Senate Office Building. Washington.
•    Michael Danilack, deputy commissioner (international), Internal Revenue Service Large Business and International Division, gives the opening luncheon speech to the Institute of International Bankers two-day program on tax issues affecting international banking and financial institutions operating in the United States. New York.

Tuesday, June 19 – Thursday, June 21
•    IRS executives and others discuss tax topics at an IRS forum. Orlando, Florida.

Wednesday, June 20
•    Treasury Assistant Secretary for Tax Policy Emily McMahon speaks to the D.C. Bar Association on the Office of Tax Policy’s initiatives and possibilities for the future. Washington.

Thursday, June 21
•    IRS and Tax Policy Center research conference on topics including measuring the tax gap, tax compliance and the tax implications of business complexity. 9 a.m., Urban Institute. Washington.

Thursday, June 21 – Friday, June 22
•    Officials from the Financial Accounting Standards Board, Government Accountability Office, and IRS officials will speak at the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants’ conference on the not-for-profit sector. Washington.