1. 1 Tax Executives Institute, Inc. Regions V & VI IRS Liaison Meeting Houston, Texas May 14, 2012 Paul Curtis Field Specialists Director, Field Operations West

2. 2 Objectives Organizational Structure & Roles Research and Experimental Credit (R&E) Capitalization to Repair (C2R) Employment Tax – Voluntary Compliance Settlement Program (VCSP)

3. 3 Organizational Structure & Roles Paul Curtis, DFO, Field Specialists West Stephen Whiteaker DFO, Field Specialists East David Horton Director, Field Specialists

4. 4 Organizational Structure & Roles Paul Curtis DFO, Field Specialists West Employment TaxEngineering All Field Specialist Employees in the Western U.S. and all Employment Tax

5. 5 Research and Experimental Credit The 3 R’s Risk Analysis Resources Real Life Realities

6. 6 Capitalization to Repair (C2R) Temporary Regulations issued December 23, 2011 Current Direction Resources

7. 7 Capitalization to Repair (C2R) Examination of Tax Years Beginning before January 1, 2012 Examination for Tax Years Beginning on or after January 1, 2012 but before January 1, 2014 Examination for Tax Years Beginning on or after January 1, 2014

8. 8 Employment Tax Voluntary Classification Settlement Program (VCSP) –Provides partial relief from federal employment taxes for eligible taxpayers that agree to prospectively treat workers as employees Eligibility

9. 9 Employment Tax Announcement 2011-64 Form 8952, Application for Voluntary Classification Settlement Program (VCSP)

10. 10 Questions & Answers