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Authorizing Language (2009 Act. No. 1 Sec. H.56 - Special Session)
2010 Commission Hearing Schedule


Commission Members
Kathy Hoyt, Chair
William Sayre, Vice Chair
William Schubart

Reports
Adopted Work Plan
First Interim Report Due January 15, 2010

Related News and Press Coverage
Times Argus Article - UVM Institute Suggests Radical Overhaul of VT Taxes  12-09-2009
VT Commissioner Worries About Property Taxes, Burlington Free Press 11-18-2009
Fundamental Fairness, Rutland Herald 11-10-2009
Studying VT Tax Structure Proves Taxing, Times Argus 10-04-2009
Tax Foundation's Rankings of VT Highlights Need for Tax Policy Changes, Tax Analysts 10-02-2009
VT Panel Begins Review of State Tax Structure, Tax Analysts 09-30-2009

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Meeting Schedules, Presentations and Documents
(Note all meetings are from 9:00 am until 4:00 pm unless otherwise indicated.)


March 16, 2010
133 State Street, 4th Floor Board Room & Basement Conference Room
       Vermont in Transition
            Herb Kessel, Ph.D, St. Michael's College
       Sales Taxation of Services: Options and Issues
            by Michael Mazerov, Senior Fellow - Center on Budget & Policy Priorities
       Sin Taxes: Issues and Considerations
            by Andrew J. Haile, Assistant Professor, Elon University School of Law
       Final Agenda 03-16-2010


February 23, 2010
133 State Street, 4th Floor Board Room
       Final Agenda 02-23-2010


February 16, 2010
133 State Street, 4th Floor Board Room
       Final Agenda 02-16-2010


January 19, 2010
133 State Street, 4th Floor Board Room
       Final Agenda 01-19-2010
       Testimony of Joseph Crosby, Council on State Taxation (COST)
       The Struggle for Tax Reform in Maine, Dick Woodbury

December 8, 2009
State House, Room 10
       Final Agenda 12-08-2009

       Green Tax Presentation, Gary Flomenhoft
       Common Assets Presentation, Gary Flomenhoft

       A Green Tax Shift for Vermont, Gary Flomenhoft
       Valuing Common Assets for Public Finance in Vermont, Gary Flomenhoft
       SMART Taxes - Executive Summary, Senator Miller
       SMART Taxes - Draft Legislation, Senator Miller
       Sales Tax on Professional Services Presentations
       Raise My Taxes, Chuck Gregory
       A Primer on the Vermont Estate Tax, Ken Jones
       Business Tax Data, Susan Mesner

       Additional Information:
       Times Argus Article - UVM Institute Suggests Radical Overhaul of VT Taxes  12-09-2009

November 17, 2009
State House, Room 11

         Draft Agenda 11-17-09

       Tax Foundation Testimony      
      State-Local Tax Burdens Dip As Income Growth Outpaces Tax Growth, Tax Foundation Report 
         2010 State Business Tax Cli
mate Index, Tax Foundation Report 
         A Gathering Storm, Property Tax Presentation - Tax Commissioner Richard Westman         

         Additional Information:
         Burlington Free Press Article - VT Commissioner Worries About Property Taxes 11-18-2009

November 3, 2009
State House, Room 42 (House Ways and Means)

          Final Agenda 11-03-09
        TI to AGI Decision Framework, Tax
        Itemized Deductions Discussion Materials, JFO
          Vermont TY06 Itemized Deduction Statistics
          IRS Schedule A Form and Instructions
          Package of Articles on Select Itemized Deductions

October 20, 2009
State House, Room 11

Draft Agenda 10-20-09
Selected Charts: Economics, Demographics and State Revenues - Tom Kavet
Win Smith, President, Sugarbush Resort Testimony
Vermont Business Roundtable Testimony
Personal Income Tax Charts prepared by JFO

Additional Handouts/Links:
Trends in NJ Migration: Housing, Employment and Taxation
Letter from Richard W. Mallary 10-23-2009

September 29, 2009
State House, Room 10

          Final Agenda 09-29-09
          Tax Reform Considerations in VT, Donald Boyd
          Summary of 2009 Session Personal Income Tax Changes, JFO
          Vermont Revenue and Budget Picture, Facing VT's Fiscal Challenges
          LCRCC/GBIC Tax Policy Recommendations
          LCRCC/GBIC Tax Rankings
          Comments on LCRCC/GBIC Testimony, Doug Hoffer
          Rhode Island Presentation, Paul Dion
          Rhode Island Strategic Tax Policy Workgroup web page

        Moving from TI to AGI, Ken Jones

         Additional Information:
         LCRCC/GBIC Follow Up Letter 11-05-2009
         GMCR Follow Up Letter 10-27-2009

September 1, 2009
State House, Room 10

Final Agenda 09-01-09
NCSL Presentations
Components of Income for Timely and Extension Filers 1992 - 2009
Profile of In-State Taxpayers' Utilization of Deductions TY2006
50 State Comparison of Standard Deductions 2006
50 State Comparison of Personal Exemptions and Credits 2006
50 State Treatment of Select Itemized Deductions 2006
ITEP Tax Incidence and Analysis: Issues and Options
ITEP Income Tax Base-Broadening Options for Vermont

Additional Handouts/Links:
Expanding Sales Taxation of Services: Options and Issues

FL Sales Tax on Services

August 14, 2009
State House, Room 10

Final Agenda 08-14-2009
Income and Property Tax Display
AGI and TI Summary Statistics

Major Components of Taxable Income

Additional Handouts/Links:
Rhode Island Tax Policy Strategy Workgroup Report 03-2009
Individual Income Tax Provisions in the States 01-2009
California Commission on the 21st Century Economy

 

 


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