IRS Research Conference 2007 IRS Research Conference June 13–14 Washington, D.C. The 2007 IRS Research Conference highlighted research on tax compliance and administration, and facilitated dialogue among IRS researchers, IRS and state tax administrators, tax experts from other countries, academic researchers, Federal agencies, and private sector experts. The 2007 Conference was held June 13 and 14 at the Hart Auditorium of the Georgetown University Law Center. Hart Auditorium is located in McDonough Hall, at 600 New Jersey Avenue, N.W., Washington D.C. Keynote AddressPPT James B. Mackie III Director, Revenue Estimating Division Office of Tax Analysis U.S. Treasury 2007 IRS Research BulletinPDF Conference ProgramPDF Conference Attendee ListPDF Optimal Tax Administration A Framework for Optimal Tax AdministrationPDF Alan H. Plumley Tax Policy and Tax Compliance Tax Rate Preferences: Understanding the Effects of Perceived and Actual Current Tax AssessmentsPDF Peggy A. Hite, John Hasseldine, and Darius J. Fatemi Charitable Contributions in a Voluntary Compliance Income Tax System: Itemized Deductions versus Matching SubsidiesPDF Alex Turk, Maryamm Muzikir, Marsha Blumenthal, and Laura Kalambokidis Tax Practitioners—Perspectives and Impact Evaluating Preparation Accuracy of Tax Practitioners: A Bootstrap ApproachPDF Kim M. Bloomquist, Michael F. Albert, and Ronald L. Edgerton Impact of Taxpayer Representation on the Outcome of Earned Income Credit AuditsPDF Jeff A. Wilson, Tom Beers, Amy Ibbotson, Mike Nestor, Mark Hutchens, Carol Hatch, and Mark Everett The Obstacles of Voluntary Compliance from the Taxpayer’s PerspectivePDF Beanna J. Whitlock Comments on Tax Practitioners—Perspectives and ImpactPDF John Scholz Disentangling the Tax Gap National Research Program—Methods and PlansPDF Bob Brown and Drew Johns Comments on Disentangling the Tax GapPDF Eric Toder Compliance and Administrative Burdens Aggregate Estimates of Small Business Taxpayer Compliance BurdenPDF Donald DeLuca, Scott Stilmar, John Guyton, Wu-Lang Lee, and John O’HareTax Complexity and its Impact on Tax Compliance and Tax Administration in AustraliaPDF Margaret McKercharComments on Compliance and AdministrationPDF Jane Gravelle Taxpayer Service—Preferences and Effects Taxpayer Services and Tax CompliancePDF James Alm, Michael Jones, and Michael McKeeTaxpayer Service Channel PreferencesPDF Ben ShacklefordLab Research on Customer Preferences and the Relationship Between Service and CompliancePDF Kathleen Holland and Howard Rasey Links to other conferences: IRS Research Conference