The University of Washington School of Law’s Graduate Tax Program is hosting a conference today on The Future of Tax Reform: An Analysis and Critique of the President’s Advisory Panel Report on Federal Tax Reform. The conference, sponsored in part with funds from the Toni Rembe Lectureship, brings together public finance economists and tax law scholars to discuss the policies reflected in the Advisory Panel Report.
- 1:00 p.m.: Welcome and Introduction of Speakers
- Roland Hjorth (Dean Emeritus & Garvey Schubert Barer Professor of Law, University of Washington)
- 1:15 p.m.: Reforming the Federal Taxation of Personal Income – Some Big Steps in the Right Direction
- Neil Bruce (Professor & Chair, Economics Department, University of Washington)
- 1:45 p.m.: Tax Reform Proposals for Taxation of Business: Any Surprises?
- Terry Shevlin (Paul Pigott-Paccar Professor of Business Administration, University of Washington)
- 2:15 p.m.: Many Not-So-Unhappy Returns: On the Advisory Panel’s Rejection of a Return-Free Tax System
- Larry Zelenak (Pamela B. Gann Professor of Law, Duke) (Toni Rembe Lecturer)
- 3:20 p.m.: Tax Reform DOA. If Not Now, When?
- Deborah Schenk (Ronald and Marilynn Grossman Professor of Taxation, NYU) (Toni Rembe Lecturer)
- 4:10 p.m.: Panel: How Enthusiastic Should We Be About the Advisory Panel Report and What Are its Long Term Prospects?
- All Speakers
