WELCOME
to CERCA's Fall 2020 Conference
FALL TAX YEAR 2020 AND BEYOND
THE BEAT GOES ON
SPEAKERS

Charles P. Rettig
IRS Commissioner
Erin Collins
National Tax Payer Advocate, IRS

Kenneth Corbin
Commissioner Wage & Investment, IRS
THE LINEUP
Confirmed Speakers & Topics
Wednesday, October 21st CERCA Program (Begins at 1:00 pm EST)
“Cyber & Information Security: Current & Emerging Threats”
JIM LUDES, Ph.D., Executive Director
Pell Center, Salve Regina University
Keynote Address
THE HONORABLE CHARLES P. RETTIG, IRS Commissioner
“Deep Impact” – The 2020 Election and Beyond
MODERATOR: RUSS SULLIVAN - Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck
SPEAKERS: BILL MEIERLING, Chief Marketing Officer & Exec. VP, Ext.
Relations & Strategic Partnerships, American Legislative
Exchange Council
STEVE RYAN, Partner - McDermott Will & Emery
FEATURED SPEAKER
KEN CORBIN, Commissioner, Wage & Investment, IRS
PM Virtual Happy Hour (you are free to move about to the rooms that interest you)
Digital Services Working Group Discussion
CO-CHAIRS: Jami Gibson, Drake Software
Calvin Whitehead, TaxHawk
Legislative Services Implementation Working Group Discussion
CO-CHAIRS: Andy Phillips, H&R Block
Andrew Oswalt, TaxAct
“The Urban Mixologist” - Bruce “Blue” Rivera
The Urban Mixologist will be presenting both "Mocktails" and "Cocktails"
to make this Fall season.
Mixologist will be creating drinks for CERCA registrants at the following times:
4:05, 4:20, 4:35, and 4:50 PM.
THURSDAY, October 22st CERCA Program (Begins at 12:00 NOON EST)
FEATURED SPEAKER
ERIN COLLINS - The National TaxPayer Advocate
“Dealing with COVID-The IRS CAS Filing Season (Live, Audio)
DIETRA GRANT, Director, Customer Account Services, IRS
“Payroll and Employment Tax Issues in this Unusual COVID-19 Year”
MODERATOR: PETE ISBERG - ADP
SPEAKERS: MELISSA DUCE, Senior Technician Reviewer, Chief Counsel Office, IRS
SYDNEY GERNTEIN, Branch Chief, IRS Office of Chief Counsel, Employment Tax Branch 1
JENINE HALLINGS, Payroll Tax Compliance Manager, Risk
Management, Paychex, Inc.
TONY TULLO, Employment Tax Consultant
“The New 1040x Platform”
JUANITA WUELLER – Submission Processing, IRS
The IRS Enterprise Digitization & Case Management Office
HARRISON SMITH – Co-Director
“All Things EIP”
DENISE DAVIS, Director, Return Integrity Verification Program Management, IRS
“And the Beat Goes On – Upcoming 2021Tax Season”
MODERATOR: CERCA Board Chair Geno Salo
The CERCA Board looks ahead to the 2021 Tax Season after a “Most UnusualFiling Season.”