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Effective Hedge Fund Tax Practices 15th Annual Everything You Need to Know to Ensure Absolute Tax Efficiency and Compliance in these Challenging Times To Register: Call 800-280-8440 or visit us at www.frallc.com FINANCIAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATES AND THE HEDGE FUND BUSINESS OPERATIONS ASSOCIATION PROUDLY PRESENTS THE e industry’s most comprehensive hedge fund tax conference is back! Tax and Regulatory Update: What Has Changed and How Do ese Changes Affect Hedge Funds? FATCA – Final Steps for Registration and Compliance – It’s Not Too Late! Growing State and Foreign Tax Issues Confronting Investment Managers Today Taxation of Swaps, Commodities and other Contracts Estate and Giſt Tax – Planning for Investment Managers and eir Investors Year-End Tax Planning Strategies Wash Sales, Straddles, Short Sales, Constructive Sales and Other Potential Pitfalls Tax Consequences of Contributions and Distributions of Securities and Allocations of Fund Gains and Losses Handling Tax Issues Relative to Inbound Tax Issues Tax Considerations for Distressed Debt Transactions Working rough Tax Implications of Foreign Investments Foreign Reporting Requirements for US Persons K-1 Preparation Essentials – Effective Interpretation and Preparation Topics at a glance: Earn 15.5 CPE and CLE* credits! Earn 15.5 CPE and CLE* credits! November 19 - 20, 2013 The Princeton Club New York, New York Business Operations Association Gold Sponsors Silver Sponsors Bronze Sponsor PLUS! Tax Notes contributing editor Lee Sheppard will give you a Keynote Address that delves into the latest developments impacting the hedge fund industry

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Effective Hedge Fund Tax Practices

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E v e r y t h i n g Yo u N e e d t o K n o w t o E n s u r e A b s o l u t e Ta x E f f i c i e n c y a n d C o m p l i a n c e i n t h e s e C h a l l e n g i n g T i m e s

To Register: Call 800-280-8440 or visit us at www.frallc.com

FINANCIAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATES AND THE HEDGE FUND BUSINESS OPERATIONS ASSOCIATION PROUDLY PRESENTS THE

The industry’s most comprehensive hedge fund tax conference is back!

✓ Tax and Regulatory Update: What Has Changed and How Do These Changes Affect Hedge Funds?

✓ FATCA – Final Steps for Registration and Compliance – It’s Not Too Late!

✓ Growing State and Foreign Tax Issues Confronting Investment Managers Today

✓ Taxation of Swaps, Commodities and other Contracts ✓ Estate and Gift Tax – Planning for Investment Managers and

Their Investors ✓ Year-End Tax Planning Strategies

✓ Wash Sales, Straddles, Short Sales, Constructive Sales and Other Potential Pitfalls

✓ Tax Consequences of Contributions and Distributions of Securities and Allocations of Fund Gains and Losses

✓ Handling Tax Issues Relative to Inbound Tax Issues ✓ Tax Considerations for Distressed Debt Transactions ✓ Working Through Tax Implications of Foreign Investments ✓ Foreign Reporting Requirements for US Persons ✓ K-1 Preparation Essentials – Effective Interpretation and

Preparation

Topics at a glance:

Earn 15.5 CPE and CLE*

credits!Earn 15.5 CPE and CLE*

credits!

November 19 - 20, 2013T h e P r i n c e t o n C l u b Ne w Yo r k , Ne w Yo r k

Business Operations Association

Gold Sponsors Silver Sponsors Bronze Sponsor

P L U S ! Tax Notes ’

cont r ibut ing ed i to r

Lee Sheppard wi l l

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Address that de lves

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deve lopments

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To Register: Call 800-280-8440 or visit us at www.frallc.com

Are your tax strategies as cost efficient as possible?Neglecting your fund’s tax plan can be hazardous, and in these challenging times you simply can’t afford any type of misstep whatsoever. Get thoroughly up-to-date on all of the current legislative developments as well as industry trends by attending our 15th Annual Effective Hedge Fund Tax Practices Conference – the hedge fund industry’s most comprehensive tax event! Learn how to better structure your tactics, comply with new codes and dodge costly bullets while earning 15.5 CPE/CLE* credits and networking with your peers.

With an all-star line-up of tax experts, we’ll discuss the most imperative tax matters facing hedge funds while highlighting the most successful strategies used by some of the industry’s best-performing funds.

Get expert insight and answers to the following pressing questions:

• How have tax rates changed and how will this affect my tax plan?• What’s going on with carried interest?• Is my fund truly prepared for FATCA registration?• What are the most robust year-end tax planning strategies?• How do I best navigate around wash sales, short sales and other

potential pitfalls?• What are the proposed regulations for swap contracts? • How do I prepare my fund for the advancing economic nexus

rules?• What are the new developments in state and local taxation?• How do I effectively use blockers to limit taxation and reporting

requirements?• What are the best PFIC reporting practices?• How do I handle withholding for dividend investments?• What do I need to do to comply with reporting obligations for

ECI?• How should I be handling section 1256 contracts? • What tax planning strategies will be most appropriate for my fund

in this current environment?• How do I ensure that my fund is handling K-1 preparation most

effectively?• What are the tax consequences of contributions and distributions

of securities?• …and much more

PLUS, Tax Notes’ contributing editor Lee Sheppard will give a stimulating and cutting-edge keynote address exploring the industry’s contemporary developments… Don’t miss this event!

You won’t find a more complete hedge fund tax program anywhere, register today and get ready to reap the rewards of having a tax plan that works for you rather than against you.

Call 800-280-8440 or register online at www.frallc.com.

Sincerely,

Erin Busch, Conference DirectorFINANCIAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, LLC

P.S. Register before September 20, 2013 and save $200!!!

Who Should Attend?From hedge funds:

• Chief Financial Officers • Controllers• Tax Managers/Directors• General Partners• Chief Operating Officers• Managing Directors

From law firms, accounting firms and management consultancies:

• Lawyers• Accountants• Consultants• Advisors

Top Reasons to Attend

• Get some cutting-edge insight on year-end tax planning

strategies

• Receive up-to-the-minute developments on the ever-changing

federal and state tax rules and find out how they’ll affect your

fund

• Learn how to effectively comply with ECI reporting obligations

• Ensure that your fund is entirely ready for FATCA registration

and compliance

• Find out how to effectively handle taxation of various swaps

products in light of new regulation

• Be in-the-know about all the latest tips, tricks, techniques,

and methods for solving tax complications from some of the

industry’s most distinguished professionals

• Hear what Tax Notes’ contributing editor Lee Sheppard has to

say about current developments on the hedge fund tax front!

• Network with other hedge fund tax professionals

• Earn 15.5 CPE/CLE* Credits

• Bottom line - get practical, ready-to-implement strategies that

will make your tax plan more efficient!

Erin BuschSponsorship and Exhibit OpportunitiesEnhance your marketing efforts through sponsoring a special event or exhibiting your product at this event. We can design custom sponsorship packages tailored to your marketing needs, such as a cocktail reception or a custom-designed networking event.

To learn more about sponsorship opportunities, please contact Menna Lloyd White at 704-341-2440 or [email protected].

To Register: Call 800-280-8440 or visit us at www.frallc.com

8:00 – 8:45 Registration and continental breakfast 8:45 – 9:00 Chairs’ Welcome Chairpersons:

E. George Teixeira, Tax Partner ANCHIN, BLOCK & ANCHIN LLP

Maury Cartine, Partner MARCUM LLP

9:00 – 10:00 Tax and Regulatory Update: What Has Changed and How Do These Changes Affect Hedge Funds?

• Summarizing tax rate changes, ordinary, net capital gain and qualified dividends

• The net investment income tax and the proposed regulations-- some surprising results

• The carried interest proposal is back!• Significant changes in tax return due dates are proposed by

Congress• House Ways & Means Chair proposes an overhaul of the

rules for partnerships & S Corporations• Proposed legislation would tax offshore corporations

trading securities for their own account• Other proposals to eliminate the benefits of Section 1256

and swap contracts

Joseph A. Pacello, Tax PartnerROTHSTEIN KASS

Mark Leeds, PartnerMAYER BROWN

10:00 – 10:10 Refreshment break

10:10 – 11:10 FATCA – Final Steps for Registration and Compliance – It’s Not Too Late!

This extremely practical session will drill down on the business function of FATCA. Learn how it will affect your day-to-day operations and precisely what you need to be doing to ensure efficiency. This also includes the following:

• The Registration Process for FFIs• Model I and Model Intergovernmental Agreement

Compliance• Establishing the mandated procedures• Compliance issues for domestic funds with foreign partners• Relying upon the new W-8 Series of forms- is that enough?• Preparing for withholding tax obligations

Alex Gelinas, PartnerSADIS & GOLDBERG

Michael McMaster, Senior Vice President, Director of Tax Services US BANCORP

11:10 – 12:00 KEYNOTE PRESENTATION – Current Developments on the Hedge Fund Tax FrontLee Sheppard, Contributing EditorTAX NOTES

12:00 – 1:15 Luncheon sponsored by

1:15 – 2:05 Growing State and Foreign Tax Issues Confronting Investment Managers Today

• Physical nexus versus economic nexus – what happens when they collide?

• Investment management services provided to clients residing in other states

• Foreign branches and cost plus arrangements• Investment management services provided to clients

residing in other countries• Avoiding permanent establishment issues in the foreign

investor’s home jurisdiction• FIN 48 – Some things to consider if the investment

management company is audited

Maury Cartine, PartnerMARCUM LLP

2:05 – 3:00 Year-End Tax Planning Strategies

• Planning around wash sales, straddle and constructive sales• Thinking ahead-- elections that make sense• Alternatives that make sense with higher tax rates• Opportunities to defer tax with PFICs• Preserving basis by limiting deductions that have no value• Other year-end tax strategies

Michael Andreola, PartnerBDO

Robert Gordon, PresidentTWENTY-FIRST SECURITIES CORP

3:00-3:10 Refreshment break

3:10 – 4:00 Estate and Gift Tax: Planning for Investment Managers and Their Investors• Expiration/re-introduction of the estate tax – what now?• Estate planning strategies & vehicles for hedge fund

managers• Grantor trusts, asset protection trusts and amending

irrevocable “un-amendable” trusts• Unique aspects of life insurance

DAY ONE: Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2013

To Register: Call 800-280-8440 or visit us at www.frallc.com

DAY TWO: Wednesday, Nov. 20, 20138:00– 8:45 Continental breakfast 8:45 – 9:00 Chairs’ Welcome & Day One Re-Cap Chairpersons: E. George Teixeira, Tax Partner ANCHIN, BLOCK & ANCHIN LLP Maury Cartine, Partner MARCUM LLP

9:00 – 10:00 Wash Sales, Straddles, Short Sales, Constructive Sales and Other Potential Pitfalls

• The wash sale loss deferral rules, tax basis, the reduction in interest rule, options contracts and related parties

• Straddles, what are they and what do they do to realized losses and holding periods?

• Short Sales rules affecting character of gain and holding periods

• Constructive sales rules that accelerate gain and how to avoid or plan around the rules

• Constructive ownership transactions

• Other tax transactions that appear to be safe but may not be!

George Michaels, CEO & FounderG2 FINTECH

E. George Teixeira, Tax PartnerANCHIN, BLOCK & ANCHIN LLP

10:00 – 11:00 Handling Issues Relative to Inbound Tax Matters

• Identifying ECI• Complying with the reporting obligations for ECI• Withholding on dividend and interest • The portfolio interest exception • Sovereign wealth fund considerations • FATCA withholding obligations

Jill Darrow, Partner, Head of New York Tax PracticeKATTEN MUCHIN ROSENMAN LLPNatan Hecht, Executive Director, Senior Tax Planning Advisor (Alternative Asset Management)JP MORGAN CHASE

11:00 – 11:15 Refreshment break

11:15 – 12:15 Working Through Tax Implications of Foreign Investments

• Income taxes imposed by foreign jurisdiction• Analyzing the statutes• Analyzing the application of treaties • How to take advantage of the PFIC Rules for US

individuals• CFC taxation of the corporation and its shareholders• Using blockers to limit taxation and reduce reporting

requirements

Len Lipton, Managing DirectorGLOBE TAX SERVICES

Miriam Klein, PartnerPWC

Philip S. Gross, PartnerKLEINBERG KAPLAN WOLFF COHEN

12:15 – 1:20 Luncheon

1:20 – 2:20 Tax Considerations for Distressed Debt Transactions • Interest and OID accruals on distressed debt• When can open transaction accounting be used?• Pool accounting vs. individual loan accounting• Character issues: Are loans capital assets?• Application of the market discount rules

David Garlock, Director of Financial Services ERNST & YOUNG LLP

• Opportunities that continue under the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012

John L. Berger, PartnerLOWENSTEIN SANDLER LLP

4:00 – 5:00 Taxation of Swaps, Commodities and Other Contracts

• Withholding tax issues with respect to swap contracts• Section 1256 contracts – what are they and how are they

taxed?• 988 transactions• Swap contracts and the proposed regulations • Credit default swaps – proposed regulations to clarify the

tax treatment

Joseph Heavey, PrincipalROTHSTEIN KASS Eric C. Fox, PrincipalDELOITTE TAX LLPJay Freedman, PrincipalKPMG US

5:00 Day One Sessions Adjourn, Cocktail Party sponsored by

To Register: Call 800-280-8440 or visit us at www.frallc.com

2:20 – 2:30 Refreshment break sponsored by

2:30 – 3:20 Tax Consequences of Contributions and Distributions of Securities and Allocations of Fund Gains and Losses• Contribution of substantially identical securities• Contributions of an already diversified portfolio of securities• Distributions of securities – Full redemptions vs. partial

redemptions• Mandatory basis adjustments

Julie Canty, Tax PartnerERNST & YOUNG LLP

Robert Velotta, Tax PartnerCOHEN FUND AUDIT SERVICES

3:20 – 4:10 Foreign Reporting Requirements for US Persons

• Form 8938 created under FACTA – review of temporary and proposed regulations and current developments

• FBAR filing requirements – the rules some accounts and some filing requirements you may not have considered

• Form 5471 – categories of filers and filing requirements with respect to foreign corporations

• Form 8865 – categories of filers and filing requirements with respect to foreign partnerships

• Form 926 – reporting transfers of property to foreign corporations, exceptions and de minimis rules

• Form 8858 – information reporting with respect to foreign disregarded entities

• Recent developments

Laurence I. Feibel, Tax PartnerANCHIN, BLOCK & ANCHIN LLP

4:10 – 5:00 K-1 Preparation Essentials – Effective Interpretation and Preparation

• Conformity with presentation of underlying K-1s• Line placement differences• Working with estimated lower-tier information• PFICs and K-1s – how do they differ?• Examples of common footnotes that matter

◦ Trader vs. Investor fund ◦ Material participation and investment interest ◦ UBTI ◦ PFIC investments ◦ Foreign reporting disclosures ◦ Other disclosures

Jeffrey J. Bowden, Tax PrincipalANCHIN, BLOCK & ANCHIN LLP

Laura Ross, PartnerEISNER AMPER LLP

The Conference Organizers

Financial Research Associates provides the financial community with access to business information and networking opportunities. Offering highly targeted conferences, FRA is a preferred resource for executives and managers seeking cutting-edge information on the next wave of business opportunities. Please visit www.frallc.com for more information on upcoming events.

The Hedge Fund Business Operations Association supports the hedge fund community with timely industry intelligence that is especially unique to mid-sized hedge funds and fund of funds. Through useful articles, educational lectures and summits, frequent webinars, valuable web-links, networking mixers and many other useful services we take pride on being the go-to source for useful insight on practical strategies for maintaining a prosperous hedge fund. To join, go to www.hfboa.org

Sponsorship and Exhibit Opportunities

Enhance your marketing efforts through sponsoring a special event or

exhibiting your product at this event. We can design custom sponsorship

packages tailored to your marketing needs, such as a cocktail reception or a

custom-designed networking event.

To learn more about sponsorship opportunities, please contact Menna

Lloyd White at 704-341-2440 or [email protected].

Greg Levy, PartnerKAUFMAN ROSSIN & CO.

5:00 Hedge Fund Tax Practices Conference Adjourns

To Register: Call 800-280-8440 or visit us at www.frallc.com

CPE Credits

Financial Research Associates, LLC is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional

education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.learningmarket.org.

Sponsored learning activities are measured by program length, with one 50-minute period equal to one CPE credit. One-half CPE credit increments (equal to 25 minutes) are permitted after the first credit has been earned in a given learning activity. Please note that not all state boards adopted this rule. Some participants may not be able to use one-half credit increments. This course is offered as a group-live course and does not require prerequisites or advance preparation. We offer advanced level courses. Although no prerequisite courses, experience, or advance preparation is required to participate in this program, working knowledge of tax is required, as well as, prior knowledge of the program topic.

For specific learning objectives and program description, please refer to the individual conference sessions topics in the conference brochure located on our website www.frallc.com/thefineprint

The recommended CPE credit for this course is 15.5 credits in the following field of study: Tax.

*CLE CreditUpon conclusion, this program will be submitted for review and approval through a state that has reciprocity with many other states. Certificates will be sent upon receipt of approval.

The company policy for financial hardship guidelines and procedures is as follows.

Financial Research Associates’ hardship policy is handled on a case-by-case basis. For those who cannot afford the standard fee to attend, our executive committee reviews each request for a reduced fee and will in nearly all cases accommodate the person needing to attend at a reduced fee. This reduced fee is determined by contacting the person directly and determining how much s/he can afford to pay. Typically, sole practitioners or attorneys in offices with fewer than 5 employees with revenues of less than $500,000 per year are entitled to a 20% discount.

Important InformationTo Register:Fax: 704-341-2640Mail: Financial Research Associates 18705 NE Cedar Drive Battle Ground, WA 98604Phone: 800-280-8440Online: www.frallc.com

Effective Hedge Fund Tax PracticesNovember 19 - 20, 2013

The Princeton Club15 West 43rd Street, New York, NY 10036(212) 596-1200

If you require overnight accommodation for this conference, please contact any of the following nearby hotels to check their best available corporate rate over this time frame, or consult your local travel agent. Please note that FRA has not negotiated rates with any of these hotels.

Area Hotels:

Mansfield Hotel – (212) 944-6050Algonquin Hotel – (212) 840-6800City Club Hotel – (212) 921-5500Royalton Hotel – (212) 869-4400Iroquois Hotel – (212) 840-3080Sofitel Hotel – (212) 354-8844

Fees and Payments:The fee for attendance at the Effective Hedge Fund Tax Practices conference is:

$1895 through September 20$2095 September 21 up until the date of conference

Please make checks payable to Financial Research Associates, and write code B899 on your check. You may also pay by Visa, MasterCard, Discover, or American Express. Purchase orders are also accepted. Payments must be received no later than November 12.

Team Discounts:• Three people will receive 10% off.• Four people will receive 15% off.• Five people or more will receive 20% off.

In order to secure a group discount, all delegates must place their registrations at the same time. Group discounts cannot be issued retroactively. For more information, please contact Kathie Eberhard at (704) 341-2439 or [email protected]

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This FRA conference may be eligible under section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for payment via soft dollars. For further information or a Soft Dollar Application form, please visit our website www.frallc.com/softdollars.aspx.

Cancellations: If we receive your request to cancel 30 days or more prior to the conference start date, your registration fee will be refunded minus a $250.00 administrative fee. Cancellations occurring between 29 days and the first day of the conference receive either a 1) $200 refund; or 2) a credit voucher for the amount of the original registration fee, less a $250.00 administrative fee. No refunds or credits will be granted for cancellations received after a conference begins or for no-shows. Credit vouchers are valid for 12 months from the date of issue and can be used by either the person named on the voucher or a colleague from the same company. Please Note: For reasons beyond our control it is occasionally necessary to alter the content and timing of the program or to substitute speakers. Thus, the speakers and agenda are subject to change without notice. In the event of a speaker cancellation, every effort to find a replacement speaker will be made.

To Register: Call 800-280-8440 or visit us at www.frallc.com

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FINANCIAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATES AND THE HEDGE FUND BUSINESS OPERATIONS ASSOCIATION PROUDLY PRESENTS THE

Earn 15.5 CPE and CLE*

credits!Earn 15.5 CPE and CLE*

credits!

November 19 - 20, 2013T h e P r i n c e t o n C l u b Ne w Yo r k , Ne w Yo r k

Business Operations Association

E v e r y t h i n g Yo u N ee d to Kn ow to E n s u r e A b s o l u te Ta x E f f i c i e n cy a n d Co m p l i a n ce i n t h e s e C h a l l e n g i n g T i m e s

P L U S ! Tax Notes ’ cont r ibut ing

ed i to r Lee Sheppard wi l l g i ve you

a Keynote Address that de lves

in to the la tes t deve lopments

impact ing the hedge fund

indust ry