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Saturday, October 20, 2012 | |
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1:00 pm - 5:00 pm |
Research Roundtable
[executive agency personnel only] - Symphony A |
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Sunday, October 21, 2012 | |
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9:00 am - 12:00 pm |
Research Roundtable
continued - Symphony A |
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6:00 pm - 9:00 pm |
Opening Reception - State House
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Monday, October 22, 2012 | |
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8:30 am - 12:00 pm |
General Session - Symphony A
Presiding: Romina Soria, Wisconsin Dept. of Revenue and Chair FTA Research Section
Welcome to the State of Rhode Island
Lincoln D. Chafee, Governor
Welcome to the City of Providence
Angel Taveras, Mayor
Checking in on Financial Crises Recoveries
Joshua Lehner, Oregon Office of Economic Analysis [presentation] [audio podcast]
Education, Demand, and Unemployment in Metropolitan America
Jonathan Rothwell, Brookings Institute [presentation] [audio podcast]
Regional Economic Outlook
James Diffley, IHS Global Insights [audio begins at slide 4] [presentation] [audio podcast] |
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12:00 pm - 1:45 pm |
Luncheon (with speaker) - Symphony B
Crystal Ball Gazing for Taxpayers and Stockholders . . Same or Different
Arun Raha, Eaton Corporation [audio podcast] |
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1:45 pm - 3:30 pm |
Concurrent Sessions Session: Sectorial Outlook - Symphony A
Moderator: Romina Soria, Wisconsin Dept. of Revenue
Housing/Construction Outlook
Kenneth Simonson, Associated General Contractors of America [presentation] [audio podcast] Session II: Innovative Data Analysis - Mozart Room
Moderator: Karen Schlain, New York City Dept. of Finance
The Distributional Effect of a Recession on Household Tax Burdens: The Case of the District of Columbia 2007 - 2009
Betty Alleyne, Daniel Muhammad, Kelly Dinkins, Daren Conrad, DIstrict of Columbia [presentation] |
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3:45 pm - 5:30 pm |
Regional Breakout Sessions [government only]
Northeastern Region - Symphony A
Southeastern Region - Mozart Room
Midwestern Region - Beethoven Room
Western Region - Symphony B
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Tuesday, October 23, 2012 | |
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8:30 am - 10:30 am |
Joint FTA/NTA Session: Issues and Perspectives in Tax Expendiutres
moderator - Ranjana Madhusudhan - Symphony A
Evaluating State Tax Incentives for Jobs and Economic Growth
Robert Zahradnik, Pew Trust [presentation] [audio podcast]
Tax Expenditure: Methodology and Measurement
Karl Russo, Joint Committee on Taxation [presentation] [audio podcast]
Pitfalls with the Construction and Use of Tax Expenditures
James Mackie, US Treasury [presentation] [audio podcast]
Questions/Answers/Discussion
[audio podcast] Organized by Ranjana Madhusudhan, New Jersey Department of Treasury |
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10:45 am - 12:30 pm |
Concurrent Sessions Session I: State Tax Expenditure Analysis - Symphony A
Moderator: Rod Hoheisel, Minnesota Dept. of Revenue
How States Fund Education Through the Tax Code
Angela Gullickson, Iowa Dept. of Revenue [presentation] [audio podcast]
Tax Expenditure Budgets as a Tool for State Tax Reform
Paul Wilson, Minnesota Dept. of Revenue [presentation] [audio podcast]
Tax Expenditures in Paradise
Donald Rousslang [presented by Titin Sakata], Hawaii Department of Taxation [presentation] [audio podcast] [papers] Session II: Modeling Tax Changes - Symphony B
Moderator: Michael Kaufmann, Oklahoma Tax Commission
Illinois IIT Micro-simulation Model: Modeling the Illinois Individual Income Tax Increase
Hector Vielma, Illinois Dept. of Revenue [presentation] [audio podcast]
Modeling Illinois Corporate Income Tax
Natalie Davila, Illinois Dept. of Revenue [presentation] [audio podcast]
What if We Eliminate the Individual Income Tax?
David Hoppenstedt, Louisiana Department of Revenue [presentation] [audio podcast] |
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12:30 pm - 2:00 pm |
Lunch (on your own)
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2:00 pm - 3:45 pm |
Concurrent Sessions Session: Intra-Fiscal Year Forecasting: Issues and Options - Symphony B
Moderator: Ranjana Madhusudhan, New Jersey Dept. of Treasury
Intra-Fiscal Year Forecasting Issues and Options: The Connecticut Experience
Thomas Fiore, Connecticut Budget and Financial Management Division [presentation] [audio podcast]
Issues with Setting Intra-Fiscal Year Targets for the BIG3 Taxes: The New Jersey Experience
Ranjana Madhusudhan and Roger Cohen, New Jersey Department of Treasury [presentation] [audio podcast]
Monthly Revenue Targets - - A Budgetary Tool or A Forecast Hangover?
Randhir Jha, Indiana State Budget Agency [presentation] [audio podcast]
Tracking Revenues with Daily Targets in Massachusetts
Allan Clayton-Mathews, Northeastern University [presentation] [audio podcast]
Question/Answers/Discussion
[audio podcast] |
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6:30 pm - 9:00 pm |
Banquet - Symphony A
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Wednesday, October 24, 2012 | |
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9:00 am - 12:00 pm |
Wednesday Morning General Session - Symphony A
Presiding: Romina Soria, Wisconsin Dept. of Revenue and Chair FTA Research Section
Dodd-Frank and Financial Regulation
Michael Masters, Better Markets, Inc. [presentation] [audio podcast]
Long-Term Fiscal Sustainability of State and Local Governments
Bo Zhao, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston [presentation] [audio podcast]
Pyramiding, Productive Efficiency, and Revenue under a Gross Receipts Tax
Andre Barbe, Rice University [presentation] [audio podcast] [papers]
Update on Research Roundtable Activities
Invitation on Springfield in 2013
[presentation] |
