T01 - Welcome and Conferral of Honorary Membership to C.N. (Sandy) Macfarlane / OECD Pillars 1 & 2: Where Do We Stand?

Description

This plenary session will assess the state of play regarding the OECD's Pillars 1 & 2 project, including the view of the U.S. government, issues still to be addressed and questions to be answered, as well as predictions on how the process will proceed going forward.

Learning Objectives:

• Identify the major political and tax issues that need to be addressed before the OECD can reach consensus on Pillars 1 & 2
• Understand the overall approach of Pillars 1 & 2 to combating the risks of multinational enterprise tax planning
• Determine the major issues of concern to their company's tax position and planning

Speaker(s):

• Mr. Wayne Monfries, SVP Global Taxes, Visa, Inc.
• Mr. C.N. (Sandy) Macfarlane, Past International President, Tax Executives Institute

Moderator(s):

• Ms. Josephine L. Scalia, Treasurer, Tax Executives Institute, Nestle Health Science

Speaker(s):

• Mr. Gary D. Sprague, J.D., Partner, Baker McKenzie
• Ms. Quyen Huynh, Principal, Washington National Tax-International, KPMG LLP
• Mr. Scott Stewart, Mayer Brown LLP
• Mr. Itai Grinberg, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Multilateral Tax, United States Department of the Treasury