Preliminary Program

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Final
Saturday, September 18, 2010
1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.	Research Roundtable [Executive agency personnel only]
Sunday, September 19, 2010
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon	Research Roundtable (continued) [Executive agency personnel only]
3:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.	Conference Registration
6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.	Opening Reception
Monday, September 20, 2010
8:30 a.m. – 12:00 noon	General Session
	Presiding: Michael Allen, Maine Revenue Services and Chair FTA Research Section Welcome General Macro Economic Outlook Sara Johnson, IHS Global Insight Regional Economic Outlook Marisa Di Natale , Moody's Economy.com Pew's States Revenue Estimation Project Kil Huh, Pew Center on the States Estimating State Retail Sales Keith Phillips, Dallas Federal Reserve Bank and Alan Clayton-Matthews, Northeastern University
12:00 Noon - 1:45 p.m.	Luncheon Speaker: A World of Trouble: Corporate Taxes and the Growing Fiscal Crisis Martin Sullivan, Tax Analysts
1:45 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.	Concurrent Breakout Sessions
	Session I Sectorial Outlook - moderator, Michael Allen -Retail Outlook, Michael Niemira, ICSC -Automobile Outlook, Deb Menk, Center for Automotive Research -Housing Outlook, Joe Elling, Weyerhaeuser Session II State and Local Taxes on Business: Time for Major Changes? - moderator, Elliot Dubin Who Really Bears the Burden of a State Business Tax Increase Robert Cline, Ernst & Young State Value Added Tax: Governors 21st Century Tax Reform Commission Laura Kalambkidis, University of Minnesota Benefits Principles of Business Taxation Rick Mattoon, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Discussants, Elliot Dubin and Paul Wilson
3:45 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.	Regional Breakout Sessions -Northeastern Region -Southeastern Region -Midwestern Region - Western Region
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.	General Session
	Joint FTA/NTA Session -Flight of the Wealthy (Impact of high marginal tax rates) and Exploring the Revenue Recovery Path* Moderator - Fitzroy Lee State PIT and Individual Mobility Donald Bruce, University of Tennessee State Income Tax Preferences for Seniors Magnify the Revenue Impact of Aging? Paul Wilson, Minnesota Dept. of Revenue Tax Revenue Synchronization with the Business Cycle: When Will State Tax Revenues Recover from the Great Recession? Ray Nelson, Brigham Young University Revenue Performance Over the Business Cycle: Wrap Up and Comments on Future Outlook Rick Mattoon, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Discussant, Karen Schlain *Session Organized by Ranjana Madhusudhan, New Jersey Dept. of Treasury
10:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.	Concurrent Breakout Sessions
	Session I Sales Tax Forecasting: What is Happening with Sales Taxes - Moderator, Michael Allen Panel: Matthew Murray, University of Tennessee Fiona Sigalla, Colorado Legislative Council Romina Soria, Wisconsin Dept. of Revenue Session II Tax Reform Commissions - moderator, Sara Teachout Panel: Michael Costa, Vermont Tax Structure Commission Barry Boardman, North Carolina General Assembly Paul Dion, Rhode Island Dept. of Revenue
12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.	Lunch (on your own)
2:00 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.	Afternoon Session
	State Retail Sales Project This session will be an open discussion on the state retail sales project, presented in the Monday Morning General Session. Participants are encouraged to talk about methodolgy, data sources and the process to move ths project forward. All participants are welcome.
6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.	Evening Banquet
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon	General Session
	Presiding: Michael Allen, Maine Revenue Services and Chair FTA Research Section Who Pays? A Distributional Analysis of State Tax Systems Matthew Gardner, Institute on Taxation & Economic Policy Update on Census Revenue Surveys Christopher Pece, U.S. Bureau of the Census Update on Research Roundtable Activities Invitation to West Virginia in 2011