$48 million in IRS conference spending
The Internal Revenue Service released a report on conference spending by the tax agency from 2010-2012, highlighted by a $4.1 million gathering for 2,600 employees in Anaheim, California in 2010, which included thousands of dollars in swag for attendees, as well as luxury hotel rooms and free food.
The inspector general's report on IRS conference spending also included a full listing of every IRS conference, totaling over $48 million from 2010-2012.
The average cost for an IRS conference/event between 2010-2012 was $216,141.
The IRS spent $37.5 million in 2010 on conferences, $6.2 million in 2011 and $4.8 million in 2012.
Much of the report was dedicated to details about the most expensive conference, which was held in Anaheim, California in 2010. It spanned three hotels and included over 2,600 attendees.
Among the free items provided to IRS workers at that conference:
+ 2,804 “brief bags” with an imprinted logo were provided to all attendees at an estimated cost of $15,669. The logo on each bag included the caption “Leading into the Future,” the theme of the conference.
+ 2,800 hard-covered spiral journals with a conference logo imprinted on the front and the hotels’ and event planners’ logos on the inside cover. The IRS paid $2,449 for 505 journals, with an additional $13,064 paid by the hotels, the event planners, and the Anaheim Convention and Visitors Bureau.
+ 800 lanyards, 75 travel mugs, and 75 picture frames/clocks with the SB/SE Division logo, along with an unknown number of imprinted portfolios, sticky note pads, bookmarks, and retractable badge holders with a reported cost totaling approximately $19,210.
+ Various promotional items totaling approximately $27,000 were provided at the information corridor booths. These included items such as “engraved pens/badge holders, give-away items from Oriental Trading,16 promotional pens/printing poster/web cams, and imprinted can coolers/post-it notes.”
You can read the entire report at http://oversight.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/201310037fr.pdf
Among the speakers at the Anaheim conference - here's a partial list of the subjects covered:
+ How Do I Become a Great Leader?
+ The Manager's Role in Implementing Change
+ Making Telework Work
+ Root Canal or Public Speaking – I'll Take the Root Canal
+ Political Savvy: How Not to Shoot Yourself in the Foot
+ Ethical Fitness
The report says the IRS spent $135,350 just on speakers for the Anaheim Conference, with $27,000 going to someone who spoke on "The Medici Effect" and $17,000 for a speech on "The Art of Vision."
"How Do I Become a Great Leader" was worth a speaking fee of $8,917; $3,000 was spent for "Root Canal or Public Speaking?"
Here is the list of IRS conferences, the price tag, the number of attendees, and where the conference was held:
|
FY |
Name |
Division |
Estimated Cost |
Attendees |
Venue |
Location |
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|
2010 |
SB/SE All Managers CPE |
SB/SE |
$4,133,183 |
2,609 |
Marriott/Hilton/Sheraton |
Anaheim, CA |
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|
2010 |
SB/SE Exam |
CPE FY |
2010 |
SB/SE |
$3,180,412 |
3,892 |
Various IRS locations & private space |
Approx. 60 various cities |
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|
2010 |
TAS Technical Symposium |
Training |
TAS |
$2,933,042 |
2,113 |
Philadelphia Marriott |
Philadelphia, PA |
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|
2010 |
SB/SE Collection Leadership CPE |
SB/SE |
$1,198,397 |
721 |
Manchester Grand Hyatt |
San Diego, |
CA |
|||||
|
2010 |
LB&I (LMSB) All Managers Meeting |
LB&I |
$1,181,871 |
800 |
Marriott Marquis Hotel |
Atlanta, GA |
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|
2010 |
SB/SE Technical Training |
Counsel |
$1,158,628 |
665 |
Chicago Hyatt Regency |
Chicago, IL |
||||||
|
2010 |
SB/SE Collection Administrative Professional CPE |
SB/SE |
$909,792 |
813 |
Atlanta Marriott Marquis |
Atlanta, GA |
||||||
|
2010 |
SB CPE: Bank Secrecy Act Program CPE |
SB/SE |
$786,939 |
527 |
Downtown Marriott |
Chicago, IL |
||||||
|
2010 |
FY 2010 CPE for Secretaries |
Exam |
SB/SE |
$746,994 |
562 |
Kansas City Marriott Hotel |
Kansas City, MO |
|||||
|
2010 |
LMSB Technical Training |
Counsel |
$638,635 |
433 |
Chicago Hyatt Regency |
Chicago, IL |
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|
2010 |
Appeals Processing Services CPE |
Appeals |
$637,930 |
382 |
Westin Michigan Avenue |
Chicago, IL |
||||||
|
2010 |
Excise Revenue Agent CPE 2010 |
SB/SE |
$610,717 |
450 |
Marriott |
Anaheim, |
CA |
|||||
|
2010 |
Employment Tax Specialists CPE 2010 |
SB/SE |
$589,142 |
410 |
Omni San Diego Hotel |
San Diego, |
CA |
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|
FY |
Name |
Division |
Estimated Cost |
Attendees |
Venue |
Location |
||||
|
2010 |
GE CPE |
TE/GE |
$529,863 |
368 |
Sheraton |
Hotel |
Denver, CO |
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|
2010 |
AWSS All Managers CPE |
AWSS |
$498,000 |
277 |
Marriott Hotel |
New Orleans, LA |
||||
|
2010 |
Settlement Officers CPE Field |
Appeals |
$463,076 |
308 |
Westin Canal Place |
New Orleans, LA |
||||
|
2010 |
All Managers |
Meeting |
Appeals |
$400,411 |
246 |
Intercontinental Hotel |
Chicago, IL |
|||
|
2010 |
LMSB Support Staff CPE |
LB&I |
$381,113 |
300 |
Crown Plaza Riverwalk |
San Antonio, TX |
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|
2010 |
Abusive Transactions Summit Training |
SB/SE |
$358,938 |
238 |
Manchester Grand Hyatt |
San Diego, |
CA |
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|
2010 |
CI Supervisory Special Agent Workshops |
CI |
$351,413 |
224 |
Westin City Center |
Dallas, TX |
|
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|
2010 |
EP Rulings and Agreements Annual CPE |
TE/GE |
$318,656 |
306 |
Hyatt Regency |
Indianapolis, IN |
||||
|
2010 |
Business Master File Revenue Officer Training |
Appeals |
$316,031 |
134 |
Hilton |
Memphis, TN |
||||
|
2010 |
IT Services Leadership Conference |
MITS |
$307,187 |
320 |
Millennium Hotel |
Cincinnati, OH |
||||
|
2010 |
New Hire Orientation – Settlement Officers Session 2 |
Appeals |
$301,771 |
230 |
Crowne Plaza Dallas |
Dallas, TX |
||||
|
2010 |
New Attorney Orientation |
Counsel |
$263,577 |
190 |
Grand Hyatt |
Washington, D.C. |
||||
|
2010 |
Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Annual Meeting |
TAS |
$263,275 |
136 |
Capital Hilton |
Washington, D.C. |
||||
|
2010 |
EO Basic New Hire Training |
TE/GE |
$260,765 |
89 |
Harris Tower |
Atlanta, GA |
||||
|
2010 |
TAS Leadership |
Conference |
TAS |
$259,212 |
127 |
Washington Marriott Metro Center |
Washington, D.C. |
|||
|
2010 |
Specialty Managers CPE |
SB/SE |
$248,463 |
126 |
Sheraton Riverwalk Hotel |
Tampa, FL |
||||
|
2010 |
Congressional Affairs Program Conference |
TAS |
$243,705 |
123 |
Capital Hilton |
Washington, D.C. |
||||
|
2010 |
IRS Nationwide Tax Forums |
C&L |
$242,331 |
259 |
Mandalay Bay |
Las Vegas, NV |
||||
|
2010 |
Technical Services Tax Examiner CPE |
SB/SE |
$225,874 |
211 |
Crowne Plaza Riverwalk |
San Antonio, TX |
||||
|
2010 |
IRS Nationwide Tax Forums |
C&L |
$223,618 |
239 |
Hilton |
Atlanta, GA |
||||
|
FY |
Name |
Division |
Estimated Cost |
Attendees |
Venue |
Location |
|
2010 |
IRS Nationwide Tax Forums |
C&L |
$222,682 |
238 |
Hilton |
New York, NY |
|
2010 |
GLS Technical Training |
Counsel |
$218,877 |
84 |
Chicago Hyatt Regency |
Chicago, IL |
|
2010 |
All Managers Meeting – EUES |
MITS |
$212,540 |
126 |
Hilton Town & |
Atlanta, GA |
|
2010 |
IRS Nationwide Tax Forums |
C&L |
$208,648 |
223 |
Country Hotel & Conf. Center |
San Diego, CA |
|
2010 |
IRS Nationwide Tax Forums |
C&L |
$206,776 |
221 |
Hyatt |
Chicago, IL |
|
2010 |
SCR/Administrative Officer CPE |
AWSS |
$205,000 |
120 |
Hilton |
San Francisco, CA |
|
2010 |
CPE |
AWSS |
$201,215 |
142 |
Omni La Mansion |
San Antonio, TX |
|
2010 |
CPE |
AWSS |
$200,110 |
138 |
Omni La Mansion |
San Antonio, TX |
|
2010 |
IRS Nationwide Tax Forums |
C&L |
$189,935 |
203 |
Caribe Royale |
Orlando, FL |
|
2010 |
Research CPE |
SB/SE |
$187,651 |
107 |
Omni Hotel |
San Diego, CA |
|
2010 |
S&F Face to Face CPE |
SB/SE |
$184,853 |
126 |
Sheraton Gunter Hotel |
San Antonio, TX |
|
2010 |
Specialty Administrative Professionals CPE |
SB/SE |
$184,835 |
81 |
Crown Plaza |
San Antonio, TX |
|
2010 |
Accounts Management Analyst Technical Training |
W&I |
$182,311 |
139 |
Renaissance Hotel Downtown |
Atlanta, GA |
|
2010 |
BMO All Employees CPE |
W&I |
$178,146 |
180 |
Sheraton |
Atlanta, GA |
|
2010 |
EOps All Managers Meeting |
MITS |
$171,573 |
185 |
Martinsburg Computing Ctr. |
Martinsburg, WV |
|
2010 |
All Employees CPE |
AWSS |
$166,431 |
150 |
Intercontinental Hotel |
Dallas, TX |
|
2010 |
FY 2010 CPE for Fraud Technical Advisors |
SB/SE |
$163,009 |
101 |
Blackstone Renaissance Wyndam |
Chicago, IL |
|
2010 |
All Managers CPE |
AWSS |
$160,121 |
77 |
Virginia Crossing Hotel |
Richmond, VA |
|
2010 |
TE/GE Technical Training |
Counsel |
$158,372 |
132 |
Hyatt Regency |
Chicago, IL |
|
2010 |
ERCS Oracle Discover |
SB/SE |
$154,076 |
74 |
Kansas City Campus |
Kansas City, MO |
|
2010 |
FM Manager Training |
Counsel |
$152,781 |
90 |
Chicago Hyatt Regency |
Chicago, IL |
|
FY |
Name |
Division |
Estimated Cost |
Attendees |
Venue |
Location |
||||||||||
|
2010 |
CI Narcotics Money Laundering Training Seminar |
CI |
$145,306 |
106 |
El Paso Intelligence Center |
El Paso, TX |
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|
2010 |
CI Chicago Field Office CPE Conference |
CI |
$140,937 |
180 |
Weston |
Hotel |
Indianapolis, IN |
|||||||||
|
2010 |
2010 |
IRS Research Conference |
RAS |
$140,893 |
350 |
The Liaison Capitol Hill |
Washington, D.C. |
|||||||||
|
2010 |
CT Technical Training |
Counsel |
$140,496 |
87 |
Chicago Hyatt Regency |
Chicago, IL |
||||||||||
|
2010 |
Systems Integration and Coordination Branch All Meeting – EOps |
Hands |
MITS |
$134,834 |
91 |
Tennessee Computing Ctr. |
Memphis, TN |
|||||||||
|
2010 |
California All Meeting |
Managers |
SB/SE |
$134,608 |
130 |
Hilton |
San Jose, CA |
|||||||||
|
2010 |
CI Warrants and Forfeiture Asset Forfeiture CPE |
CI |
$131,291 |
130 |
Fort |
Lauderdale |
Ft. Lauderdale, FL |
|||||||||
|
2010 |
Strategy and Finance Analyst CPE |
Appeals |
$127,501 |
106 |
Hilton Memphis |
Memphis, TN |
||||||||||
|
2010 |
SB/SE Area Hiring Coordinator Planning Meeting |
SB/SE |
$127,500 |
86 |
Chicago Hilton Suites |
Chicago, IL |
||||||||||
|
2010 |
Field Specialist Issue Focus Meeting |
LB&I |
$126,685 |
86 |
San Diego Marriott |
San Diego, |
CA |
|||||||||
|
2010 |
CI Seattle Field |
Office CPE |
CI |
$125,579 |
127 |
Hilton Garden Inn |
Seattle, WA |
|||||||||
|
2010 |
W&I Compliance Headquarters Analysts Conference |
W&I |
$121,689 |
140 |
Ritz Carlton |
Atlanta, GA |
||||||||||
|
2010 |
Settlement Officers CPE Campus (East) |
Appeals |
$120,763 |
130 |
Hilton |
Memphis, TN |
||||||||||
|
2010 |
Exam Midwest Area All Managers Meeting |
SB/SE |
$120,415 |
96 |
Embassy Suites Hotel |
Indianapolis, IN |
||||||||||
|
2010 |
New Hire Orientation (AOs) – Session I |
Appeals |
$119,004 |
116 |
Crown Plaza |
Dallas, TX |
||||||||||
|
2010 |
EP Examinations Training |
403(b) |
TE/GE |
$118,874 |
90 |
Embassy |
Suites |
Phoenix, AZ |
||||||||
|
2010 |
M&F All Employees Meeting |
LB&I |
$117,546 |
87 |
The Admiral Fell Inn |
Baltimore, MD |
||||||||||
|
2010 |
BSA |
Conference |
CI |
$114,000 |
76 |
Benson Hotel |
Portland, OR |
|||||||||
|
FY |
Name |
Division |
Estimated Cost |
Attendees |
Venue |
Location |
||||
|
2010 |
SPEC National Disability Institute (NDI) Mayor Conference |
W&I |
$113,857 |
111 |
City Library |
Jacksonville, FL |
||||
|
2010 |
Appeals Officers Campus CPE |
Appeals |
$113,476 |
110 |
Crowne Plaza West |
Philadelphia, PA |
||||
|
2010 |
Annual Business Meeting |
NHQ |
$112,753 |
340 |
Westin Arlington Gateway |
Arlington, VA |
||||
|
2010 |
Basic Trial Advocacy |
Counsel |
$112,729 |
53 |
Dallas CDS Training Site |
Dallas, TX |
||||
|
2010 |
Exam Gulf States Area All Managers Meeting |
SB/SE |
$111,854 |
147 |
DoubleTree |
Dallas, TX |
||||
|
2010 |
EO Exam All Managers Meeting |
TE/GE |
$111,733 |
73 |
Embassy |
Suites |
Chicago, IL |
|||
|
2010 |
IRS Training |
Class – |
Phase II |
CI |
$110,586 |
77 |
Sea Palms Hotel |
St. Simons, GA |
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|
2010 |
Basic Trial Advocacy |
Counsel |
$109,557 |
53 |
Dallas CDS Training Site |
Dallas, TX |
||||
|
2010 |
Financial Management Customer Training Conference |
CFO |
$109,165 |
98 |
Tamarack Conference Center |
Beckley, WV |
||||
|
2010 |
Exam South Atlantic All Managers Meeting |
SB/SE |
$106,896 |
121 |
Marriott |
Lake Mary, FL |
||||
|
2010 |
Appeals Regional Meeting |
Appeals |
$105,567 |
85 |
Wyndham Hotel |
Chicago, IL |
||||
|
2010 |
EPTA CPE |
TE/GE |
$104,573 |
68 |
Hotel Monaco |
Seattle, WA |
||||
|
2010 |
IRS-CI/TEOAF Title 31/SAR Review Task Force |
CI |
$102,501 |
137 |
Omni Shoreham |
San Diego, |
CA |
|||
|
2010 |
Atlanta Accounts Management Leadership Conference |
W&I |
$101,342 |
172 |
Wyndam Riverwalk Hotel |
Jacksonville, FL |
||||
|
2010 |
Corporate New Hire Orientation Sep 10 TCO |
SB/SE |
$100,114 |
87 |
Hilton/Westin |
Anaheim, CA, and Atlanta, GA |
||||
|
2010 |
North Atlantic Area All Managers CPE |
CI |
$100,000 |
82 |
Wyndham Princeton Forrestal Hotel |
Princeton, NJ |
||||
|
2010 |
SPEC Leadership Conference |
W&I |
$99,947 |
70 |
Twelve Centennial |
Atlanta, GA |
||||
|
FY |
Name |
Division |
Estimated Cost |
Attendees |
Venue |
Location |
||||||
|
2010 |
Basic Trial Advocacy |
Counsel |
$99,092 |
53 |
New Carrollton Federal Bldg. |
Lanham, MD |
||||||
|
2010 |
Exam North Atlantic Area All Managers Meeting |
SB/SE |
$98,877 |
112 |
Westin |
Hotel |
Providence, RI |
|||||
|
2010 |
CI National Counterterrorism Seminar |
CI |
$98,000 |
85 |
Shades of Green |
Orlando, FL |
||||||
|
2010 |
LMSB Managers Meeting |
Counsel |
$97,000 |
77 |
Embassy Suites |
Tampa, FL |
||||||
|
2010 |
Exam Western Area All Managers Meeting |
SB/SE |
$96,497 |
92 |
Heathman Lodge |
Vancouver, WA |
||||||
|
2010 |
Personnel Security CPE |
HCO |
$95,831 |
75 |
Pittsburgh Marriot City Center |
Pittsburgh, PA |
||||||
|
2010 |
M&P Leadership Conference |
W&I |
$95,820 |
62 |
Bolger Center |
Potomac, MD |
||||||
|
2010 |
BSP Conference |
AWSS |
$95,693 |
84 |
DoubleTree |
Orlando, FL |
||||||
|
2010 |
Commissioner Leadership Conference |
W&I |
$94,249 |
120 |
Georgia Tech Hotel |
Atlanta, GA |
||||||
|
2010 |
Cross-Functional International Training |
TE/GE |
$94,179 |
58 |
Park |
Hyatt |
Washington, D.C. |
|||||
|
2010 |
Training – EOps |
MITS |
$93,665 |
73 |
New Carrollton Federal Bldg. |
Lanham, MD |
||||||
|
2010 |
PIPDS All Employees Meeting |
PGLD |
$90,804 |
65 |
Hyatt Regency |
Savannah, GA |
||||||
|
2010 |
SB/SE Collection Gulf States All Managers Meeting |
SB/SE |
$90,000 |
95 |
Crowne Plaza Hotel |
Dallas, TX |
||||||
|
2010 |
Corporate New Hire Orientation – April 10 |
TCO |
SB/SE |
$89,772 |
76 |
Westin |
Hotel |
Dallas, TX |
||||
|
2010 |
All Managers |
CPE |
HCO |
$89,540 |
50 |
Marriott Copley Plaza |
Boston, MA |
|||||
|
2010 |
Exam Technical Service All Managers Meeting |
SB/SE |
$88,837 |
55 |
Hyatt |
Regency |
Chicago, IL |
|||||
|
2010 |
All Managers |
Meeting |
HCO |
$88,824 |
50 |
Westin Memphis Beale Hotel |
Memphis, TN |
|||||
|
2010 |
Appeals TG Business Meeting |
Appeals |
$88,419 |
70 |
Hyatt Regency Baltimore |
Baltimore, MD |
||||||
|
2010 |
PIO CPE |
CI |
$87,483 |
67 |
Hotel Solamar |
San |
Diego, CA |
|||||
|
2010 |
Exam Central Area All Managers Meeting |
SB/SE |
$87,089 |
70 |
DoubleTree Hotel and Suites |
Pittsburgh, PA |
||||||
|
FY |
Name |
Division |
Estimated Cost |
Attendees |
Venue |
Location |
|||||
|
2010 |
Newark Field CPE |
Office FY10 |
CI |
$87,084 |
107 |
Thayer Hotel |
West Point, NJ |
||||
|
2010 |
Oakland Field Office FY10 CPE |
CI |
$85,752 |
132 |
DoubleTree Hotel |
Rohnert Park, CA |
|||||
|
2010 |
CPE for IMD |
Community |
RAS |
$85,274 |
193 |
Georgetown University |
New Carrollton, MD |
||||
|
2010 |
Fraud Technical Advisors Revenue Agent International |
SB/SE |
$84,424 |
153 |
St. Louis Union Station Marriott |
St. Louis, MO |
|||||
|
2010 |
CLD |
Administrative CPE |
SB/SE |
$83,276 |
55 |
Hyatt |
Baltimore, MD |
||||
|
2010 |
EP Examinations Programs and Review CPE |
TE/GE |
$81,842 |
60 |
Nashville CDS |
Nashville, TN |
|||||
|
2010 |
Technical Advisors CPE |
Appeals |
$81,350 |
61 |
IRS Appeals Office |
Washington, D.C. |
|||||
|
2010 |
CI Refund Crimes All Managers Meeting |
CI |
$79,675 |
67 |
Hilton Charlotte University Place |
Charlotte, NC |
|||||
|
2010 |
Advanced Trial Advocacy |
Counsel |
$77,679 |
55 |
Jacksonville CDS Training Site |
Jacksonville, FL |
|||||
|
2010 |
Area 10 Business Meeting |
Appeals |
$77,175 |
126 |
Holiday Inn – Airport |
Fresno, CA |
|||||
|
2010 |
Account Managers FY11 Leadership Conference |
W&I |
$77,072 |
201 |
Marriott South |
Austin, TX |
|||||
|
2010 |
FA Area 4 Leadership Conference |
W&I |
$74,588 |
53 |
Omni |
Houston, |
TX |
||||
|
2010 |
EP MAP Training |
TE/GE |
$74,276 |
56 |
IRS Office |
Jacksonville, FL |
|||||
|
2010 |
FBSA |
Secretary CPE 2010 |
SB/SE |
$73,981 |
54 |
St. Louis Union Station Marriott |
St Louis, MO |
||||
|
2010 |
All Managers |
Meeting |
CFO |
$72,195 |
54 |
Airlie Center |
Warrenton, VA |
||||
|
2010 |
Account Managers Fresno Directorate Leadership Conference |
W&I |
$71,959 |
87 |
Courtyard Marriott |
Portland, OR |
|||||
|
2010 |
Detroit Field |
Office FY10 CPE |
CI |
$67,338 |
95 |
Marriott |
East Lansing, MI |
||||
|
2010 |
EP Conflict Management |
TE/GE |
$66,778 |
57 |
Chet Holifield Federal Building |
Philadelphia, PA |
|||||
|
FY |
Name |
Division |
Estimated Cost |
Attendees |
Venue |
Location |
||
|
2010 |
CCS Filing and Payment Compliance |
SB/SE |
$66,000 |
55 |
Hyatt Regency |
St. Louis, MO |
||
|
2010 |
FA Area 3 Leadership Conference |
W&I |
$65,962 |
53 |
Hyatt |
Atlanta, GA |
||
|
2010 |
W&I Compliance Leadership Conference |
W&I |
$64,805 |
60 |
Georgia Tech Hotel |
Atlanta, GA |
||
|
2010 |
Reasonable Accommodations |
AWSS |
$63,961 |
50 |
DoubleTree |
Dallas, TX |
||
|
2010 |
National Research Project Training |
TE/GE |
$63,812 |
58 |
Nashville CDS |
Nashville, TN |
||
|
2010 |
FA Area 2 Leadership Conference |
W&I |
$63,548 |
56 |
Gateway |
Center |
Cincinnati, OH |
|
|
2010 |
EPSS Leadership Conference |
W&I |
$62,193 |
60 |
Renaissance |
Atlanta, GA |
||
|
2010 |
SB:SP:EG Estate and Gift Tax Managers CPE 2010 |
SB/SE |
$61,227 |
55 |
Marriott Waterside Hotel and Marina |
Tampa, FL |
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|
2010 |
Andover Compliance Service Leadership Conference |
W&I |
$59,082 |
75 |
Nashua Radisson Castle |
Nashua, NH |
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|
2010 |
CPE for IMD |
Community |
RAS |
$56,984 |
144 |
New Carrolton Federal Building |
Kansas City, KS |
|
|
2010 |
Compliance FY10 Leadership Conference |
W&I |
$53,580 |
140 |
Grand Occasions |
Fresno, CA |
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|
2010 |
FA Area 1 Leadership Conference |
W&I |
$52,421 |
52 |
Andover Campus |
Andover, MA |
||
|
2010 |
SB/SE Collection Central Area All Managers Meeting |
SB/SE |
$48,000 |
63 |
Fairfield Inn |
Weirton, WV |
||
|
2010 |
Accounts Management Leadership Conference |
W&I |
$47,849 |
86 |
The W Hotel |
Atlanta, GA |
||
|
2010 |
Accounts Management Leadership CPE |
W&I |
$46,230 |
170 |
Atlantis Marine World |
Riverhead, NY |
||
|
2010 |
All Employees CPE |
HCO |
$41,006 |
50 |
Wyndham Virginia Crossings |
Glenn Allen, WV |
||
|
2010 |
FY10 IRS Ogden Accounts Management Center All Managers CPE Speed of Trust |
W&I |
$36,197 |
121 |
Marriott |
Ogden, UT |
||
|
2010 |
SP Joint Leadership Conference |
W&I |
$27,568 |
64 |
Little America Hotel |
Salt Lake City, UT |
||
|
FY |
Name |
Division |
Estimated Cost |
Attendees |
Venue |
Location |
|||||
|
2010 |
All Managers FY 10 Leadership Conference |
W&I |
$22,319 |
118 |
Marriott |
Ogden, UT |
|||||
|
2010 |
Accounts Management Leadership Conference |
W&I |
$22,160 |
90 |
Hilton Hotel |
Memphis, TN |
|||||
|
2010 |
Kansas City Compliance Leadership Conference |
W&I |
$20,496 |
200 |
John Knox Village |
Lee’s Summit, MO |
|||||
|
2010 |
Compliance Leadership Conference |
W&I |
$17,730 |
139 |
Austin Marriot |
Austin, TX |
|||||
|
2010 |
Accounts Management CPE |
W&I |
$16,693 |
90 |
Memphis Campus |
Memphis, TN |
|||||
|
2010 |
Atlanta Field Compliance Services Leadership Conference |
W&I |
$16,274 |
139 |
Twelve |
Hotel |
Atlanta, GA |
||||
|
2010 |
Accounts Management Training Day |
W&I |
$2,720 |
200 |
Tusculum Church of Christ |
Nashville, TN |
|||||
|
2011 |
Estate and Gift Tax Attorney FY 11 CPE |
SB/SE |
$480,638 |
332 |
Marriott Waterside Hotel and Marina |
Tampa, FL |
|||||
|
2011 |
IRS Nationwide Tax Forums |
C&L |
$261,721 |
277 |
Gaylord National Harbor |
Washington, D.C. |
|||||
|
2011 |
Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Annual Meeting |
TAS |
$260,600 |
136 |
Capital Hilton |
Washington, D.C. |
|||||
|
2011 |
TAS Leadership Conference |
TAS |
$258,005 |
113 |
Fairmont Hotel |
Washington, D.C. |
|||||
|
2011 |
Congressional Affairs Program Conference |
TAS |
$234,793 |
121 |
Fairmont Hotel |
Washington, D.C. |
|||||
|
2011 |
Fraud Technical Advisors Phase II (course delivery) |
SB/SE |
$211,312 |
78 |
Marriott Mission Valley |
San Diego, |
CA |
||||
|
2011 |
IRS Nationwide Tax Forums |
C&L |
$205,975 |
218 |
Caesar’s Palace |
Las Vegas, NV |
|||||
|
2011 |
Annual Asset Forfeiture CPE |
CI |
$204,925 |
130 |
W Scottsdale |
Scottsdale, AZ |
|||||
|
2011 |
Fraud Emerging Issues |
International |
SB/SE |
$186,730 |
155 |
St. Louis Union Station Marriott |
St. Louis, MO |
||||
|
2011 |
All Managers Meeting – |
EUES |
MITS |
$180,969 |
111 |
Marriott Quorum |
Dallas, TX |
||||
|
2011 |
All Managers |
Meeting |
HCO |
$179,044 |
145 |
Hyatt Regency Baltimore |
Baltimore, MD |
||||
|
2011 |
IRS Nationwide Tax Forums |
C&L |
$178,575 |
189 |
Marriott |
Atlanta, GA |
|||||
|
FY |
Name |
Division |
Estimated Cost |
Attendees |
Venue |
Location |
|||||||
|
2011 |
IRS Nationwide Tax Forums |
C&L |
$167,237 |
177 |
Hilton |
Dallas, TX |
|||||||
|
2011 |
New Hire Orientation |
(AOs) |
Appeals |
$161,731 |
144 |
DoubleTree Hotel |
Dallas, TX |
||||||
|
2011 |
IRS Nationwide Tax Forums |
C&L |
$159,678 |
169 |
San Jose Convention Center |
San Jose, CA |
|||||||
|
2011 |
IRS Nationwide Tax Forums |
C&L |
$155,899 |
165 |
Hilton |
Orlando, FL |
|||||||
|
2011 |
BSA |
Conference |
CI |
$153,000 |
102 |
Drake Hotel |
Chicago, IL |
||||||
|
2011 |
CI Senior Leadership Meeting |
CI |
$147,831 |
119 |
Sheraton |
Hotel |
McLean, VA |
||||||
|
2011 |
SB/SE Collection AIQ All Managers Meeting |
SB/SE |
$141,381 |
135 |
Hilton Indianapolis |
Indianapolis, IN |
|||||||
|
2011 |
All Managers |
CPE |
AWSS |
$141,109 |
72 |
Wyndam Virginia Crossing Hotel |
Richmond, VA |
||||||
|
2011 |
Fuel Compliance Agent (FCA) Phase III |
SB/SE |
$134,106 |
59 |
Brentwood Training Center |
Brentwood, TN |
|||||||
|
2011 |
All Managers |
Meeting |
AWSS |
$127,168 |
96 |
Baltimore Marriott |
Baltimore, MD |
||||||
|
2011 |
Senior Managers Meeting |
HCO |
$117,283 |
70 |
Park Plaza Hotel and Tower |
Boston, MA |
|||||||
|
2011 |
CI Questionable Refund Program and RPP Meeting |
CI |
$109,759 |
84 |
Gallery One |
Ft. Lauderdale, FL |
|||||||
|
2011 |
All Employees CPE |
C&L |
$100,835 |
72 |
Intercontinental |
Chicago, |
IL |
||||||
|
2011 |
NATIA |
Conference |
CI |
$99,099 |
54 |
Tampa Convention Ctr. |
Tampa, FL |
||||||
|
2011 |
Basic Trial Advocacy |
Counsel |
$97,561 |
53 |
Dallas CDS Training Site |
Dallas, TX |
|||||||
|
2011 |
New Hire Orientation (Settlement Officers) |
Appeals |
$97,279 |
122 |
DoubleTree Hotel |
Dallas, TX |
|||||||
|
2011 |
CI National Counterterrorism Seminar |
CI |
$91,311 |
77 |
Shades of Green |
Orlando, FL |
|||||||
|
2011 |
Basic Trial Advocacy |
Counsel |
$90,057 |
53 |
Dallas CDS Training Site |
Dallas, TX |
|||||||
|
2011 |
Leadership |
Conference |
AWSS |
$90,036 |
63 |
New York New York Hotel |
Las Vegas, NV |
||||||
|
2011 |
SPEC National Disability Institute Mayor Conference |
W&I |
$86,724 |
72 |
Federal Reserve |
Boston, MA |
|||||||
|
FY |
Name |
Division |
Estimated Cost |
Attendees |
Venue |
Location |
|||||
|
2011 |
CIMIS Equipment Coordinator CPE |
CI |
$83,000 |
58 |
Westin Canal Place Hotel |
New Orleans, LA |
|||||
|
2011 |
Domestic Terrorism and Frivolous Filer Training Conference |
CI |
$79,447 |
75 |
Sheraton Hotel |
Chicago, IL |
|||||
|
2011 |
New Attorney Orientation |
Counsel |
$77,063 |
85 |
IRS Main Building |
Washington, D.C. |
|||||
|
2011 |
EO |
International Training |
TE/GE |
$76,872 |
62 |
Nashville CDS |
Nashville, TN |
||||
|
2011 |
Coordinated Issues Cases Excise Cases |
SB/SE |
$76,137 |
54 |
Brentwood Training Center |
Brentwood, TN |
|||||
|
2011 |
Asset Forfeiture Basic Training |
CI |
$76,117 |
66 |
Chet Holified Federal Building |
Laguna Niguel, CA |
|||||
|
2011 |
Issue Practice Group (CAM and DCE) |
LB&I |
$71,457 |
65 |
DoubleTree by Hilton, Buckhead |
Atlanta, GA |
|||||
|
2011 |
SB/SE Collection Midwest Area All Managers Meeting |
SB/SE |
$71,435 |
80 |
DoubleTree Milwaukee City Center |
Milwaukee, WI |
|||||
|
2011 |
PIPDS All Employees Meeting |
PGLD |
$68,611 |
72 |
Intercontinental Harbor Court |
Baltimore, MD |
|||||
|
2011 |
SPEC National Disability Institute (NDI) Mayor Conference |
W&I |
$62,206 |
111 |
Federal |
Reserve |
Chicago, IL |
||||
|
2011 |
EP Voluntary Compliance Workshop |
TE/GE |
$60,712 |
87 |
DoubleTree Hotel |
Austin, TX |
|||||
|
2011 |
CI Asset Forfeiture Training Conference |
CI |
$27,180 |
78 |
Marriott |
Hotel |
Kansas City, MO |
||||
|
2011 |
Charlotte Field Office Asset Forfeiture Training/Town Hall Meeting |
CI |
$22,804 |
85 |
Embassy |
Suites |
Charlotte, NC |
||||
|
2011 |
Accounts Management FY11 Leadership Conference Continuous Improvement Starts With One |
W&I |
$21,515 |
126 |
Marriott |
Ogden, UT |
|
||||
|
2011 |
Asset Forfeiture Conference – New Orleans Field Office |
CI |
$19,443 |
61 |
Oxford Conference Center |
Oxford, MS |
|||||
|
2011 |
Cincinnati SP Leadership Conference |
W&I |
$570 |
125 |
Gateway Center |
Covington, KY |
|||||
|
FY |
Name |
Division |
Estimated Cost |
Attendees |
Venue |
Location |
|||||||||||||
|
2011 |
M&P Leadership Conference |
W&I |
$372 |
65 |
Video Conference |
Video Conference |
|||||||||||||
|
2012 |
Flow Through Entity |
SB/SE |
$1,778,194 |
317 |
IRS Space |
Various Cities |
|||||||||||||
|
2012 |
Flow Through Entity |
SB/SE |
$1,044,259 |
211 |
IRS Space |
Various Cities |
|||||||||||||
|
2012 |
EP Examinations Phase III New Hire Training |
TE/GE |
$218,871 |
61 |
Earle Cabell Federal Building |
Dallas, TX |
|||||||||||||
|
2012 |
Congressional Affairs Program Conference |
TAS |
$200,903 |
107 |
Fairmont Hotel |
Washington, D.C. |
|||||||||||||
|
2012 |
TAS Leadership Conference |
TAS |
$196,000 |
115 |
Hyatt Arlington |
Arlington, VA |
|||||||||||||
|
2012 |
New Hire Orientation |
for |
FY13 |
Appeals |
$156,600 |
115 |
DoubleTree Hotel |
Dallas, TX |
|||||||||||
|
2012 |
National Tax Forum |
C&L |
$146,358 |
81 |
Hilton |
New York, NY |
|
||||||||||||
|
2012 |
National Tax Forum |
C&L |
$133,648 |
89 |
Caesar’s Palace |
Las Vegas, NV |
|
||||||||||||
|
2012 |
CI Refund Crimes CPE |
CI |
$133,415 |
96 |
Omni La Mansion Del Rio Hotel |
San Antonio, TX |
|
||||||||||||
|
2012 |
National Tax Forum |
C&L |
$124,445 |
79 |
Hyatt McCormick Place |
Chicago, IL |
|
||||||||||||
|
2012 |
National Tax Forum |
C&L |
$116,752 |
82 |
Hilton |
Orlando, FL |
|
||||||||||||
|
2012 |
National Tax Forum |
C&L |
$106,220 |
78 |
Marriott |
Atlanta, GA |
|
||||||||||||
|
2012 |
National Tax Forum |
C&L |
$102,933 |
78 |
Town and Country |
San Diego, |
CA |
|
|||||||||||
|
2012 |
Advanced Training |
CI |
$99,586 |
70 |
King and Prince Hotel |
St. Simons, GA |
|
||||||||||||
|
2012 |
PFTG QA Consistency Forum |
LB&I |
$75,000 |
50 |
IRS CDS Training Facility |
Pittsburgh, PA |
|||||||||||||
|
2012 |
LITC Grantee Conference |
TAS |
$72,563 |
60 |
Capitol Hilton |
Washington, D.C. |
|||||||||||||
|
2012 |
Fiduciary Abusive Trust |
SB/SE |
$61,684 |
50 |
Chet Holifield Federal Building |
Laguna Niguel, CA |
|||||||||||||
|
2012 |
New Attorney Orientation |
Counsel |
$53,362 |
103 |
IRS Main Building |
Washington, D.C. |
|||||||||||||
|
2012 |
Fresno SP Leadership Conference |
W&I |
$18,379 |
190 |
Golden Palace |
Fresno, CA |
|||||||||||||
|
2012 |
Austin SP Leadership Conference |
W&I |
$8,366 |
180 |
Wyndham Hotel |
Austin, TX |
|
2012 |
National Resources and Construction Industry DFO – West Town Hall Meeting |
LB&I |
$5,000 |
175 |
Ronald Deaton Civic Auditorium |
Los Angeles, CA |
|
2012 |
Ogden SP Leadership Conference |
W&I |
$3,600 |
140 |
Davis Conference Center |
Layton, UT. |
|
2012 |
Kansas City SP Leadership Conference |
W&I |
$669 |
160 |
Kansas City Campus |
Kansas City, MO |
The Internal Revenue Service released a report on conference spending by the tax agency from 2010-2012, highlighted by a $4.1 million gathering for 2,600 employees in Anaheim, California in 2010, which included thousands of dollars in swag for attendees, as well as luxury hotel rooms and free food. The inspector ...
