The National Tax Association 56th Annual Spring Symposium is being held in Washington DC yesterday and today (May 7-8, 2026). Program is available here (and also below).

Thursday, May 7, 2026

Time	Function
8:50 – 9:00 AM	Welcome
9:00 – 10:15 AM	The One Big Beautiful Bill: Impacts & Implications (Panel Session) Moderator: Andy Duehren, New York Times Panelists: William Gale, Brookings Institution Chye-Ching Huang, The Tax Law Center at NYU Law Drew Lyon, Economist Erin Towery, University of Georgia  Jared Walczak, Tax Foundation
10:15 – 10:30 AM	Break
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM	Changing Tax and Transfer Programs and Family Wellbeing  Shared Parenting and Divided Policy Moderator: Dayanand Manoli, Georgetown University Panelists: Maria Cancian, Georgetown University Molly Costanzo, University of WisconsinIncome Support, Marriage, and Family Stability: Evidence from Baby’s First Years Hema Shah, Duke UniversityMedicaid and Work Laura Dague, Texas A&M University How We Move Forward from OBBBA to Support Families Elaine Maag, Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center Margot Crandall-Hollick, Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center (co-author)
12:00 – 12:15 PM	Presentation of The Davie-Davis Award for Public Service to James Mackie Presented by John McClelland, Congressional Budget Office
12:15 – 1:00 PM	What is Left of The Tax Reform Act of 1986: Implications for Future Tax Policy Alan J. Auerbach, Professor of the Graduate School in the Department of Economics, University of California, Berkeley
1:00 – 2:15 PM	Lunch
2:15 – 3:45 PM	Taxing the Emerging Economy: Innovations in State and Local Taxation Tax and Incentive Environments for Data Center Investment in 15 Leading and Emerging States Caroline Sallee, EY Ian Chin, EY (co-author) Alex Rosaen, EY (co-author)Tax Incentive Evaluation: Georgia Data Center Sales & Use Tax Exemption Tommie L. Shepherd, University of Georgia Jessie S. Justice, University of Georgia (co-author)From Monopoly to Market: A Policy Analysis of Washington DC’s Sports Betting Evolution and Regional Competitiveness Yi Geng, DC Office of the Chief Financial OfficerPros and Cons of Cannabis Taxes Richard Auxier, Maryland Department of Budget and Management Discussants:  Norton Francis Zhong Jin, DC Office of the Chief Financial Officer
3:45 – 4:00 PM	Break
4:00 – 5:15 PM	Fiscal Sustainability and Revenue-Based Solutions (Panel Session) Moderator: Cathy Koch, Peter G. Peterson Foundation Panelists: William Beach, The Fiscal Lab on Capitol Hill Martha Gimbel, The Budget Lab at Yale Louise Sheiner, Brookings Institution Kent Smetters, Penn-Wharton Budget Model

Friday, May 8, 2026
8:45 – 9:00 AM	Welcome
9:00 – 10:15 AM	Tariffs Are Dead, Long Live Tariffs Moderator:  Erica York, Tax Foundation Current Legal Developments And The President’s Tariffs Shu-Yi Oei, Duke University Susan Morse, University of Texas at Austin (co-author) Diane Ring, Boston College (co-author)Did Foreigners Pay America’s Tariffs? Quantity Discounts, Scale Economies and Incomplete Pass-Through Sharat Ganapati, Georgetown University Colin Hottman,  Federal Reserve Board (co-author)Understanding the Gap Between Actual and Statutory Tariff Rates Under the Recent Tariff Regime John Iselin, The Budget Lab at Yale Abhi Gupta, The Budget Lab at Yale (co-author) John Ricco, The Budget Lab at Yale (co-author)
10:15 – 10:30 AM	Break
10:30 – 11:45 AM	Adapting Tax Policy to a Changing Labor Market Moderator: Kim Rueben, EconomistDiscussant: Alexander Arnon, Penn-Wharton Budget Model Modeling the Labor Implications of the Energy Transition Rob Williams, University of Maryland and Resources for the Future Marc Hafstead, Resources for the Future (co-author)The Effect of Immigration Restrictions on US Firms, Workers, and Public Coffers Michael Clemens, George Mason UniversityAI and the Economy Nathan Goldschlag, Economic Innovation Group
11:45 AM – 12:30 PM	How Academic Research Informs Economic and Budget Analysis Used by the US Congress Jeffrey Kling, Congressional Budget Office  Heidi Williams, Dartmouth College
12:30 – 1:45 PM	Lunch
1:45 – 3:00 PM	Innovations in Tax Administration Moderator: Dayanand Manoli, Georgetown University Panelists: Kevin Amirehsani, Colorado Governor’s Office Marita Sciarrotta, New Jersey Department of the Treasury Vishal Baloria, University of Connecticut Gabriel Zucker, Center for Taxpayer Rights Colleen Smallfield, Code for America
3:00 – 3:15 PM	Break
3:15 – 4:15 PM	U.S. Fiscal Federalism: A Changing Landscape? Moderator: Fitzroy Lee, DC Office of the Chief Financial Officer Panelists: Peter Bluestone, Georgia State University Amy Gill, Pennsylvania Department of Revenue Justin Theal, Pew Charitable Trusts Sally Wallace, EY

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