Closing the Tax Gap

Stanford Law & Policy Review, Volume XX Symposium

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Closing the Tax Gap Symposium

We are pleased to invite you to the Stanford Law & Policy Review "Closing the Tax Gap" Symposium. The Symposium will take place on Saturday, November 8, 2008. Please click here to register.

The symposium is well-rounded and addresses these issues from all perspectives.

Here is the tentative agenda:

9:00 a.m.	Registration
9:30 a.m.	Welcome and Introduction Joseph Bankman, Professor of Law, Stanford Law School
9:40 a.m.	Small Businesses and the Cash Economy Joseph Bankman, Professor, Stanford Law School Tom Beers, Director of Research, Taxpayer Advocate Service, IRS Stu Karlinsky, Professor Emeritus, San Jose State University Susan Morse, Teaching Fellow, Santa Clara Law School Nina Olson, National Taxpayer Advocate, IRS Daniel Shaviro, Professor, New York University School of Law
11:15 a.m.	Track A: Refund Anticipation Loans and the Poor Leslie Book, Professor, Villanova University School of Law Danshera Cords, Professor, Capital University Law School Deirdre James, Legislation Counsel, U.S. Congress Joint Committee on Taxation* Robert Weinberger, Vice President of Government Relations, H&R Block, Inc.
	Track B: Tax Evasion and Income Distribution Paul Caron, Professor, University of Cincinnati College of Law David Gamage, Professor, UC Berkeley Boalt Hall School of Law James Repetti, Professor, Boston College Law School Joel Slemrod, Professor, University of Michigan School of Business
12:15 p.m.	Lunch (Faculty Lounge)
1:00 p.m.	Keynote Speech: Current Enforcement Efforts Nathan Hochman, Assistant Attorney General, Tax Division, United States Department of Justice Nina Olson, National Taxpayer Advocate, IRS
2:15 p.m.	International Transactions and Tax Shelters Joseph Bankman, Professor, Stanford Law School Karen Burke, Professor, University of San Diego School of Law James Hines, Jr., Professor, University of Michigan Law School Debra Peterson, Legal Division, California Franchise Tax Board Theodore Seto, Professor, Loyola Law School
3:30 p.m.	Coffee Break
4:15 p.m.	Proposals for the Next Administration, Part I Eric LoPresti, Senior Attorney Advisor to the National Taxpayer Advocate, IRS Edward Morse, Professor, Creighton University Law School Alex Raskolnikov, Professor, Columbia Law School Richard Winchester, Professor, Thomas Jefferson School of Law
5:15 p.m.	Proposals for the Next Administration, Part II Marjorie Kornhauser, Professor, Arizona State University College of Law Leandra Lederman, Professor, Indiana University School of Law Leo Martinez, Professor, University of California Hastings College of Law
6:00 p.m.	Adjourn
*Speaker is not yet confirmed for this session.