Tax Policy Collaborative

Tax Policy Collaborative

Tax Policy is the study of how countries, states, and localities raise revenue to finance the provision of public goods. Tax policy research addresses both micro- and macroeconomic issues, such as questions about whether the rules are fair, how they influence taxpayer behavior, and how they impact the level and shape of economic activity within countries and more globally. As such, the study of tax policy implicates fundamental issues of redistribution, economic justice, and the social safety net.

The 51茶馆 Law Tax Policy Collaborative consists of some of the nation鈥檚 leading legal scholars doing research on these pressing issues. Our faculty includes experts in domestic and international taxation, employee benefits and retirement security, charitable giving and philanthropy, and wealth and transfer taxation. 51茶馆 Law's JD tax program was ranked 10th in the nation in Tax Talent's "Top in Tax" survey, and 15th in US News & World Report.听

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For more information about the Tax Policy Collaborative and how to attend an event, please contact:听

lawevent@bc.edu

Tax Policy Workshops

The Boston College Law School Tax Policy Workshop brings together academics, policymakers, and practitioners in a collaborative setting to discuss academic papers and works-in-progress. The Workshop aims to help presenters formulate and focus their ideas and evaluate various tax policy and administration design alternatives.

Workshops are open to academics, practitioners, students, and policymakers interested in tax policy, and typically start at 12:15 at Stuart House, at the Law School. Persons interested in attending should email Scott Sheltra.

The Workshop series has been active since 2007 and is made possible by the Paulus Endowment for Tax Programs. 听

For more information, please contact Professors听James Repetti, or听Diane Ring.



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Tax Roundtable

The Boston College鈥揟ulane Tax Roundtable is a jointly organized event, co-sponsored by Boston College Law School, the Murphy Institute for Political Economy at Tulane University, Tulane Law School. The Roundtable brings together tax scholars from around the country, resident 51茶馆 and Tulane faculty and 51茶馆 and Tulane students for discussion and debate about important tax policy issues of our time. The roundtable showcases the drafts and works-in-progress of its participants and subjects these works to rigorous analysis in a discussant-driven workshop format. All are welcome to attend.听

Archived events are listed here. Upcoming events will be listed in the calendar above. For more information, please contact Professor Diane Ring.

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Tax Policy Roundtable Friday March 26, 2021

Brian Galle (Georgetown) and Stephen Shay (51茶馆)

Administrative Law and the Crisis of Tax Administration

Discussant: Reuven Avi-Yonah (Michigan)

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Susie Morse (U Texas)

Emergency Money: Lessons from the Paycheck Protection Program

Discussant: Andrew Hayashi (Virginia)

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Shu-Yi Oei (Boston College)

Who Joins BEPS? Understanding the Proliferation of International Tax Consensus

Discussant: Steve Shay (Boston College)

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Steve Sheffrin (Tulane Economics) (with Koray Caglayan, American Institutes for Research)

Giver and Taker States over the Business Cycle

Discussant: David Walker (Boston University)

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Other Symposia and Colloquia听

2016

Boston College Law School Hosted the International Fiscal Association Extended Breakfast

April 14, 2016

Panel #1

Overview Review and hot topics in European and Latin American VAT, and Canadian GST/PST Panel:

The panel will provide a brief introduction to Value Added Tax and Goods and Services Tax, followed by a discussion of practical VAT/GST issues that the panelists recognize as typical for U.S.-based multinationals. Examples of talking points are recent developments in the VAT/GST world (such as BEPS and the upcoming VAT in Puerto Rico), VAT on online sales as well as 鈥渉ands-on鈥� tips to manage an organization鈥檚 global indirect tax footprint.

Rosemary Anderson 鈥� Thorsteinssons LLP, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

  • Lucas Giardelli 鈥� Mayer Brown, New York, New York
  • Mark Houtzager 鈥� US VAT Inc., Brooklyn, New York

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Overview Advanced Withholding Tax Topics Panel:

A look at some special issues encountered by a withholding agent and how to manage them. Most people know that they need a Form W-8 when making a cross-border payment. This panel will go beyond the garden-variety payment case and examine issues that may arise in special cases.

  • Lani Chou 鈥� PwC, Boston, Massachusetts
  • Carol Tello 鈥� Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP, Washington, D.C.


2015

Symposium on The Centennial of the Estate and Gift Tax: Perspectives and Recommendations. (co-sponsored with the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel Foundation)

Published: 57 B.C. Law Rev. No. 3 (2016)

October 2, 2015:

Keynote Speaker: Michael Graetz (Columbia Law School)

Panel #1

Whether it is desirable to tax the gratuitous transfer of wealth during life or at death?

  • James Repetti听(Boston College Law School) Commentator and Moderator
  • Jennifer Bird-Pollan听(University of Kentucky College of Law)
  • Paul Caron听(Pepperdine University School of Law)
  • Dr. David Joulfaian听(U.S. Department of the Treasury)

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Whether methods other than an estate and gift tax could better address problems associated with wealth concentration?

  • Ray Madoff听(Boston College Law School) Commentator and Moderator
  • David Duff听(University of British Columbia's Allard School of Law)
  • Miranda Perry Fleischer听(University of San Diego School of Law)
  • David Shakow听(University of Pennsylvania School of Law)

Panel #3

What improvements could be made to the existing estate and gift tax system?

  • Bridget Crawford听(Pace University School of Law) Commentator and Moderator
  • Joseph Dodge听(Florida State University College of Law)
  • Wendy Gerzog听(University of Baltimore School of Law)
  • Kerry Ryan听(St. Louis University School of Law)

2014

Symposium on Reforming Entity Taxation (co-sponsored with Tax Analysts)

Published in Tax Notes (2015)

Oct. 10, 2014

Keynote Speaker: Lee Sheppard (Contributing Editor, Tax Analysts)

Panel #1

Reforming听Entity听Taxation: Corporations

  • Mirit Eyal-Cohen (Alabama)
  • Deborah Schenk (NYU) 鈥�?鈥�
  • Dan Shaviro (NYU) 鈥溾��
  • Brian Galle (Boston College) Commentator
  • Jeremy Scott (Editor in Chief of News, Tax Analysts) Moderator


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Reforming听Entity听Taxation: Partnerships

  • Karen Burke (Florida) 鈥溾��
  • Andrea Monroe (Temple) 鈥溾��
  • Gregg Polsky (North Carolina)
  • James Repetti (Boston College) Commentator
  • Amy Elliot (Contributing Editor, Tax Notes) Moderator


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Reforming听Entity听Taxation:

  • Allison Christians (McGill)
  • Robert Peroni (Texas)
  • Martin Sullivan (Tax Analysts)
  • Diane Ring (Boston College) Commentator
  • Sam Young, (Editor Worldwide Tax Daily) Moderator


2014

Boston College Law School Hosted the International Fiscal Association Extended Breakfast

April 17, 2014

Panel #1

International Tax Issues Associated with Cloud Computing

A discussion on the international tax opportunities, risks, and issues associated with Cloud Computing

  • Lewis Greenwald, Mayer Brown LLP
  • Gary Sprague, Baker & Asbill McKenzie LLP
  • Carol Tello, Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP
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Panel #2

Tax Considerations of Investing in Ireland and Switzerland

A discussion on practical considerations, typical tax structures, issues, and opportunities to consider when investing in Ireland and Switzerland.

  • Martina Walt, Swiss Desk, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
  • Daryl Hanberry, Ireland Desk, Deloitte Tax LLP

2005

The State of Federal Income Taxation Symposium: Rates, Progressivity, and the Budget Processes

  • James Repetti (Boston College)
  • Martin J. McMahon Jr (University of Florida)
  • Deborah H. Schenk (NYU)
  • Richard Schmalbeck (Duke)
  • William G. Gale (Brookings) and Peter R. Orszag (Brookings)
  • Paul R. McDaniel (University of Florida)
  • Linda Sugin (Fordham)
  • Daniel N. Shaviro (NYU)
  • Lawrence Lokken (University of Florida)听
  • David I. Walker (Boston University)
  • Thomas D. Griffith (USC)
  • Marjorie E. Kornhauser (Tulane)
  • Diane M. Ring (Harvard)

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The Tax Concentration is designed for students with a specific interest in tax law as well as for students interested in a variety of business law fields where tax is typically important in the clients' decision making.听 Participating in the Tax Concentration offers a number of benefits to students including: (1) the ability to signal to employers and others the depth of your tax knowledge developed during law school; (2) receipt of invitations to join tax workshops and other events during the year; (3) enrollment in the Tax Concentration Seminar in Fall of the 3L year, which is intended to serve as a capstone course; (4) specific advising and discussion of tax and tax adjacent career planning; and (5) opportunity to work with other students sharing your interests!

For more information or to apply, please visit 51茶馆 Law's concentrations page.


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