Motor Fuel 2009 Agenda

	Motor Fuel Section Annual Meeting Agenda

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MONDAY (September 21, 2009) General Session Presiding Herman Wisneski, Revenue Tax Specialist, Minnesota Department of Revenue and the FTA Motor Fuel Tax Section National Chair Color Guards/Singing of the Anthems Welcome Tony Mastin, Agency Administrator, Oklahoma Tax Commission Federal Highway Administration Update Michael Dougherty, Program Analyst, Federal Highway Administration American Petroleum Institute (API) Update Brenda Hansen, ConocoPhillips Petroleum Marketers Association of American (PMAA) Update Vance McSpadden, Executive Director of Oklahoma Petroleum Marketers and Convenience Store Association Internal Revenue Update Richard Little, Sr. Program Analyst-Fuel Policy, Internal Revenue Service Uniformity Update Canadian Fuel Tax Council Mal Bruce, (AB), Project Manager US Uniformity Project Marcia Leichner (NE) Robert Donnellan (Global) 1:00PM – 4:15PM Concurrent Breakout Sessions (repeating sessions) ALL ABOUT THE MIXTURES (Cocktails Anyone?) Moderator: Christy Dixon, Auditor, Oklahoma Tax Commission and Motor Fuel Tax Section Past National Chair Topic: Ethanol manufacturing, marketing relationship to state taxes and reporting Bio Diesel manufacturing, marketing relationship to state taxes and reporting Panel: Tim Turgeon, Excise Tax Manager, CHS Inc John Penacho, Tax Manager, Sprague Energy Corp LET’S GO GREEN Moderator Michael Harrell, Delaware DOT/DMV/MFTA and Motor Fuel Tax Section Past National Chair Topic: Mileage Base Tax Carbon Tax Panel: Michael Dougherty, Program Analyst, Federal Highway Administration Mal Bruce, Manager, Canadian Fuel Tax Council IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE CONCURRENT SESSIONS Regional Breakouts Midwestern Region Northwestern Region Pacific Region Southern Region TUESDAY (September 22, 2009) General Session Presiding Herman Wisneski, Revenue Tax Specialist, Minnesota Department of Revenue and the FTA Motor Fuel Tax Section National Chair Motor Fuel Tax Issues with Natural Gas and Other Alternative Fuels Michael Dougherty, Program Analyst, Federal Highway Administration Bio Diesel and Alcohol Reporting into ExSTARS Dan Farish, Manager Excise/Sales Tax, Murphy Oil USA Dyed Fuel Violations Jeremy Neeck, Revenue Tax Specialist, SR, Minnesota Department of Revenue Recent Successes in Motor Fuel Tax Cases Martin Cano, Texas Comptroller of Public Funds Invitation to 2010 Annual Meeting State of Montana Robert Beck Award Peter Steffens, Revenue Program Administrator, Florida Department of Revenue and Motor Fuel Tax Section Past National Chair National Chair’s Address and Awards Herman Wisneski, Revenue Tax Specialist, Minnesota Department of Revenue and Motor Fuel Tax Section National Chair 1:00PM – 4:15PM Concurrent Breakout Sessions (repeating sessions) OFF SHORE TAX REPORTING Moderator: Donna Alderman, North Carolina Department of Revenue and Motor Fuel Tax Section Vice National Chair Topic: How this is being done Panel: Jan Zahn, Exxon Mobil James DeClair, Chevron Rae Takai, Shell Oil HOW CAN STATES AND INDUSTRY WORK TOGETHER TO STREAMLINE AUDITS Moderator: Robert Donnellan, Sr. Tax Manager, Global Companies LLC Topic: What can States do to effectively streamline audits? Panel: Marc Papandrea, State of Connecticut Vicki Hayden, State of Arkansas Jonn Penacho, Sprague Energy Sabrina Dudek, NuStar Energy IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE CONCURRENT SESSIONS Annual Business Meeting 6:00PM Reception 7:00PM Banquet WEDNESDAY (September 23, 2009) General Session Herman Wisneski, Revenue Tax Specialist, Minnesota Department of Revenue and the FTA Motor Fuel Tax Section National Chair RINS Credit Leanne Sobel, Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP Gregory Staiti, Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP “Future Fuels” David Retz, Sr. Tax Counsel – Excise, Chevron Corporation

Download a copy of the agenda here.

MONDAY (September 21, 2009)

General Session

Presiding
Herman Wisneski, Revenue Tax Specialist, Minnesota Department of Revenue and the FTA Motor Fuel Tax Section National Chair

Color Guards/Singing of the Anthems

Welcome
Tony Mastin, Agency Administrator, Oklahoma Tax Commission

Federal Highway Administration Update
Michael Dougherty, Program Analyst, Federal Highway Administration

American Petroleum Institute (API) Update
Brenda Hansen, ConocoPhillips

Petroleum Marketers Association of American (PMAA) Update
Vance McSpadden, Executive Director of Oklahoma Petroleum Marketers
and Convenience Store Association

Internal Revenue Update
Richard Little, Sr. Program Analyst-Fuel Policy, Internal Revenue Service

Uniformity Update
            Canadian Fuel Tax Council               Mal Bruce, (AB), Project Manager
            US Uniformity Project                        Marcia Leichner (NE)
            Robert Donnellan (Global)

1:00PM – 4:15PM Concurrent Breakout Sessions (repeating sessions)

ALL ABOUT THE MIXTURES
(Cocktails Anyone?)

Moderator: Christy Dixon, Auditor, Oklahoma Tax Commission and Motor Fuel Tax Section Past National Chair

Topic: Ethanol manufacturing, marketing relationship to state taxes and reporting
Bio Diesel manufacturing, marketing relationship to state taxes and reporting

Panel: Tim Turgeon, Excise Tax Manager, CHS Inc
John Penacho, Tax Manager, Sprague Energy Corp

LET’S GO GREEN

Moderator Michael Harrell, Delaware DOT/DMV/MFTA and Motor Fuel Tax Section Past National Chair

Topic:                         Mileage Base Tax
                                    Carbon Tax

Panel:                          Michael Dougherty, Program Analyst, Federal Highway Administration
                                    Mal Bruce, Manager, Canadian Fuel Tax Council

IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE CONCURRENT SESSIONS
Regional Breakouts

Midwestern Region
Northwestern Region
Pacific Region
Southern Region

TUESDAY (September 22, 2009)

General Session

Presiding
Herman Wisneski, Revenue Tax Specialist, Minnesota Department of Revenue and the FTA Motor Fuel Tax Section National Chair

Motor Fuel Tax Issues with Natural Gas and Other Alternative Fuels
Michael Dougherty, Program Analyst, Federal Highway Administration

Bio Diesel and Alcohol Reporting into ExSTARS
Dan Farish, Manager Excise/Sales Tax, Murphy Oil USA

Dyed Fuel Violations
Jeremy Neeck, Revenue Tax Specialist, SR, Minnesota Department of Revenue

Recent Successes in Motor Fuel Tax Cases
Martin Cano, Texas Comptroller of Public Funds

Invitation to 2010 Annual Meeting
State of Montana

Robert Beck Award
Peter Steffens, Revenue Program Administrator, Florida Department of Revenue and Motor Fuel Tax Section Past National Chair

National Chair’s Address and Awards
Herman Wisneski, Revenue Tax Specialist, Minnesota Department of Revenue and Motor Fuel Tax Section National Chair

1:00PM – 4:15PM Concurrent Breakout Sessions (repeating sessions)

OFF SHORE TAX REPORTING

Moderator: Donna Alderman, North Carolina Department of Revenue and Motor Fuel Tax Section Vice National Chair

Topic: How this is being done

Panel:                         Jan Zahn, Exxon Mobil
                                    James DeClair, Chevron
                                    Rae Takai, Shell Oil

HOW CAN STATES AND INDUSTRY WORK TOGETHER TO STREAMLINE AUDITS

Moderator: Robert Donnellan, Sr. Tax Manager, Global Companies LLC

Topic: What can States do to effectively streamline audits?

Panel:                         Marc Papandrea, State of Connecticut
                                    Vicki Hayden, State of Arkansas
                                    Jonn Penacho, Sprague Energy
                                    Sabrina Dudek, NuStar Energy

IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE CONCURRENT SESSIONS
Annual Business Meeting

6:00PM Reception
7:00PM Banquet

WEDNESDAY (September 23, 2009)

General Session

Herman Wisneski, Revenue Tax Specialist, Minnesota Department of Revenue and the FTA Motor Fuel Tax Section National Chair

RINS Credit
Leanne Sobel, Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP
Gregory Staiti, Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP

“Future Fuels”
David Retz, Sr. Tax Counsel – Excise, Chevron Corporation