2010 UNC Tax Symposium
FRIDAY, JANUARY 29
11:30 a.m. – 12:50 p.m. Investor Taxation in Open Economics
Authors: Mihir Desai, Harvard University
Dhammika Dharmapala, University of Illinois
Discussant: Richard Sansing, Dartmouth College
12:50 p.m. – 1:50 p.m. Lunch—The Meadowmont Room, Rizzo Center
1:50 p.m. – 3:10 p.m. The Case Against Foreign Tax Credits
Author: Daniel Shaviro, New York University
Discussant: Rosanne Altshuler, Urban Institute
3:10 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Break
3:30 p.m. – 4:50 p.m. An Examination of FIN 48: Tax Shelters, Auditor Independence, and Corporate Governance
Author: Petro Lisowsky, University of Illinois
Leslie Robinson, Dartmouth College
Andrew Schmidt, Columbia University
Discussant: David Cay Johnston, Syracuse University and Tax Notes
4:50 p.m. – 5:10 p.m. Break
5:10 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Who Benefits from the Leverage in LBOs?
Authors: Tim Jenkinson, Oxford University
Ruediger Stucke, Oxford University
Discussant: Merle Erickson, University of Chicago
6:30 p.m.—7:30 p.m. Reception—DuBose House
7:30 p.m. Dinner—DuBose House
SATURDAY, JANUARY 30
6:30 a.m. – 8:20 a.m. Breakfast—DuBose House
8:20 a.m. – 9:40 a.m. Do Federal Contractors Suffer Tax-Related Political Costs?
Authors: Lillian Mills, University of Texas
Sarah Nutter, George Mason University
Casey Schwab, University of Georgia
Discussant: Mike Munger, Duke University
9:40 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Break
10:00 a.m. – 11:20 a.m. Investment, Accounting, and the Salience of the Corporate Income Tax
Authors: Jesse Edgerton, Federal Reserve Board
Discussant: Jennifer Blouin, University of Pennsylvania
11:20 a.m. – 11:40 a.m. Break
11:40 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. The Effects of the Taxation of Dividends on the Allocation of Foreign Portfolio Investment around the World
Authors: Dan Amiram, University of North Carolina
Mary Margaret Frank, University of Virginia
Discussant: Ken Klassen, University of Waterloo
1:00 p.m. Lunch—The Meadowmont Room, Rizzo Center
2:15 p.m. Buses to RDU Airport
This event is invitation only. The 27th Annual UNC Tax Symposium will be held at the Rizzo Center in Chapel Hill on Friday, April 12th and Saturday morning, April 13th.
This event is invitation only. The seminar exposes students of all backgrounds to current tax research and is designed for students from doctoral programs without a Ph.D. tax seminar. Students learn the fundamentals of tax research, and some might wind up adding tax to their set of research interests.
Knowledgeable speakers will discuss state and federal tax policy issues and their legal implications. Our keynote speaker will be Internal Revenue Service Commissioner and UNC Alumnus, Danny Werfel.
In its 26th year, the University of North Carolina Tax Symposium is designed to bring together leading scholars from economics, accounting, finance, law, political science and related fields who share a common interest in current tax research.
This event is invitation only. The seminar exposes students of all backgrounds to current tax research and is designed for students from doctoral programs without a Ph.D. tax seminar. Students learn the fundamentals of tax research, and some might wind up adding tax to their set of research interests. The doctoral seminar is sponsored by the KPMG Foundation.
At this 1st annual event, nine prominent tax experts will discuss a broad array of federal and state tax policy issues, with a special session devoted to professional responsibility/ethics.
Join the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center and the UNC Tax Center for their annual convening, this year held virtually, on Wednesday, June 8, 2022.
In its 25th year, the University of North Carolina Tax Symposium is designed to bring together leading scholars from economics, accounting, finance, law, political science and related fields who share a common interest in current tax research.
This event is invitation only. The seminar exposes students of all backgrounds to current tax research and is designed for students from doctoral programs without a PhD tax seminar. Students learn the fundamentals of tax research, and some might wind up adding tax to their set of research interests. The doctoral seminar is sponsored by the KPMG Foundation.
Join us for this 4th in a series of webcasts jointly hosted by the UNC Tax Center and the AICPA. UNC’s Tax Center Leadership Council members Louise Reed and Ed Cook will join UNC economics and finance professor Eric Ghysels to help unravel the mysteries of blockchain and discuss the practical implications this technology is having on accounting and business.
Join the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center and the University of North Carolina Tax Center for a live webinar featuring accounting, law, and economics experts as they discuss the effects of the Biden Administration on corporate tax proposals.
In partnership with the AICPA, the UNC Tax Center's expert panel will share highlights from the Senate Finance Committee expected whitepaper on proposed US tax legislation, details from the expected Treasury Green Book on Biden administration revenue proposals, as well as updates and discussion of the latest academic research on income shifting and global tax policy.