Tulane hosts its annual Tax Roundtable today:

The Tulane Tax Roundtable brings together tax scholars from around the
country, resident Tulane Faculty, and Tulane students for discussion and
debate about important tax policy issues of our time. The roundtable
showcases the drafts and works-in-progress of its participants and
subjects these works to rigorous analysis in a discussant-driven
workshop format.

James Alm (Tulane) & Jay Soled (Rutgers Business School), The Internal Revenue Code and Automobiles: A Case Study of Taxpayer Noncompliance
Discussant:  Philip Hackney (LSU)

Terrence Chorvat (George Mason), The Failure of the Facebook IPO and a Justification for Debt-Equity Tax Distinction
Discussant:  Steven Sheffrin (Tulane)

Tessa Davis (Tulane), Two Households Both Alike in Dignity: Family as Status and Family as Contract in the Tax Code
Discussant:  Lori McMillan (Washburn)

Lori McMillan (Washburn), Noncharitable Nonprofit Organizations in Canada: An Empirical Examination
Discussant:  James Alm (Tulane)

Ajay Mehrotra (Indiana), Sharing the Burden: Law, Politics, and the Making of the Modern American Fiscal State, 1880-1930
Discussant:  Marjorie Kornhauser (Tulane)

Shu-Yi Oei (Tulane), Taxing in the Shadow of Bankruptcy Law: The Collections Case for Tax Priority
Discussant:  Ajay Mehrotra (Indiana)

Steven Sheffrin (Tulane), What Role Can Desert Play in Designing Tax Policies?
Discussant:  Nancy Staudt (USC)

Nancy Staudt (USC) & Victor Fleischer (Colorado), The Supercharged IPO
Discussant:  Terrence Chorvat (George Mason)