Tax Break

Some important tax and accounting events in the week ahead:

Monday, July 16 • New York University two-week conference begins on corporate income tax, international taxation, wealth-planning and other topics. New York City.

Tuesday, July 17 and Thursday, July 19 • IRS conferences in Buffalo, New York, on July 17 and in Erie, Pennsylvania, on July 19 on the benefits and responsibilities of tax-exempt status, and what must be done to maintain it.

Wednesday, July 18 • Paul Oosterhuis of Skadden, Arps and Lee Sheppard of Tax Analysts debate transfer pricing issues and solutions at a luncheon sponsored by the International Tax Institute. 12:15 p.m. EDT, Grand Hyatt Hotel. New York City.

Thursday, July 19 • U.S. House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee hearing on business tax issues facing manufacturers. 9:30 a.m. EDT, Longworth House Office Building. Washington.

Friday, July 20 – Sunday, July 22 • Tax Section of the New York State Bar Association program on current tax issues. Speakers from the U.S. Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service discuss taxing derivatives on Saturday, and the Foreign Tax Credit on Sunday. Ritz Carlton Hotel. Washington.