ABA-IPT Advanced Tax Seminars

Ballard Spahr Partner Aaron Johnson, co-lead of the firm's State and Local Tax (SALT) team, will speak at the 2025 American Bar Association Tax Section's Advanced Tax Seminars. The agenda was designed for attorneys, accountants, tax directors, state and local tax managers, government tax officials, appraisers, property tax managers, commercial and industrial property managers, and others interested in sales, use, ad valorem taxation of property, and state income tax.

Aaron will be a speaker for the "Jazzed Up Jeopardy: Sales & Use Tax Seminar" on day two of the three-day event. The conversation will be moderated by Sonia Shaikh, Counsel at Miles & Stockbridge PC. Aaron will be joined by fellow speakers DiAndria Green, SALT Partner at Bennett Thrasher PC, and Jennifer Karpchuk, Shareholder of Chamberlain Hrdlicka.

The event description:

This ain't your ordinary tax seminar; we're mixing up a cocktail of sales and use tax questions that will challenge even the most seasoned experts. Join our contestants as we spin through the miscellaneous indirect rhythms of emerging issues, risk mitigation, and strategic planning.

After attending this session, participants will be able to:

• Recognize current trends and challenges in sales and use tax compliance
• Apply strategies to mitigate risks and reduce sales and use taxes
• Develop proactive approaches to manage sales and use tax audits
• Evaluate effective solutions to complex sales and use tax challenges