University Of Washington Hosts 2016 Tax Symposium

The University of Washington hosts its Fourth Annual Tax Symposium today:

Panel #1:  Taxpayer Information Rights:

• Michael Hatfield (Washington), Cybersecurity, Privacy, and Taxpayer Information
• Adam Thimmesch (Nebraska), Tax Privacy Framework
• Filip Debelva (KU Leuven, Belgium), Privacy and Confidentiality in Exchange of Information Procedures: Some Uncertainties, Many Issues, but Few Solutions
• Shannon McCormack (Washington) (moderator)

Panel #2:  Compliance and Administration – Part 1:

• Stephanie Hoffer (Ohio State), Taxpayer Reliance on the Robot IRS
• Stephanie McMahon (Cincinnati), Taxing Procedures: Pre-enforcement Litigation — A Necessary Part of Proceduralism
• Kathleen Thomas (North Carolina), Regulating Tax Preparation
• Susannah Tahk (Wisconsin) (moderator)

Luncheon Keynote Address:  Nina Olson (National Taxpayer Advocate), The IRS “Future State” and Its Implications for Taxpayer Rights

Panel #3:  Compliance and Administration – Part 2:

• Les Book (Villanova), IRS and Congress Jeopardize Taxpayer Rights With Recent Compliance Efforts
• Heather Field (UC-Hastings), Fostering Ethical Tax Lawyering
• Steve Johnson (Florida State), The Taxpayer’s Right to a Fair Resolution: Precedential Cherry-Picking in Tax Decisions
• Alex Raskolnikov (Columbia), From Deterrence to Compliance: Legal Uncertainty Reexamined
• Alfred Mathewson (New Mexico) (moderator)

Panel #4:  Tax Incidence and the Unintended Consequences of Tax Laws – Part 1:

• Samuel Brunson (Loyola-Chicago), & David Herzig (Valparaiso), Let Prophets Be (Non) Profits
• Shannon McCormack (Washington), Postpartum Taxation
• Lawrence Zelenak (Duke), History of Marriage Penalties and Bonuses
• David Hasen (Colorado) (moderator)

Panel #5:  Tax Incidence and the Unintended Consequences of Tax Laws – Part 2:

• Michelle Drumbl (Washington & Lee), Improving Tax Credits for the Working Poor
• Mirit Eyal-Cohen (Alabama), The Hidden Price of Regulation
• Mona Hymel (Arizona) (moderator)