7th Annual IRS-TPC Joint Research Conference on Tax Administration June 21, 2017 2017 IRS Research Conference ProgramPDF 2017 IRS Research Bulletin The 2017 IRS Research Bulletin (Publication 1500) features selected papers from the IRS-Tax Policy Center (TPC) Research Conference held at the Urban Institute in Washington, DC, on June 21, 2017. Conference presenters and attendees included researchers from many areas of the IRS, officials from other government agencies, and academic and private sector experts on tax policy, tax administration, and tax compliance. 2017 IRS Research BulletinPDF ForewordPDF Identifying Corporation Tax Avoidance Using IRS Data To Identify Income Shifting to Foreign AffiliatesPDFLisa De Simone, Lillian F. Mills, and Bridget Stomberg Income Shifting by U.S. Multinational CorporationsPDFTed Black, Amy Dunbar, Andrew Duxbury, and Thomas Schultz The Economic Effects of Special Purpose Entities on Corporate Tax AvoidancePDFPaul Demeré, Michael P. Donohoe, and Petro Lisowsky Realizing the Potential of Tax Enforcement How Do IRS Resources Affect the Tax Enforcement Process?PDFMichelle Nessa, Casey Schwab, Bridget Stomberg, and Erin Towery Tax Audits and Tax Compliance—Evidence from ItalyPDFElena D’Agosto, Marco Manzo, Alessandro Modica, and Stefano Pisani Valuing Unpaid Tax Assessments: Estimating Long-Run Collectability Using an Econometric ApproachPDFAlex Turk, Eric Henry, Dan Howar, and Maryamm Muzikir The Role of Incentives in Individual Compliance Impact of Filing Reminder Outreach on Voluntary Filing Compliance for Taxpayers with a Prior Filing DelinquencyPDFStacy Orlett, Rizwan Javaid, Vicki Koranda, Maryamm Muzikir, and Alex Turk Charitable Contributions of Conservation EasementsPDFAdam Looney Tax Preparers, Refund-Anticipation Products, and EITC CompliancePDFMaggie R. Jones Creative Use of Nontax Data Sources Supplementing IRS Data with External Credit Report Data in Employment Tax-Predictive ModelsPDFCurt Hopkins and Ken Su Better Identification of Potential Employment Tax Noncompliance Using Credit Bureau DataPDFSaurabh Datta, Patrick Langetieg, and Brenda Schafer Estimating the Effects of Tax Reform on Compliance BurdensPDFDaniel Berger and Eric Toder, Victoria Bryant, John Guyton, and Patrick Langetieg Counting Elusive Nonfilers Using IRS Rather Than Census DataPDFPatrick Langetieg, Mark Payne, and Alan Plumley Here are PDF copies of the slides from the conference. Session 1PDF Session 2PDF Session 3PDF Session 4PDF For more information about IRS research conferences, including previous conference programs and papers, click on the links below. Ben Herndon, Director, IRS Office of Research, Applied Analytics, and StatisticsEric Toder, Co-Director, Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center Co-Chairs, 2017 IRS-TPC Research Conference For more information about IRS research conferences, including previous conference programs and papers, click on the links below: IRS Research Conference