ABTP Tax Tour 2025 Itinerary – New Orleans

 

Thursday September 25th – Registration Begin: End:
Casting Call 3:00 PM 7:00 PM
ABTP Pre-Registration 5:00 PM 8:00 PM
Friday September 26th Begin: End:
ABTP Registration & Vendor Exhibit (Vendor Exhibit ends at 6pm) 7:30 AM 8:30 AM
Conference Seating & Music 8:40 AM
ABTP Welcomes All Attendees by Damian Valentine 8:45 AM
Message from the Founder 9:00 AM 9:20 AM
Townhall: IRS Stakeholder Director Derek Ganter & Dr. Shonda Love 9:20 AM 9:50 AM
Candace Harden: IRS Updates 9:55 AM 10:45 AM
Breakout Session 1 (Educate Room): Interest in Becoming an ABTP Ambassador – Arianna Frank 10:50 AM 11:35 AM
Breakout Session 2 (Connect Room): How to Start a Group Home for Newbies – Lynette Wheaton 10:50 AM 11:35 AM
Breakout Session 3 (Room C): TBD 10:50 AM 11:40 AM
Garrett Cole: One Big Beautiful Bill: How It Will Effect Taxpayer and Tax Professionals 11:40 AM 12:30 PM
Teszra Cody: Tax Credits – The Benefits, Burdens & Blunderes 12:35 PM 1:25 PM
Lunch 1:25 PM 2:20 PM
Panel Discussion: Red Flags & Refunds: Real Talk on Due Diligence 2:35 PM 3:25 PM
Breakout Session 1 (Educate Room): Service Bureau Accelerator: Leighsa Gibson 3:30 PM 4:20 PM
Breakout Session 2 (Connect Room): Audits & Due Diligence: Kenyatta Walker 3:30 PM 4:20 PM
Breakout Session 3 (Empower Room): ABTP Human Resource – The Tax Pro Prohibition: Audrey/Rebecca/Arianna 3:30 PM 4:20 PM
Attorney Leihernst Lamarre: Ethics-Integrity in Action: Mastering Circular 230 for Tax Professionals 4:25 PM 5:15 PM
Gwennetta Wright: Mastering Due Diligence 5:20 PM 6:10 PM
Friday Evening: September 26th
Ambassador & Guest Check-In 7:45 PM 8:15 PM
Dinner & Live Music 8:15 PM 9:15 PM
Ambassador Coating by Shonda & ABTP Founders 9:15 PM 10:15 PM
Special Announcements & Ending Remarks 10:00 PM
Saturday September 27th
Vendor Exhibit 7:00 AM 6:00 PM
Conference Seating & Music 7:45 AM
CrossLink/Lem 7:50 AM 8:40 AM
Jasmine Boney-Henderson: From Write-Offs to Rentals: A Strategic Approach to Schedules A, C & E 8:45 AM 9:35 AM
Breakout Session 1 (Educate Room): Refund Advantage 9:40 AM 10:25 AM
Breakout Session 2 (Connect Room): Crosslink 9:40 AM 10:25 AM
Breakout Session 3 (Empower Room): TBD 9:40 AM 10:25 AM
Dee Edwards: Preparing for a Due Diligence Audit & What You Should Know 10:30 AM 11:20 AM
Pamela Chantel: ITIN Applications & Renewals 11:25 AM 12:10 PM
Lunch 12:10 PM 1:10 PM
Remarks & Announcements by Dr. Shonda Love 1:20 PM 1:50 PM
Panel Discussion: Winning in the AI Era: The Tax Pro Advantage 1:55 PM 2:40 PM
Breakout Session 1 (Educate Room): Crystal White – Real Estate Investing: Beyond the 1040: Passing Income + Real Estate Plays for Tax Experts 2:40 PM 3:25 PM
Breakout Session 2 (Connect Room): Attorney Michelle Miller: Trademark and Copyright Infringement 2:40 PM 3:25 PM
Breakout Session 3 (Empower Room): Leighsa Gibson: OLT with Refund Advantage 2:40 PM 3:25 PM
Rod Hill: Leveraging Automation for Enhanced Information Security & IRS Compliance 3:25 PM 4:15 PM
Teddy The Tax Man: The Best/Worst Kept Small Business Retirement Secrets Ever 4:20 PM 5:10 PM
Saturday Evening September 27th
Guest Check-In & Masquerade Social Hour 8:00 PM 9:00 PM
Seating, Dinner & Cocktails 9:10 PM 10:00 PM
Special Announcements by Dr. Shonda Love 10:00 PM 11:00 PM
Performance by Boosie 11:00 PM 11:30 PM
Reception, Networking & Photos Continue 11:30 PM 12:30 AM
Ending Remarks 12:30 PM

 

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