Preliminary Conference Program
Note: Agenda subject to change. All updates will be posted to this website, check back frequently. (updated September 6, 2008)
Saturday, September 13 |
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| 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Research Roundtable (Cumberland/Kennebec/Lincoln - second floor) (government-executive agencies only) |
Sunday, September 14 |
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| 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon | Research Roundtable - continued (Cumberland/Kennebec/Lincoln - second floor) (government-executive agencies only) |
| 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. | Opening Reception (Connecticut/Rhode Island) |
| Monday, September 15 |
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| 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 noon | General Session (Vermont) |
| Presiding: Michael Lipsman, Research Section Chair and Iowa Dept. of Revenue Welcome Ryan Low, Commissioner of the Dept. of Administrative and Financial Services General Economic Outlook Nigel Gault, Global Insight Regional Economic Outlook Mark McMullen, Moody's Economy.com Fiscal Conditions of the States Robert Ward , Rockefeller Institute of Government Estimating Tax Base Volatility in Minnesota Tom Stinson and Matt Schoeppner, Minnesota Dept. of Finance |
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| 12:00 noon - 1:45 p.m. | Lunch (New Hampshire) Speaker: William Fox , University of Tennessee |
| 1:45 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. | Concurrent Sessions |
| Session I - Sectorial Economic Outlook (Vermont) moderator: Michael Lipsman, Research Section Chair and Iowa Dept. of Revenue Housing - Jedd Smith, National Association of Realtors Automotive - Kim Hill, Center for Automotive Research (invited Retail - Nigel Gault, Global Insight |
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| Session II - Tax Compliance (Connecticut/Rhode Island) moderator, Reid Linn Minnesota Consumption Tax Model and Sales Tax Gap Rod Hoheisel, Minnesota Dept. of Revenue Washington Unregistered Business Study Lorrie Brown, Washington Office of Financial Management |
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| 3:45 p.m. - 5: 30 p.m. | Regional Breakout Sessions Northeastern Region (Vermont) Southeastern Region (Connectcut) Midwestern Region (Rhode Island) Western Region (Massachusetts) |
Tuesday, September 16 |
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| General Session (Vermont) |
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| 8:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. | Joint FTA/NTA Session I * Moderator: Ranjana Madhusudhan, New Jersey Dept. of the Treasury Impact of Massachusetts Film Tax Credit Howard Merkowitz, Massachusetts Dept of Revenue Analyzing the Impact of Tax Incentives Using the Representative Firm Approach Sara Teachout, Joint Fiscal Office, Vermont Legislature Ohio’s Economic Development Incentives Which Parts of the State and Which Industries Benefit the Most?” Robert T. Greenbaum, Ohio State University Discussant(s): Jennifer Weiner and/or Robert Tannenwald, New England Public Policy Center, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, |
| 10:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. | Joint FTA/NTA Session II Moderator: Ranjana Madhusudhan, New Jersey Dept. of the Treasury Empirical Evidence on the Revenue Effects of State Corporate Income Tax Accounting Policies Sanjay Gupta, Mary Ann Hofmann, Jeffery Gramlich and Jared Moore Did FIN 48 Arrest the Trend in Multistate Tax Planning? Sanjay Gupta, Lillian Mills, and Erin Towery Combined Reporting Made Easy, and the Basics of Selected Other Fundamental State Business Tax Reforms Bob Tannenwald, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Discussant: Fred Church, Ohio Dept. of Taxation and Leann Luna, University of Tennessee |
| 11:45 a.m. - 1:15 p.m. | Lunch (on-your-own) |
| 1:15 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. | Concurrent Sessions |
| Session I - Issues in Capital Gains Forecasting (Vermont) moderator, Larry Ozane Out on a Limb Near the Bottom of the Tree, Forecasting Capital Gains in Maine Michael Allen, Maine Revenue Services The California Capital Assets Sample Jay Chamberlain, California Franchise Tax Board Sales of Capital Assets Panel Data for Tax Years 1999-2003 Gerald Auten, U.S. Treasurey Janette Wilson, IRS Learning from Recent Errors Larry Ozanne, U.S. Congressional Budget Office |
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| Session II - Modelling Property Tax Reform (Connecticut/Rhode Island) moderator, Michael Sobul Using the American Community Survey (ACS) in Fiscal Impact Analysis: The Property Tax Circuit Breaker Robert Zahradnik and David Bradley, District of Columbia Office of Research & Analysis Analyzing New York State Property Tax Relief Options: A New Approach Art Friedson, Tanette Nguyen-McCarty, and Joyce Curry New York Dept. of Taxation & Finance Indiana Property Tax Reform-Estimating Circuit Breakers with the Use of a Parcel-Level Data Warehouse Bob Sigalow & Diane Powers, Legislative Services Agency |
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| 3:15 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Concurrent Sessions |
| Session I - Isues in Revenue Forecasting (Vermont) moderator, Michael Ferguson Alternative Individual Income Tax Forecasting Models: In Search of Accuracy & Flexibility Romina Soria, Wisconsin Dept. of Revenue Federal Revenue Forecasting Rudolph Penner, Urban Institute |
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| Session II - State Tax Credit Review and Evaluation Programs (Connecticut/Rhode Island) moderator, Michael Lipsman New York City Real Property Tax 421a Exemption Experience John Grathwol, New York City Office of Management & Budget New York City Real Property Tax Industrial & Commercial Incentive Program Experience Francesco Brindisi and David Ehrenberg, New York City Economic Development Corporation Iowa Tax Credit Analysis Program [2008 FTA Research Award Winner] Michael Lipsman & Angela Gullickson, Iowa Dept. of Revenue |
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| 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. | Banquet Habor View at Jones Landing |
Wednesday, September 17 |
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| 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. | Breakfast Buffet (new Hampshire) |
| 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon | General Session (Vermont) |
| Presiding: Michael Lipsman, Research Section Chair and Iowa Dept. of Revenue Health Insurance Exchange Study in Minnesota Deborah Chollet, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. Using GIS to Analyze Taxpayer Demographics Around Development Projects Betty Alleyne, District of Columbia Office of Research & Analysis Update on Research Roundtable Activities Invitation to Des Moines |
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| *Organized: Robert Tannenwald, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston |
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