Shannon Retzke Smith, Partner, Withers Bergman LLP to Speak at The Knowledge Group’s What's Shaping Tax Controversy in the US

Top Quote The Knowledge Group, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts, has announced today that Shannon Retzke Smith, Partner, Withers Bergman LLP will speak at its webcast entitled, “What's Shaping Tax Controversy in the US: Leading Issues Examined.” This event is scheduled for Wednesday, October 11, 2023 from 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm (ET). End Quote
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    About Shannon Retzke Smith

    Shannon is a partner at Withers Bergman LLP.

    She focuses her practice on sensitive tax matters, which often involve negotiations with government agencies. Shannon represents clients in a broad range of tax, trust, estate, and business planning issues. Her work involves planning for high net worth US and international families, with particular emphasis on planning for closely-held businesses. Shannon’s planning work for clients involves a range of matters, from creating tax-efficient wealth transfer structures to addressing income tax issues arising from investments and operating businesses. She has advised prominent politicians, business people, and well-known athletes. She is known globally as one of the go-to attorneys for individuals with US tax or reporting issues and has represented clients from over 20 countries in the last year.

    About Withers Bergman LLP

    Withers is the largest international law firm focused on the individual needs of successful people, their families, their businesses and their charitable endeavors. We work closely with high-net-worth individuals including industry leaders, senior executives, trustees and fiduciaries, as well as multinationals and families around the world, governments, financial institutions, public companies, international brands and charitable organizations. We work closely with successful families and their family offices, including the individual family members and the executives, managers, trustees and fiduciaries who serve them, providing a full range of sophisticated legal services. We champion our clients’ interests locally and globally from our 17 offices in the US, Europe and Asia-Pacific. We combine local knowledge and international skill to address the global dimensions of our clients’ requests.

    Event Summary

    Tax controversy is as a major concern of businesses across industries primarily due to intensified scrutiny on tax avoidance practices. As the market rapidly evolves, tax disputes are becoming more prevalent both domestically and globally, posing significant challenges for multinational companies. These companies often find themselves entangled in tax disputes across different jurisdictions, placing a considerable strain on their resources.

    In today’s ever-changing tax landscape, new sources of controversy continue to surface along with the stringent tax laws. This dynamic environment makes it more critical for businesses to be wary of their existing practices to mitigate tax controversies.

    In a LIVE Webcast, a panel of thought leaders and practitioners assembled by The Knowledge Group will discuss the recent and significant tax controversies. The speakers will provide best approaches on how to effectively navigate the complexities of tax disputes and safeguard their financial stability.

    Key issues include:
    • Top Tax Controversy Cases: Recent Trends
    • Impacts of Major Cases
    • Significant Issues and Challenges
    • How to Manage Tax Controversies
    • Best Strategies to Prevent and Resolve Disputes

    About The Knowledge Group

    Founded in November 2006, The Knowledge Group has been at the forefront of providing quality continuing education programs for lawyers, accountants, financial executives, risk and compliance specialists, human resources professionals, technology officers, and business consultants in a wide range of industries.

    The Knowledge Group strives to be the best-in-class provider of continuing education by bringing forth relevant content you can’t get anywhere else.

    Contact:
    Therese Lumbao
    Director, Member Services
    The Knowledge Group, LLC
    info ( @ ) theknowledgegroup dot org

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