Speaking Engagements
From 2012-2019, Mr. Pontius served as the Co-Chair of the Tax Section of the Bar Association of Montgomery County Maryland. Mr. Pontius wrote articles for the newsletter on recent tax developments. He led meetings on tax topics and coordinated Continuing Legal Education (CLE) classes on technical tax topics such as buy-sell agreements for closely held businesses. The following list is a summary of his recent speaking engagements.
- Demystifying IRS Letters While Resolving IRS Liens and Levies, Annual Meeting of the Bar Association of Montgomery County, May 2019
- Updates on Denial or Revocation of US Passport for Seriously Delinquent Tax Debtors, DC Bar, March 2019
- The Impact of Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) on the Taxation of Individuals, Annual Tax Law Conference of the Federal Bar Association, March 2019
- Liens, Levies, and Collection Alternatives with the IRS and Maryland, Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service, January 2019
- Techniques for Maximizing Charitable Giving, Maryland Society of Accounting and Tax Professionals, December 2018
- An Overview of Civil and Criminal Tax Litigation for Accountants, Maryland Chapter of the National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts, November 2018
- Getting Tax Documents from Uncle Sam: Tips for the Tax Practitioner, Maryland Society of Accounting and Tax Professionals, November 2018
- The Basics of FIRPTA Withholding for G-4 Visa Holders, PAHO/WHO Federal Credit Union, October 2018
Publications
- Collection Question Might Lead to Outdated Answers on Crypto, By Nathan Richman, Tax Notes, March 16, 2020
- Long Hours, and They Aren’t All Billable, by Zoe Sagalow, Tax Notes, August 13, 2018
- Updates on Denial or Revocation of U.S. Passports for Seriously Delinquent Tax Debtors, Tax Talk, Tax Section of the Maryland State Bar Association, Spring 2018
- ABA Tax Section Comments Regarding the OVDP and Streamlined Procedures to the IRS Acting Commissioner Kautter, May 2, 2018. John Pontius contributed the following two comments:
- Collection Alternatives for Taxpayers Unable to Fully Pay OVDP Liability, see pages 5 and 22
- Delinquent International Information Return Submission Procedures (“DSP”), see pages 6, 31
- Individual Income Tax Consequences of the Affordable Care Act, Bar Association Of Montgomery County, February 2015
- What Every Attorney Needs to Know About Tax Liens, Tax Talk, Tax Section of the Maryland State Bar Association, Fall 2014
- How to be prepared for an IRS audit, Bar Association Of Montgomery County, June 2014
- Foreign Bank Account Reporting Extends Beyond Switzerland, Bar Bulletin, Maryland State Bar Association, April 2014
- A Guide for Worker Classification, Bar Association Of Montgomery County, January 2014
- Procedures to Stop an IRS Levy, Bar Association Of Montgomery County, September 2013
