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Presentations & Papers
All papers & presentations are in Adobe Acrbat format.
Monday, October 17, 2011 |
General Session |
General Macro Economic Outlook Nigel Gault, IHS Global Insight
Regional Economic Outlook Steven Cochrane, Moody’s Analytics
State Fiscal Outlook Scott Pattison, National Association of State Budget Officers
Update on Federal Legislation [no presentation] Gale Garriott, Federation of Tax Administrators
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Luncheon Speaker: Sales Taxes and Electronic Commerce: Are There Employment Impacts? [no presentation] Donald Bruce, University of Tennessee |
Concurrent Breakout Sessions |
Session I: Sectorial Outlook - moderator, Fitzroy Lee -Retail Outlook, Michael Niemira, ICSC -Automobile Outlook, Kim Hill, Center for Automotive Research -Housing Outlook, Douglas Duncan, Fannie Mae -Employment Outlook, Robert Valletta, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
Session II: Enforcement Revenues - moderator, Michael Kaufmann
An Assessment of the North Carolina Tax Amnesty of 1989 William Spencer, North Carolina Dept. of Revenue
CBT Enforcement Collection Trends Through Amnesty Cycles In New Jersey: A Comparison With Selected Neighboring States Ranjana Madhusudhan and Roger Cohen, New Jersey Dept. of the Treasury
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Tuesday, October 18, 2011 |
General Session |
Joint FTA/NTA Session - Sensitivity of Wealthy/Businesses to State Tax Differences and Implications for Long-term State and Local Fiscal Sustainability Moderator - Ranjana Madhusudhan
Tax Rates and the Location Decision of the Wealthy Richard Prisinzano, U.S. Department of Treasury
State Tax Competition Daniel Wilson, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
Long-term Fiscal Sustainability of State and Local Governments Bo Zhao and David Coyne, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
Discussant: Jim Landers, Indiana Legislative Services Agency
*Organized by Ranjana Madhusudhan, New Jersey Dept. of Treasury
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Concurrent Breakout Sessions |
Session I: Tax Credit Reporting - moderator, Rod Hoheisel
Methodology in Tax Credit Evaluation Study Zhong Jin, Iowa Dept. or Revenue Paper: Iowa New Job Training Program, Economic Impact Analysis
Benefits of Tracking West Virginia Business Tax Credits Over 25 Years Mark Muchow, West Virginia Dept. of Revenue
Income Tax Credits - Impact on Revenues Georganna Meyer, Arizona Dept. of Revenue
Session II: Revenue Forecasting, Why We Missed Our Targets and How to Fix It? - moderator, Romina Soria
Using Cointegrating Relationships to Capture the Cyclical and Long-run Dynamics of Revenue Forecasts: A Simple Example from Massachusetts Alan Clayton-Matthews, Northeastern University
Revenue Recap: Comparing State Sales and Withheld Receipts to Retail Sales and Employment Statistics Philippa Dunne, Liscio Report
Revenue Forecast Errors and Business Cycles: The Case of Wisconsin Romina Soria, Wisconsin Dept. Revenue
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Concurrent Breakout Sessions |
Session I: Corporate Income Tax Combined Reporting - moderator, Norton Francis
FTA Award Winner Maryland Corporate Information Reporting and Combined Reporting Study, by the Bureau of Revenue Estimates Andrew Schaufele, Maryland Comptroller
Discussion - all participants. [states that have enacted or have considered combined reporting legislation are asked to be prepared to discuss how they estimated the revenue impact and possible problems they encountered]
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Wednesday, October 19, 2011 |
General Session |
Presiding: Fitzroy Lee, District of Columbia and Chair FTA Research Section
FTA Update Ron Alt, Federation of Tax Administrators
States’ Revenue Estimating – Cracks in the Crystal Ball Bob Ward, Rockefeller Institute of Government representative [download and view the full report]
Taxation and Interstate Competition in Midwest Casinos Jim Landers, Indiana Legislative Services Agency
Update on Research Roundtable Activities
Invitation to Rhode Island in 2012
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