FTA Tech 2026
We are excited to see everyone at FTA Tech! The Federation of Tax Administrators' 2026 Technology Conference takes place in St Louis, MO, August 2-5.
IVIX is a sponsor, and presenter at this year's show.
On Monday, August 3rd, you won't want to miss IVIX's Sponsor Series session, presented by Sales Director Debbie Pianko: "Now You See It, Now You Don't: Revealing the Taxpayers Behind Anonymous Transactions."
Ownership is easy to record — the true owner, not always. Across jurisdictions, a surprising share of filings involve parties that can't be identified, leaving capital gains, income tax, and controlling interest obligations hidden in plain sight. Whether the asset is real property, a business interest, or a financial instrument, the playbook for obscuring ownership follows familiar patterns: layered entities, nominee holders, and jurisdictional gaps that exploit the seams between reporting regimes. In this session, IVIX follows the trail — unpacking how ownership gets obscured across asset classes and business structures, where enforcement breaks down, and how tax authorities can connect the dots. Through real-world examples, we show how to surface the true owners behind an entity or holding, link them to their obligations, and turn missing data into actionable cases.
Details:
- Monday, August 3rd
- 4pm, Regency B
- Presenter: Debbie Pianko, Sales Director
Also on Monday, IVIX CTO and crypto expert Andrey Shomer will lead Taxing Crypto: A Hands-On Case Investigation Workshop.
Crypto represents a rapidly growing—and largely untapped—state tax base. As activity expands across decentralized and cross-jurisdictional environments, state tax authorities face a fundamental challenge: How do states act on federal leads, independently identify high-risk activity among state residents, and determine how crypto-related income should be attributed and apportioned across jurisdictions?
If your agency is looking to better understand, identify, or work crypto tax cases, this hands-on workshop is designed for you. Participants will learn:
- How income is generated across the crypto ecosystem (trading, staking, DeFi, gaming)
- Where state-level tax exposure exists—and how it’s often missed
- The methods used to attribute fragmented on-chain activity to real-world taxpayers
- How crypto-related income can be sourced and apportioned across jurisdictions
- How to prioritize and work crypto cases, whether sourced internally or through IRS leads
- How to subpoena crypto exchanges for additional attribution and transaction information in order to expand cases
Participants will engage with real-world scenarios throughout the session:
- Analyze crypto cases to uncover multiple income streams within a single taxpayer profile
- Evaluate unreported trading activity and estimate taxable gains
- Consider how income may be attributed and apportioned across states based on observed activity
- Work through how to build and support an audit-ready case
- Explore commonly used approaches and tools for organizing and interpreting complex transaction data
Whether your goal is to identify new cases or more effectively work those already identified, this workshop provides a practical framework to translate crypto activity into clear, defensible state tax enforcement.
Details:
- Monday, August 3rd
- 1:30pm, Grand C
- Presenter: Andrey Shomer, CTO
Learn more and register here.