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2014 Schedule

2014 UNC Tax Symposium 2014 Participants 2014 Agenda Archives

Date Time Event
17
Friday
January, 2014
11:30 AM – 12:50 PM

Title – Tax-minded Executives and Their Firm’s Tax Strategies: Evidence from the 2013 Tax Hikes

Authors:
Andreya Silva, University of Miami
Gerardo Perez Cavazos, University of Chicago

Discussant:
Jennifer Blouin, University of Pennsylvania

12:50 PM – 1:50 PM
Lunch—DuBose House, Rizzo Center
1:50 – 3:10 PM

Title – Does Operational Efficiency Spill Over onto the Tax Return?

Authors:
Allison Koester, Georgetown University
Terry Shevlin, University of California-Irvine
Dan Wangerin, Michigan State University

Discussant:
Meredith Garwood, Time Warner Cable

3:10 – 3:30 PM
Break
10:40 – 12:00 PM

Title– On the Effectiveness of Fiscal Policy: Micro Evidence from Contiguous Border Counties

Authors:
Alexander Ljungqvist, New York University
Michael Smolyansky, New York University

Discussant:
Lisa De Simone, Stanford University

4:50 – 5:10 PM
Break
5:10 – 6:30 PM

Title – Corporate Income Taxes, Tax Avoidance and Innovation

Authors:
Julian Atanassov, University of Oregon
Xiaoding Liu, University of Oregon

Discussant:
James Chyz, University of Tennessee

6:30 – 7:30 PM
Reception—DuBose House
7:30 PM
Dinner—DuBose House
18
Saturday
January, 2014
6:30 – 8:00 AM
Breakfast – Dubose House
8:00 AM – 9:20 AM

Title – Effects of Territorial and Worldwide Corporation Tax Systemson Outbound M&As

Authors:
Lars Feld, Walter Euchken Institute
Martin Ruf, University of Tubingen
Uwe Scheuering, Centre for European Economic Research
Ulrich Schreiber, Centre for European Economic Research & University of Mannheim
Johannes Voget, University of Mannheim

Discussant:
Eric Toder, Urban Institute

9:20 – 9:35 AM
Break
9:35 AM – 10:55 AM

Title – Average Marginal Labor Income Tax Rates under the Affordable Care Act

Authors:
Casey Mulligan, University of Chicago

Discussant:
Don Taylor, Duke University

10:55 – 11:10 AM
Break
11:10 – 12:30 PM

Title – Analysis of Unsuccessful Tax Avoiders

Authors:
Daniel Saavedra, MIT

Discussant:
Kathleen Andries, KU Leuven

12:30 PM
Lunch—DuBose House, Rizzo Center
1:30 PM
Buses to RDU Airport

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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.