WCTEO 2025 Highlights – Day One

Published on: March 9, 2025March 15, 2025 by Gene Takagi

The following are just some of the many highlights from day one of the 2025 Western Conference on Tax Exempt Organizations (WCTEO). As with all of our posts capturing highlights of events, my interpretations and opinions may be sprinkled with the general information provided by the presenters. Power Hour Plus Ofer Lion, Seyfarth Shaw LLP; Jean Tom, […]

WCTEO 2024 Highlights

Published on: March 5, 2024March 5, 2024 by Gene Takagi

The following are just some of the many highlights from the 2024 Western Conference on Tax Exempt Organizations (WCTEO). Because of a change in the timing of the WCTEO from late fall to late winter, there was no conference in 2023, but that gave us a few more months of developments and events to discuss. The Latest […]

2022 Western Conference on Tax Exempt Organizations

Published on: October 23, 2022October 23, 2022 by Gene Takagi

The 26th Annual Western Conference on Tax-Exempt Organizations (WCTEO), my #1 go-to conference every year for the past 17 years, will be held at the Omni Hotel in downtown Los Angeles on Thursday, December 1, and Friday, December 2. You can register for this in-person conference jointly hosted by LMU Loyola Law School and UCLA […]

WCTEO 2021 Highlights

Published on: December 4, 2021March 12, 2022 by Gene Takagi

The following are some of the highlights from the 2021 Western Conference on Tax Exempt Organizations (WCTEO), with recognition that these just touch the surface and you’ll get so much more by attending: Lessons from Headlines Donor Advised Funds: Accelerating Charitable Efforts Act (ACE Act) – probably unlikely to be passed as a whole, but there are […]

2018 Western Conference on Tax Exempt Organizations (WCTEO)

Published on: November 3, 2018October 31, 2019 by Gene Takagi

The Western Conference on Tax-Exempt Organizations (WCTEO), my #1 go-to conference every year for the past 13 years, will be held at the Omni Hotel in Los Angeles on Thursday, December 6, and Friday, December 7. We’re proud to be a Gold Sponsor of the WCTEO. You can register here. WCTEO 2018 Brochure (download) With a schedule that […]

2013 Western Conference on Tax-Exempt Organizations (WCTEO)

Published on: November 19, 2013November 3, 2018 by Gene Takagi

I had a great time attending and (for the first time) presenting at the 17th Annual Western Conference on Tax-Exempt Organizations (WCTEO) co-sponsored by Loyola Law School and the IRS on November 21 and 22. I was honored to be presenting with some of the country’s leading nonprofit and tax law experts. Special thanks to […]

2012 Western Conference on Tax-Exempt Organizations

Published on: November 29, 2012 by Gene Takagi

I'll be attending the 2012 Western Conference on Tax Exempt Organizations (WCTEO) co-sponsored by Loyola Law School and the IRS on November 29 and 30. This is the must-attend conference on the West Coast for attorneys and accountants who serve the nonprofit sector. And it's always nice to have the opportunity to meet and […]

2010 Western Conference on Tax Exempt Organizations

Published on: November 22, 2010 by Gene Takagi

Last Thursday and Friday, I attended one of my favorite annual events, the Western Conference on Tax Exempt Organizations (WCTEO), co-sponsored by Loyola Law School and the Internal Revenue Service. As always, the event was attended by many prominent attorneys, accountants, and executives who practice in the nonprofit and tax-exempt organizations area. After brief introductions, […]