New Developments in State Business Taxation

April 4, 2007
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
230 S. LaSalle Street
Third Floor Conference Center
Chicago, IL

8:00 a.m.		Breakfast
8:30 a.m.		Welcome William Testa, Vice President and Director of Regional Programs, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago J. Fred Giertz, Professor, University of Illinois and Executive Director, National Tax Association
8:45 a.m.		Tax Principles and the Gross Receipts Tax Presentation (PDF, 123KB) William Testa, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
9:15 a.m.		State Business Tax Strategies in Response to the Revenue Performance of 2000–03 Presentation (PDF, 129KB) LeAnn Luna, University of Tennessee William F. Fox, University of Tennessee Matthew N. Murray, University of Tennessee
9:45 a.m.		Current Business Tax Proposals in Michigan Presentation (PDF, 35KB) Ronald Fisher, Michigan State University
10:15 a.m.		Break
10:30 a.m.		Perspectives from States with Business Gross Receipts Taxation—New Mexico and Ohio Presentation (PDF, 34KB) Tom Pogue, University of Iowa Presentation (PDF, 114KB) Fred Church, Ohio Department of Taxation
11:30 a.m.		Illinois Governor's Proposal Presentation (PDF, 601KB) John Filan, Governor's Office
12:00 p.m.		Perspectives on the Illinois Proposal Presentation (PDF, 49KB) J. Fred Giertz, University of Illinois Tom Johnson, Taxpayers' Federation of Illinois
12:30 p.m.		Adjournment Last Updated: April 5, 2007