Michael Desmond, Robert Kovacev, and Lisandra Ortiz will speak at the USA Branch of the International Fiscal Association 2025 Annual Meeting on March 27-28, 2025.

Desmond will moderate the panel "Alternative Dispute Resolution - A Powerful Technique." This panel will survey a wide array of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) techniques and tools, including fast track settlements (FTS), early referral and post-appeals mediation (PAM), and the recent changes being piloted for FTS and PAM. Panelists will also discuss transfer pricing ADR programs that may offer a better, more efficient course to deal with contentious transfer pricing issues.

Kovacev will speak on the panel "AI Tax Implications." This panel will explore how artificial intelligence (AI) will impact tax practitioners' daily work, as well as the role AI will play in compliance and reporting requirements. The panel will also look at the downsides and risks posed by AI and how tax agencies might utilize AI.

Ortiz will moderate the panel "Implications of Loper Bright." This panel will examine the landscape for challenges to the IRS rulemaking post-Loper Bright, which overruled the decades-long Chevron deference standard, and discuss potential implications for taxpayers.