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2019 FTA Revenue Estimating Conference

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2019 FTA Revenue Estimating Conference - Presentations

All presentations are in pdf format.

 

Monday, September 23, 2019
Monday Morning General Session
 

 presiding: Charlotte Otabor, Dist. of Columbia Office of Tax & Revenue and FTA Research Chair      
 
Welcome to New Orleans
 Kimberly Lewis Robinson, Secretary, Louisiana Dept. of Revenue      

Macroeconomic Outlook
 Joel Prakken, Macroeconomic Advisers by IHS Market
 [presentation]    

Regional Economic Outlook
 Dan White, Moody's Analytics
 [presentation]    

Using Alternative Scenarios in Forecasting
 Irena Asmundson, California Dept. of Finance
 [presentation]    

Revenue Volatility and Approaches to Reduce Risk to the State Budget
 Andrew Schaufele, Comptroller of Maryland
 [presentation]    

Lunch [with speaker]
 
Revenue Estimating, Art, Science, and Luck
 James Richardson, Louisiana State University      

Concurrent Sessions

SECTORIAL OUTLOOK

 moderator: Derek Santos, Idaho Division of Financial Management      

Automobile Outlook
 Kim Hill, HWA Analytics/Mobility Futures
 [presentation]    

Construction Outlook
 Kenneth Simonson, AGCA
 [presentation]    

Retail Outlook
 Christopher Gerlach, ICSC
 [presentation]    

 
Evaluating Tax Credit/Incentives
 

 moderator: Timothy Lenell, Nebraska Dept. of Revenue      
   
Evaluating Tax Increment Financing (TIF) projects for the District of Columbia
 Yi Geng, Dist. of Columbia Office of Tax & Revenue
 [presentation]    
 
2020 Tax Exemption Study Analyzing Exemptions in Washington State
 Kim Davis, Washington Dept. of Revenue
 [presentation]    

        

 
Tuesday, September 24, 2019
Joint FTA-NTA Session - Emerging Frontiers in State & Local Taxation: Issues & Options*
  
 moderator: Ranjana Madhusudhan, New Jersey Department of Treasury      
 
Panel:      
 
Are States Betting on Sins? The Murky Future of State Taxation
 Lucy Dadayan, Tax Policy Center, The Urban Institute
 [presentation]    [papers]
   
Trends in Gaming Taxation
 Michael Pollock, Spectrum Gaming
 [presentation]    
 

 discussant: Robert Zahradnik, Pew Charitable Trusts      

 * Organized by Dr. Ranjana Madhusudhan, New Jersey Dept. of Treasury      


Concurrent Sessions

Stress Testing State Revenue Forecasts

 moderator: Ed McLenaghan, North Carolina Office of Management and Budget      
 
Panel:       
 
Relieving Stress Through Stress-Testing Revenues
 Michael Allen, Maine Revenue Services
 [presentation]    
 
Stress Testing The Utah State Budget
 Richie Wilcox, Utah Office of Management and Budget and Andrea Wilko, Utah Legislative Fiscal Office
 [presentation]    
 
Recession Planning in North Carolina A Work in Progress
 Ed McLenaghan, North Carolina Office of Management and Budget
 [presentation]   
  
 
Wayfair-Marketplace Tax Issues
  
 moderator: Amy Gill, Pennsylvania Dept. of Revenue      
 
Panel:       
 
Sales Tax Collection After Wayfair: Did States Get What They Need?
 Amy Gill, Pennsylvania Dept. of Revenue
 [presentation]    
 
Marketplace Fairness Washington State Revenue Tracking
 Kathy Oline and Valerie Torres, Washington Dept. of Revenue
 [presentation]    
 
Wayfair and Marketplace
 Tom Currah and Karey Barton, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
 [presentation]    
 
 
SOLUTION SERIES I
 
REMI Tax-PI: Dynamic Fiscal Analysis of State Policies
 Dr. Peter Evangelakis, Senior Economist, REMI

Understanding how changes in policy or economic shocks will affect a states economy, population, and budget is vital for policy-makers, especially in states Departments of Revenue. This presentation will describe how REMIs dynamic economic, demographic, and fiscal model, Tax-PI, allows users to analyze these impacts in a wide variety of contexts. It will explore how Tax-PI has been used by REMI clients and provide a live demonstration.
 [presentation]    

Combined Reporting & Other Corporate Tax Issues

 moderator: Harry Tsang, New Jersey Dept. of Treasury      
 
Pennsylvania's Combined Reporting Study - an Update
 Amy Gill, Pennsylvania Dept. of Revenue
 [presentation]    
 
Implementation of a Major Tax Policy Change
 Rahul Sarathy, Rhode Island Division of Taxation
 [presentation]    
 
 
Rethinking Forecast Models in a Changing Economy

 moderator: Laura Wheeler, Georgia State University      
 
Forecasting Sales Tax Changing Patterns of Consumption and Emerging Channels of Retail
 Lauren Tanselle, Indiana Legislative Services Agency and Gayani Wedippuli, Indiana State Budget Agency
 [presentation]    
   
Modeling Corporate Income Tax After Decade of Change
 Norton Francis, Dist. of Columbia Office of the Chief Financial Officer
 [presentation]    
     

 
SOLUTION SERIES II
 
Chainbridge Software
Experience Estimating the Revenue Impact of TJCA a Microsimulation Modeling Approach

 Eric Cook and Jaime Copenhaver Chainbridge Software, LLC

Chainbridge will present a brief overview of microsimulation modeling in general, along with an update on their experience estimating the revenue impact of the international, individual and business provisions of TCJA.
 [presentation]    
     

 
Wednesday, September 25, 2019
Wednesday Morning General Session  

 presiding: Charlotte Otabor, Dist. of Columbia Office of Tax & Revenue and FTA Research Chair      
 
TCJA on a Families' Tax Burden Across the U.S
 Lori Metcalf, Dist. of Columbia Office of Revenue Analysis
 [presentation]    
 
Panel: TCJA - Impact on States      
 
TCJA and California
 Allen Prohofsky, California Franchise Tax Board
 [presentation]    
   
Fiscal Impact of the Tax Cut and Jobs Act (TCJA) on Virginia
 John Layman, Virginia Dept. of Taxation
 [presentation]    

See You in Pittsburgh
 October 3-7, 2020      

 

 

 


 

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