IRS Research Conference New Perspectives on Tax Administration: An IRS-TPC Research Conference June 22, 2011 The IRS co-hosted a one-day research conference in June with the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center (TPC). The conference, called “New Perspectives on Tax Administration: An IRS-TPC Research Conference,” was held at the Urban Institute in Washington, DC on Wednesday, June 22, 2011. 2011 IRS Research BulletinPDF (full document, PDF - a free Adobe Acrobat Reader is available for download, if needed) 2011 Research Conference ProgramPDF Opening Remarks Eric Toder (Urban Institute) and Rosemary Marcuss (IRS:RAS)Douglas Shulman (IRS Commissioner) Session 1: Impact of Service on Compliance Moderator: Melissa Vigil (IRS: RAS) Taxpayer Information Services: Reporting Effects of Information QualityPDFMichael Jones (Bridgewater State University), Michael McKee (Appalachian State University), and Christian A. Vossler (University of Tennessee) Multi City Study of the Effect of Assistance on CompliancePDFTiffanie N. Bruch, David C. Cico, and Saima S. Mehmood (IRS: W&I Research & Analysis) Predicting Aggregate Taxpayer Compliance BehaviorPDFBrian Erard (B. Erard & Associates), Alan Plumley (IRS: RAS), and Derek Snaidauf (IBM Business Consulting) Discussant: Marsha Blumenthal (University of St. Thomas) Session 2: Individual Compliance Behavior Moderator: Elaine Maag (Urban Institute) Comparing Student and Non-Student Reporting Behavior in Tax Compliance ExperimentsPDFJames Alm (Tulane Univ.), Kim M. Bloomquist (IRS: RAS), and Michael McKee (Appalachian State Univ.) Reconsidering the Deterrence Paradigm of Tax CompliancePDFMark D. Phillips (Univ. of Chicago, Ph.D. student) Discussant: Charles Christian (Arizona State University, retired) Lunch and Keynote Speaker David Walker (Founder, President and CEO of the Comeback America Initiative) Session 3: Estimating the Tax Gap Moderator: Eric Toder (Urban Institute) The Practicality of a Top Down Approach to Estimating the Direct Tax GapPDFMarcus Rubin (HMRC, UK) The Individual Income Tax Reporting Gap: What We See and What We Don'tPDFBrian Erard (B. Erard & Associates) and Jonathan Feinstein (Yale University) The Federal Tax Position of Persons Who Were Not Reported on Filed Tax Returns in 2005PDFJoshua Lawrence, Michael Udell, and Tiffany Young (Ernst & Young LLP) Discussants: Katherine Baer and Emily Lin (Office of Tax Analysis, U.S. Department of the Treasury) Session 4: New Disclosure and Regulation Issues Moderator: Barry Johnson (IRS: RAS) Use of Assets in Large and Mid-Size Corporations: An Econometric Analysis of the Manufacturing Sector Using Data From Form M-3PDFGeorge Contos and John Guyton (IRS: RAS), Jean LaVelle and Deborah Myers (IRS, LB&I) Sunshine and Shadows on Charity Governance: Public Disclosure as an IRS Regulatory ToolPDFEvelyn Brody (Illinois Institute of Technology) Who Needs Credit at Tax Time and Why: A Look at Refund Anticipation Loans and Refund Anticipation ChecksRachel Brash, Jessica F. Compton, Nancy Pindus, C. Eugene Steuerle, and Brett Theodos, (Urban Institute), and Karen Masken (IRS:RAS) Discussant: Joe Cordes (George Washington University) Wrap-up Janice Hedemann (Conference Chair, IRS:RAS) Links to other conferences: IRS Research Conference
