2021 Indiana State Tax Update
Agenda
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Morning Session
8:30 am – 12:05 pm EDT
Break
12:05 – 1:05 pm EDT
Afternoon Session
1:05 – 4:40 pm EDT
Agenda
Indiana Department of Revenue Update C. Perry
General and audit update J. Clark, B. Long
Legal and appeals update S. Madden, J. Raney
Policy and legislative update
Indiana Property Taxes K.D. Chestnut
Real property tax issues and updates
Personal property assessments and reporting issues
Personal property issues and updates
Contract audits – tips and procedures
Indiana Income Tax Highlights N.J. Hagerman
Latest income tax legislation
Review of recent income tax cases
Updated administrative guidance
Important Department of Revenue determinations
2021 Indiana Tax Court Update Hon. M.B. Wentworth
History and purpose of the tax court
What’s new at the tax court?
National SALT issues
Tax in the news
Tax Incentives H. Judy
State and local tools
Challenges and opportunities
Approval process
Indiana Sales and Use Tax J. Greene
Sales tax imposition
Use tax imposition
Industry specific issues
• Manufacturing
• Retail
• Transportation
• Healthcare
• Hospitality
• Services
• Not-for-profits
Recent developments
Cases
Administrative determinations
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Accountants
8.0 CPE Hours
Indiana Attorneys
6.7 IN Distance Education
CLE Hours
Continuing Education Credit Information
This webinar is open to the public and offers accountants
8.0 intermediate level CPE hours, based on a 50-minute
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Speakers
Kevin D. Chestnut
President of Chestnut Property Tax ServicesMr. Chestnut formerly, he served as a director and practice leader for the Indianapolis office of Ryan, LLC, Thomson Reuters, and Deloitte. He has been involved with real and business personal property tax for more than 30 years. Mr. Chestnut has extensive experience with property tax reduction, administrative appeal representation, assisting clients with strategic tax planning, compliance work including the preparation of all business personal property tax forms and applications, audit representation, and testimony. He received a B.S. degree in Accounting from Indiana Wesleyan University.
Jim Clark
Jim Clark is the Assistant General Counsel for Litigation at the Indiana Department of State Revenue.
Jeff Greene, J.D.
Senior Manager with IEA, Inc. in IndianapolisAfter graduating from Indiana University School of Law, Mr. Greene started his career in state and local tax as a Sales Tax Hearing Officer with the Indiana Department of Revenue in 1988. He has worked with a small consulting firm as vice president and general counsel. Mr. Green started the state and local tax practice at the Indianapolis offices of Deloitte. He was the national product leader for Grant Thornton’s automation practice; he was the national practice leader for Crowe Horwath’s sales and use tax practice; and he opened his law office as a sole practitioner. Mr. Greene is active in the Institute for Professionals in Taxation (IPT) and serves on the certification committee. He is a frequent speaker on multistate sales and use tax issues, and sales tax process improvement.
Nathan J. Hagerman
Mr. Hagerman is a tax partner with Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP in Indianapolis and has been practicing in the area of multistate taxation since 1996. He counsels business clients in all areas of state and local taxes, including controversies, administrative proceedings, audits, appeals, litigation, and planning. Mr. Hagerman serves as an independent advisor to businesses with respect to tax risk management, review of 3rd party tax strategies, legal review of tax-related transactions and business life events. His experience includes public accounting and law practice in Indianapolis, and he also managed the tax function of a Fortune 500 insurance company headquartered in Indiana for more than four years. He received his law degree from the University of Michigan Law School.
Heather Judy, CPA
Director of Compliance Services for KSM Location AdvisorsHeather Judy leads the compliance services team, which manages tax credits, training grants, and property tax abatements on behalf of clients through the United States. In addition to her role with KSM Location Advisors, Ms. Judy is a director in Katz, Sapper & Miller’s State and Local Tax Group. She has extensive compliance expertise in the areas of property tax, multistate sales and income taxes, and other state taxes. She serves as a liaison on KSM’s government consulting projects.
Bill Long
Mr. Long is the Assistant General Counsel for Appeals at the Indiana Department of State Revenue.
Stephen J. Madden
Mr. Madden is the Director of Tax Policy at the Indiana Department of Revenue.
Christopher Perry CPA
Christopher Perry, CPA is Executive Director of Audit Operations at the Indiana Department of Revenue.
Jeff Raney
Attorney with the Indiana Department of Revenue - Tax Policy DivisionHon. Martha B. Wentworth
Hon. Martha B. Wentworth was appointed Judge of the Indiana Tax Court by Governor Mitch Daniels in 2011. Judge Wentworth holds a B.S., M.S. and J.D. cum laude from Indiana University – Bloomington. Prior to her judicial appointment, she was a Tax Director at Deloitte Tax LLP where she led its Indiana Multistate Tax Services. Judge Wentworth has taught at Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business, the McKinney School of Law, and the Maurer School of Law for more than 22 years. Judge Wentworth is a Fellow of the American College of Tax Counsel, a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation, and this year she was selected to Chair the 42nd (2022) and 43rd (2023) National Conference of State Tax Judges.