Research Roundtable – 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm
  [Government only]

Research Roundtable – 9:00 am to noon
 [Government only]

Opening Reception – 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm

General Session

Welcome

IRS Tax Gap Analysis and Compliance Research – Alan Plumley, IRS

Fiscal Outlook for the States - Donald Boyd, Rockefeller Institute of Government

Macroeconomic Outlook – Cythia Latta, Global Insights

Regional Economic Outlook – Mark Zandi, Economy.com

12:00 noon – 1:30 pm -  Lunch
   Speaker, Governor James H. Douglas

1:30 pm – 3:15 pm – breakout sessions

session 1 - Sectorial Outlook - Moderator: Dick Gebhart

  Retail Outlook – Michael Niemira, International Council of Shopping   Centers

  Housing Outlook – Frank Nothaft, Freddie Mac

  Automobile Outlook –David Teolis, General Motors

  Legislative Tracking and Fiscal Note Development at the   Louisiana Department of Revenue, Linda Denny, Louisana    Department of Revenue

  The Indiana Enterprise Zone Fiscal Impact Project: Generating   an Economic Census of Indiana EZs with GIS Technology and   ES-202 Return Data, Jim Landers, Indiana Legislative Services

  Learning from Arizona's Re-engineering Experience, Elaine   Smith, Arizona Department of Revenue

  Measuring Revenue Productivity of Auditors and Agents, Gene   Schubert, Wisconsin Department of Revenue

3:15 pm – 3:30 break

3:30 pm – 5:30 pm – regional breakout sessions

-Northeastern Region
-Southeastern Region
-Midwestern Region
-Western Region

 

8:30 am – 10:15 am - Concurrent breakout sessions

Forecasters Forum - Moderator: Richard Kaluzny
  Panel:
   Quiang Xu, New York State Division of the Budget
   Brian Lewis, Ontario Dept. of Finance
   Michael Lipsman, Iowa Department of Revenue

Tax Amnesty Programs - Moderator: Art Friedson
  Panel:
   Al Aumick and Matt Gokey, New York State Department of Taxation &     Finance
   Phil Spilberg, California Franchise Tax Board
   Holger Ciupalo, Florida Department of Revenue
   Michael Allen, Maine Revenue Services
   Michael Kaufmann, Oklahoma Tax Commission

10:15 am – 10:30 am Break

10:30 am 12:15 pm - Concurrent Breakout Sessions

Apportionment of Corporate Corporate Income Taxes - Moderator: Georganna Meyers
  Panel:
   Kelly Edmiston, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
   Dr. Sanjay Gupta, Arizona State University
   Howard Merkowitz, Massachusetts Department of Revenue
   Michael Kennedy, Oregon Department of Administrative Services
   C. Daniel Hassell, Pennsylvania Department of Revenue

Incentive Accountability  - Moderator: Mary Welsh
  Panel
   Karl Knapp, North Carolina Department of Revenue
   Fred Church, Ohio Department of Taxation
   Michael Allen, Maine Revenue Services
   Mary Welsh, Washington Department of Revenue
   Greg LeRoy , Good Jobs First

12:15 pm – 2:15 pm

2:15 pm – 4:00 pm Concurrent Breakout Sessions

  Measuring Corporate Tax Burden, Natalie Davila, Illinois Department    of Revenue

  Using Income Tax Credits to Offset Sales Tax Regressivity, Tom   Clifford, New Mexico Taxation & Revenue Department and
  Tony Popp, New Mexico State University

  Wisconsin Tax Incidence Study: An Overview of Methodoloy,     Rebecca Boldt, Wisconsin Department of Revenue

  Using Census Data In Tax Analysis, Rod Hoheisel, Minnesota    Department of Revenue

  Revenues from Slot Machines Law, Ryan Bishop, Maryland Ways &    Means Committee

  Estimating Revenues from Special Events, John Heleman, Texas    Comptroller of Public Accounts

6:00 pm - 9:30 pm Cruise & Banquet

Tax Protestors, David Boughtwood, New York State Department of Taxation & Finance

Dynamic Scoring of Tax Proposals, Greg Harkenrider, Kentucky Office of State Budget Director

Use of IRC Section 482 to Combat Abusive State Corporate Tax Shelters, Eric Cook, Chainbridge Software

Update on Research Roundtable Activites, Michael Allen, Chair