Overview
Shawn O’Brien will be speaking at TEI’s 80th Annual Conference on October 26 – 29, 2025 in San Francisco. The Conference program offers a timely, well-rounded roadmap of plenary and concurrent sessions with numerous opportunities to meet and connect with fellow in-house tax professionals, speakers, and sponsors.
The Conference will cover the critical developments covering Federal, International, State & Local and Canadian Tax, challenges facing Chief Tax Officers, IRS Administrative Affairs updates, the latest in Tax Technology, Financial Reporting, and Corporate Tax Management. Shawn will speak on the following panel:
New Strategies for Expediting IRS Tax Refunds
October 27, 2025
2:15–3:15 pm (PDT)
Speaker: Shawn O’Brien
In the wake of budget cuts, layoffs, and resignations, many taxpayers will find themselves in the frustrating situation of not getting a response from the IRS on a refund claim. This panel will discuss when refund litigation is effective, key procedural issues like the variance doctrine and statute of limitations, and what to expect in litigation.