The Atlanta Lawyer October/November 2019 | Seite 40

TAX LAW The Tax Law Section is excited to host a number of CLE seminars and networking events in the upcoming year. On August 27, the Tax Law Section hosted its annual Joint Summer Reception with the Georgia Society of CPAs at the Park Tavern in Piedmont Park. The evening mixer hosted attorneys and accountants for drinks and hor d’oeurves, allowing attendees to meet new members and catch up with old friends. The Tax Law Section is also proud to announce its participation in the Adopt-A-Base Program in partnership with the Georgia Society of CPAs and the Georgia Tax Bar. The Program will assist military members in the preparation of their federal and state income tax returns. In December, the Tax Law Section will also be co-sponsoring the annual Liaison Committee Meeting with the Georgia Department of Revenue on December 11. The annual Liaison Committee Meeting will provide practitioners updates from the Department of Revenue followed by a Q&A session. The meeting will be moderated by Frank O’Connell (General Counsel for the Department of Revenue), Richard C. Litwin (The Litwin Law Firm PC), and Mace E. Gunter, current chair of the State Bar of Georgia Tax Law Section. Stay tuned for more events! HANISH PATEL Eversheds Sutherland LLP hanishpatel@eversheds-sutherland.com 40 October/November 2019 On August 27, 2019 a Joint Summer Reception was hosted at Park Tavern. L-R: Chair of the Atlanta Chapter of the Georgia Society of CPAs Bob Dow (Maynard Cooper & Gale), Tax Law Chair Brian Harvel (Alston & Bird), and Chair of the Financial Planning Association of Georgia, Amy McGehee (Menden Freiman, LLP)