ABA Tax Section Virtual 2021 Midyear Meeting

The ABA Tax Section Virtual 2021 Fall Midyear Meeting continues today. The full program is here. The highlight is State Tax and Economic Policy Responses to the Ongoing COVID Pandemic (Teaching Taxation Committee (Wednesday, 12:30 − 2:00 PM ET)):

In March, 2020, Congress enacted the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act to ameliorate economic shocks to U.S. households from the COVID pandemic and lockdowns. Although the CARES Act provided $150 billion in funds to states and local governments, those funds are not enough to stem the tide of the challenges states and local governments are facing today. State and local governments must therefore raise revenue themselves, and do so with a smaller fiscal toolbox than that available to the federal government. Panelists, including experts in tax, economics, and public policy will discuss state tax and related policy responses to COVID economic relief going forward. What policy tools do state and local governments have to manage this enormous shock? How can they raise revenue while also protecting vulnerable businesses and households harmed by the pandemic?

• Chris Hoene (Executive Director, California Budget & Policy Center)
• Ariel Jurow Kleiman (San Diego)
• Erin Scharff (Arizona State)
• Darien Shanske (UC-Davis)
• Gladriel Shobe (BYU) (moderator)

Other Tax Profs with speaking roles include:

• Diversity: Francine Lipman (UNLV)
• Individual & Family Taxation: Leslie Book (Villanova), Natasha Sarin (Penn)
• Pro Bono & Tax Clinics:  Caleb Smith (Minnesota), Amy Spivey (UC-Hastings)
• Sales, Exchanges & Basis:  Roberta Mann (Oregon)
• Tax Collection, Bankruptcy and Workouts: Keith Fogg (Harvard)
• U.S. Activities of Foreigners & Tax Treaties: Alan Appel (New York Law School)