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2001 FTA Revenue Estimating Conference - Minneapolis, MN
Monday Morning General Session
The U.S. Economy: Between Two Eras
Cynthia Latta, DIR—WEFA
The Economic Outlook
Mark Zandi, Economy.com, Inc. (Not Presented)
Regional Forecast: We are in Recession
Charles W. de Seve, American Economics Group
Streamlined Sales Tax Project
Diane Hardt, Wisconsin Department of Revenue
The Electric Industry As Told by Yogi Berra [tables accompanying remarks]
Mike Bull, Minnesota House Research Department
(Not available electronically)
Wednesday Morning -- General Session
Washington Update
Harley Duncan, Federation of Tax Administrators
Measuring Electronic Business
Thomas L. Mesenbourg, U.S. Census Bureau (presented by John Gates, U.S. Census Bureau)
Michigan's Experience With School Finance Reform
Mark Haas, Michigan Department of Treasury
Monday Afternoon--Concurrent Session
Economic Outlook by Sector
Motor Vehicle Outlook
Mark Haas, Michigan Department of Treasury
Retail Sales/Sales Tax
Charles W. de Seve, Ph. D., American Economics Group
The American Love Affair With Housing
Cynthia Latta, DIR—WEFA
Issues in Tax Reform
New Hampshire Education Funding Reform
G. Philip Blatsos, New Hampshire Dept. of Revenue Administration
Minnesota's Tax Reform 2001
Richard Gebhart, Minnesota Dept. of Revenue
Tax Reform: West Virginia Style[presentation]
Mark Muchow, West Virginia Dept. of Tax and Revenue
(Not available electronically)
Tuesday Concurrent Session
Estimating the Impact of the Streamlined Sales Tax System
Fiscal Effects on Wisconsin of Adopting the Definitions Proposed
by the Streamlined Sales Tax Project
Blair P. Kruger, Wisconsin Department of Revenue
Streamlining One Industry: The Communications Industry in Florida [presentation]
Christian Weiss, Florida Dept. of Revenue
(Not available electronically)
FY 2002 Personal Income Tax Forecasting . . .
Issues in Tax Year 2001 Income Tax Forecasting in Minnesota [tables accompanying remarks]
Thomas Stinson, Minnesota Dept. of Finance
(Not available electronically)
Issues in Forecasting Individual Nonwithholding Payments [tables accompanying remarks]
John R. Layman, Virginia Dept. of Taxation
(Not available electronically)
Issues with Taxing Deregulated Industries
Minnesota Utility Tax Reform
Jennifer Engh, Minnesota Department of Revenue
A Tax System That Make Sense for Minnesota: Utility Tax Reform [final report]
(Not available electronically)
Study of Electricity Taxation
Ray Philen, Washington State Department of Revenue
Anne Solwick,Washington State Department of Revenue
Lorrie Brown,Washington State Department of Revenue
Electricity Generation: Customer Choice and Competition
Brenda Stoner, Pennsylvania Department of Revenue
Single Sales Factor
The "Single Sales Factor" Formula for State Corporate Taxes:
A Boon To Economic Development or a Costly Giveaway
Michael Mazerov, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
The Double-Weighted Sales Factor in the Pennsylvania Corporate
Net Income Tax 1993-1998
C. Daniel Hassel, Pennsylvania Department of Revenue
Single Sales Factor Apportionment Distributional Data
Pam Walgren, Wisconsin Dept. of Revenue
Forecasting for an Economic Downturn
Hunting for Leading Indicators: The Iowa Experience
Michael Lipsman, Iowa Dept. of Revenue and Finance
(Not available electronically)
Data Base Techniques
Corporation Simulation Model
Bill Witzlenben, New York State Dept. of Taxation & Finance
Capital Gains Data From the Wisconsin Tax Model
Eng Braun, Wisconsin Department of Revenue
Estate Tax Forecasting Issues
Estimating the Effect of Federal Estate Tax Changes on Michigan
Revenues
David Zin, Michigan Senate Fiscal Agency (Presented by Rebacca Ross, Michigan House Fiscal Agency)