The Competing Forces & Compromises Shaping Tax Policy

Program Description

The recent US elections have changed the balance of power in Washington, DC. New and returning policymakers are facing a wide range of complex matters, both domestic and foreign, on which Americans have disparate and deeply held views.

Tax and the economy will be high on the agenda in 2025, and legislative action could come quickly. The individual and pass-through business provisions of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act expire at the end of 2025. Full extension of these provisions has been estimated to reduce federal revenues by approximately $4 trillion. Major new tax proposals also could have substantial revenue implications. At the same time, US federal budget forecasts show mounting deficits and rising debt. What tax policies will be extended and for how long, what new policies will be adopted, and how will the revenue effects be addressed? These decisions will determine the core design of the US tax code going forward.

Another dynamic impacting the United States is the ongoing global negotiations transforming long-standing international tax rules. How and where will these negotiations continue to unfold, what role will the United States play, and how will global developments be factored into US tax policy? In addition, the decisions made by foreign countries could have significant ramifications for US companies and the US fisc.

Join tax leaders from business, government, and academia for TCPI’s annual symposium as we explore the many competing forces impacting the tax policy environment, consider how the necessary compromises can be shaped, and prepare to contribute constructively. Key discussion areas include:

• Charting the future of US tax policy amid budget deficits and government debt
• The US tax legislative landscape
• Tariffs and industrial policy — effects on markets and bottom lines
• Renewing the focus on elimination of double taxation and the future trajectory of global minimum taxes and global allocation of taxing rights
• The future global tax dialogue – the objectives, the players and the venues
• What the demise of agency deference means for the US tax environment
• Growing use of AI in tax administration
• The life of a tax director in today’s global economy

Plan now to participate in the 26th Annual Tax Policy & Practice Symposium and be a part of this important dialogue!

Registration

Early bird registration (register by COB Tuesday, April 15, 2025): $1,250

Regular registration (register after April 15, 2025):  $1,600

Government employees and Academics (full-time faculty and students):  $400

Continuing Education

Participation in the symposium will allow you the opportunity to receive continuing education credits. TCPI is registered with NASBA, and in accordance with its policies, up to 14 CPE credits can be earned. (NASBA Field of Study: TAXATION.)

TCPI will also apply for CLE accreditation from those states that require it, which participants list on their registration form. The total amount of earned CLE credits varies by states.

CPE: TBD credit hours (based on a 50-min per credit hour standard)
CLE: TBD credit hours (based on a 50-min per credit hour standard); TBD credit hours (based on a 60-min per credit hour standard)

The Tax Council Policy Institute is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: http://www.nasbaregistry.org/.