Blue Ribbon Tax Structure Commission

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Friday, August 14, 2009

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

CDs

09-1

Meeting Record

1:00 PM

Introduction and Charge

• Rep. Shap Smith, Speaker of the House
  

1:15 PM

Elect Chair and Vice Chair

Per Sec. H.56(b)

1:30 PM

Appointment of Additional Members

Per Sec.H.56(a)(2)

1:40 PM

Changes in Personal Income Over the Last Five Years

Per Sec H.56(d)(1)

• Susan Mesner, Economist, Department of Taxes
  

After

(2) House Site and Homestead Value

• Susan Mesner, Economist, Department of Taxes
  
• Susan Mesner, Economist, Department of Taxes
  

3:00 PM

Taxable Income Versus Adjusted Gross Income

• Susan Mesner, Economist, Department of Taxes
  

3:15 PM

Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) Concept

Per Sec H.56(f)(I)
1. Other States' Starting Points
2. Advantages, Disadvantages
3. List of Decisions between Taxable Income and Adjusted Gross Income

• Susan Mesner, Economist, Department of Taxes
  
• Daniel Paradis, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Sara Teachout, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  

3:45 PM

Schedule Next Meetings

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Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

CDs

09-4,5,6,7,8

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

Principles of a High-Quality State Revenue System

• Bert Waisanen, Program Principal, Fiscal Affairs, National Conference of State Legislatures
  

10:00 AM

Other States' Approach to Tax Reform

• Bert Waisanen, Director of State Services, National Conference of State Legislatures
  

11:00 AM

Break

11:15 AM

Age, Taxes, and State Revenue

By Phone

• Ron Snell, Director, State Services Division, National Conference of State Legislatures
  

12:00 AM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Income Tax Deductions and Adjustments

• Susan Mesner, Economist, Department of Taxes
  

1:45 PM

Modeling State Tax Systems

• Matt Gardner, State Tax Policy Director, Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy
  

2:30 PM

Tax Incidence Study

• Matt Gardner, State Tax Policy Director, Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy
  

3:00 PM

Work Plan

• Sara Teachout, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  

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Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

CDs

09-10,11,12,13,14,15,16

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

Tax Reform

• Donald J. Boyd, Principle, Boyd Research
  

10:00 AM

2009 Session Tax Changes Summary

• Sara Teachout, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  

10:15 AM

Vermont Fiscal Update

• Stephen Klein, Director, Joint Fiscal Office
  

11:00 AM

LCRCC/GBIC Fiscal Policy Study Committee Recommendations

• Ted Adler, Union Street Media
  
• Ken Boyle, Tax and Fiscal Policy Committee, Vermont Society of CPAs
  
• Tommy Harmon, President and CEO, Sonnax
  
• John O'Kane, IBM
  
• Kevin Owens, Select Design
  
• Ernest Pomerleau, Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce
  
• Ernest Pomerleau, Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce
  
• Fran Rathke/M McDonnell, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Rhode Island Tax Reform Commission

• Paul L. Dion, PhD, Chief, Office of Revenue Analysis, Rhode Island Department of Revenue
  

2:00 PM

Schedule A--Itemized Deductions

• Rick Wolfish, Gallagher Flynn, Vermont Society of CPAs
  

2:30 PM

Pure AGI Model Presentation

• Ken Jones, Policy Analyst, Department of Taxes
  

3:50 PM

Commission Discussion

• Stephen Klein, Chief Legislative Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office
  
• Sara Teachout, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  

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Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

CDs

09-17,18,19,20,21

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

Economics and State Revenue

• Tom Kavet, Legislative Economist
  

10:00 AM

Taxes and Sustainability

• Win Smith, President, Sugarbush Resort
  

10:30 AM

Responsible Taxation

• Chris Lloyd, Woodstock
  

11:00 AM

Discussion of Tax Principles

Committee Members

11:30 AM

Lunch

1:15 PM

Comments from Vermont Business Roundtable

• Ken Perine, Chair, Tax & Fiscal Policy Task Force, Vermont Business Roundtable
  
• Lisa Ventriss, President, Vermont Business Roundtable
  

2:15 PM

Return to Discussion of Tax Principles

• Susan Mesner, Economist, Department of Taxes
  
• Sara Teachout, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  

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Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

CDs

09-22, 23, 24

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

Working Session on Taxable Income and Adjusted Gross Income

• Ken Jones, Policy Analyst, Department of Taxes
  
• Susan Mesner, Economist, Department of Taxes
  
• Daniel Paradis, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Sara Teachout, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  
• Rep. John Zenie, House Committee on Health Care
  

12:00 AM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Working Session on Taxable Income and Adjusted Gross Income

Continued

• Ken Jones, Policy Analyst, Department of Taxes
  
• Susan Mesner, Economist, Department of Taxes
  
• Sara Teachout, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  

1:50 PM

Executive Session, Hiring a Consultant

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Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

CDs

09-25,26,27,28,29

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

Executive Session, Hiring a Consultant

9:30 AM

Discussion of Draft Report Due January 15, 2010

• Sara Teachout, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  

10:00 AM

Tax Competition in New England: A Plan for Vermont

By phone

• Bill Ahern, Director of Policy and Communications, Tax Foundation
  
• Alicia Hansen, Tax Foundation
  
• Kail Padgitt, Tax Foundation
  
• Gerald Prante, Tax Foundation
  

11:00 AM

Rethinking the Property Tax

• Richard Westman, Commissioner, Department of Taxes
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

12:45 PM

Explanation of Income Sensitivity Programs

• Molly Bachman, General Counsel, Department of Taxes
  

1:30 PM

Legislative Briefing, Economic Overview and Revenue Update

• Tom Kavet, Legislative Economist
  

2:30 PM

Explanation of Income Sensitivity Programs

Continued

• Susan Mesner, Economist, Department of Taxes
  
• Mark Perrault, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  

3:30 PM

Executive Session, Hiring a Consultant

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Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

CDs

09-30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

Revenue for a Sustainable Economy: Green Taxes, Common Assets & Subsidy Reform

• Gary Flomenhoft, Fellow, Gund Institute for Ecological Economics
  

10:00 AM

Legislation for 2010: An Act Relating to Taxation & Common Assets

• Sen. Hinda Miller
  
• Daniel Paradis, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  

10:30 AM

Tax on Services

• Gregory Edwards, Principal, Stantec
  
• Blair Enman, President, Enman Engineering
  
• John Lens, Principal, Geodesign Incorporated
  
• Bob Stevens, President, Stevens & Associates
  

11:45 AM

Raise My Taxes

• Charles Gregory, Private Citizen
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Committee Discussion

1:45 PM

Estate Taxes

• Ken Jones, Policy Analyst, Department of Taxes
  

2:30 PM

Business Taxes

• Susan Mesner, Economist, Department of Taxes
  

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Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

CDs

09-1

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

Corporate Taxation in Vermont

• Susan Mesner, Economist, Department of Taxes
  

9:30 AM

Vermont's Tax on Insurance Premiums and Bank Franchises

• Ken Jones, Policy Analyst, Department of Taxes
  

10:00 AM

Business Taxation Rationales, Trends, and Developments

• Joseph R. Crosby, COO & Senior Director, Council on State Taxation
  

10:45 AM

Business Tax Reform: Maine

• Richard Woodbury, Ph.D
  

11:30 AM

The Impact of Taxation on Economic Development in Vermont

• Fred Kenney, Executive Director, Vermont Economic Progress Council
  
• Karen Marshall, Chair, Vermont Economic Progress Council
  

12:15 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Economic Development Incentives in Vermont

• Jo Bradley, Director, Vermont Economic Development Authority
  

1:45 PM

Business Tax Reform: Washington's Business and Occupation Tax

• Lorrie Brown, Ph.D., Senior Forecast Analyst, Washington State Office of Financial Management
  

2:30 PM

Business Tax Reform: California

• Mark Ibele, Ph.d., California Commission on the 21st Century Economy
  

3:15 PM

Preliminary Discussion of the Commission's Work Plan

• Michael Costa, Staff Director, Blue Ribbon Tax Structure Commission
  

3:30 PM

Commission Discussion

3:55 PM

Adoption of 2010 Commission Schedule

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Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

CDs

10-1

Meeting Record

1:00 PM

Election of Chair and Vice Chair

Action: Kathy Hoyt to be elected Chair, William Sayre to be elected Vice Chair. Both positions to rotate. William Sayre, next Chair. Bill Schubart, next Vice Chair.

1:10 PM

Adoption of 2010 Commission Schedule

1:15 PM

Economic Development Incentives in Vermont

• Jo Bradley, Director, Vermont Economic Development Authority
  

2:15 AM

Discussion of Draft Work Plan

• Michael Costa, Staff Director, Blue Ribbon Tax Structure Commission
  

3:00 PM

Initial Discussion of Tax Challenges to be Reviewed by the Commission

• Michael Costa, Staff Director, Blue Ribbon Tax Structure Commission
  

3:30 PM

Initial Discussion of Tax Topics Examined Previously by the Commission

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Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

CDs

10-1

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

Approval of Work Plan

• Michael Costa, Staff Director, Blue Ribbon Tax Structure Commission
  

9:30 AM

Discussion of March 16th Meeting

• Michael Costa, Staff Director, Blue Ribbon Tax Structure Commission
  

10:00 AM

Commission Discussion

11:30 AM

Discussion of Initial White Paper Series

12:30 PM

Lunch

1:30 PM

Discussion of Blue Ribbon Tax Commission's Future Work.

The Commission will reconvene after lunch in State House Room 6, the Senate Committee on Finance.

• Kathy Hoyt, Chair, Blue Ribbon Tax Structure Commission
  
• William Sayre, Vice Chair, Blue Ribbon Tax Structure Commission
  
• William Schubart, Member, Blue Ribbon Tax Structure Commission
  

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Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

CDs

10-1

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

Overview of Consumption Taxes

• Patrick Walsh, Ph.D, Professor of Economics, Saint Michael's College
  

10:00 AM

Sin Taxes: The Taxation of Sugar Sweetened Beverages

• Kelly Brownell, Professor of Psychology, Co-Founder and Director of The Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity, Yale University
  

11:00 AM

Sales Taxation of Services: Options and Issues

• Michael Mazerov, Senior Fellow, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

2:00 PM

Long Term Trends in the Vermont Economy

• Herb Kessel, Ph.D, Professor of Economics, Saint Michael's College
  

1:00 PM

Vermont's Consumption Taxes

• Michael Costa, Staff Director, Blue Ribbon Tax Structure Commission
  

1:30 PM

Selected Pending Tax Legislation

• Michael Costa, Staff Director, Blue Ribbon Tax Structure Commission
  

3:00 PM

Sin Taxes: When the State Becomes the Sinner

• Andrew Haile, Professor, Elon University School of Law
  

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Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

CDs

10-1

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

Revenue Collection and Transition to a Department of Revenue

• Ken Jones, Policy Analyst, Department of Taxes
  

10:00 AM

An Industry Perspective on the Bank Franchise Tax

• Chris D'Elia, President, Vermont Bankers' Association
  

11:00 AM

The Challenge White Paper Series: Options and Issues

• Michael Costa, Staff Director, Blue Ribbon Tax Structure Commission
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

• - -, Consultant, Department of Public Service
  

1:00 PM

Commission Discussion

• Kathy Hoyt, Blue Ribbon Tax Structure Commission
  
• William Sayre, Blue Ribbon Tax Structure Commission
  
• William Schubart, Blue Ribbon Tax Structure Commission
  

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Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

CDs

10-1

Meeting Record

1:00 PM

2009 Personal Income Tax Changes

• - -, Representative, Department of Taxes
  

1:30 PM

Review of Draft White Paper on Tax Transition Policy

• Michael Costa, Staff Director, Blue Ribbon Tax Structure Commission
  

2:30 AM

Discussion of Public Outreach Plans

• Michael Costa, Staff Director, Blue Ribbon Tax Structure Commission
  

3:30 PM

Preliminary Discussion of Property Tax Hearings

• Michael Costa, Staff Director, Blue Ribbon Tax Structure Commission
  

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Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

CDs

10-1

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

A Primer on Vermont's Current Education Property Tax

• Mark Perrault, Joint Fiscal Office
  

10:30 AM

The Development of a Statewide Education Property Tax

• Paul Cillo, President, Public Assets Institute
  

11:30 AM

Legislative Briefing: 2010 Tax Law Changes

• Sara Teachout, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Vermont's Property Tax and the Current Use Program

• Deb Brighton
  

2:00 PM

Commission Discussion

• Michael Costa, Staff Director, Blue Ribbon Tax Structure Commission
  

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Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

CDs

10-1

Meeting Record

11:00 AM

How Could Vermont's Tax Code Change?

• Kathy Hoyt, Chair, Blue Ribbon Tax Structure Commission
  
• William Sayre, Vice Chair, Blue Ribbon Tax Structure Commission
  
• William Schubart, Blue Ribbon Tax Structure Commission
  

12:15 AM

Lunch

1:15 PM

Principles of Tax Policy: A Perspective from an Economist & Legislator

• Cynthia Browning, Representative
  

2:15 PM

A Framework for Future Deliberations

• Michael Costa, Staff Director, Blue Ribbon Tax Structure Commission
  
• Ken Jones, Policy Analyst, Department of Taxes
  
• Susan Mesner, Economist, Department of Taxes
  

3:00 PM

Proposed White Paper on Complexity

• Michael Costa, Staff Director, Blue Ribbon Tax Structure Commission
  

3:30 PM

Preliminary Discussion of an Education Governance Advisory Panel

• Michael Costa, Staff Director, Blue Ribbon Tax Structure Commission
  

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Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

CDs

10-1

Meeting Record

1:00 PM

A Tax on Sugar Sweetened Beverages

• Kevin Dietly, Principal, Northbridge Environmental Management Consultants
  

1:35 PM

Commission Discussion: Guiding Principles and the Personal Income Tax

• Kathy Hoyt, Chair, Blue Ribbon Tax Structure Commission
  
• William Sayre, Vice Chair, Blue Ribbon Tax Structure Commission
  
• William Schubart, Blue Ribbon Tax Structure Commission
  

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Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

CDs

10-1

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

Commission Discussion: Personal Income Tax Models

• Kathy Hoyt, Chair, Blue Ribbon Tax Structure Commission
  
• William Sayre, Vice Chair, Blue Ribbon Tax Structure Commission
  
• Bill Schubart, Commission Member
  

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Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

CDs

10-1

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

Commission Discussion: Personal Income Tax Reform

• Kathy Hoyt, Chair, Blue Ribbon Tax Structure Commission
  
• William Sayre, Vice Chair, Blue Ribbon Tax Structure Commission
  
• Bill Schubart, Blue Ribbon Tax Structure Commission
  

11:00 AM

Commission Preliminary Discussion: Consumption Tax Reform

• Kathy Hoyt, Chair, Blue Ribbon Tax Structure Commission
  
• William Sayre, Vice Chair, Blue Ribbon Tax Structure Commission
  
• Bill Schubart, Blue Ribbon Tax Structure Commission
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Commission Preliminary Discussion: Consumption Tax Reform (Continued.)

• Kathy Hoyt, Chair, Blue Ribbon Tax Structure Commission
  
• William Sayre, Vice Chair, Blue Ribbon Tax Structure Commission
  
• Bill Schubart, Blue Ribbon Tax Structure Commission
  

2:00 PM

Staff Update on Education Governance and Finance Work Plan

• Michael Costa, Director, Blue Ribbon Tax Structure Commission
  

2:30 PM

Staff Update on Ongoing Projects

• Michael Costa, Staff Director, Blue Ribbon Tax Structure Commission
  

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Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

CDs

10-1

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

The Cigarette Tax and the Coalition for a Tobacco Free Vermont

• Nicole Lukas, State Advocacy Director, American Heart Association
  
• Kelly Stoddard, Director of Government Relations and Advocacy, American Cancer Society
  

9:30 AM

Evaluating the Consumption Tax Base: Options and Issues

• Sara Teachout, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Preliminary Discussion of Education Tax Concepts

• Michael Costa, Staff Director, Blue Ribbon Tax Structure Commission
  

3:00 PM

Commission Adminstrative Update

• Michael Costa, Staff Director, Blue Ribbon Tax Structure Commission
  

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Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

CDs

10-1

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

Recent Reforms to Vermont's Corporate Income Tax

• Susan Mesner, Economist, Department of Taxes
  

10:00 AM

Commission Discussion of the Corporate Income Tax

• Kathy Hoyt, Chair, Blue Ribbon Tax Structure Commission
  
• William Sayre, Vice Chair, Blue Ribbon Tax Structure Commission
  
• Bill Schubart, Blue Ribbon Tax Structure Commission
  

10:30 AM

Personal Income Tax Models: Issues and Options

• Michael Costa, Staff Director, Blue Ribbon Tax Structure Commission
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Expanding Sales Taxation to Services: Options and Issues

• Sara Teachout, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  

3:00 PM

Commission Administrative Update

• Michael Costa, Staff Director, Blue Ribbon Tax Structure Commission
  

3:45 PM

Elect Chair and Vice Chair

• Kathy Hoyt, Chair, Blue Ribbon Tax Structure Commission
  
• William Sayre, Vice Chair, Blue Ribbon Tax Structure Commission
  
• Bill Schubart, Blue Ribbon Tax Structure Commission
  

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Monday, September 13, 2010

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

CDs

10-1

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

The Intersection of Health Care Reform & Tax Reform

• Nolan Langweil, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  
• Robin Lunge, Office of Legislative Council
  

10:30 AM

Commission Discussion of the Homestead Portion of the Education Property Tax

• Deb Brighton, Consultant, Joint Fiscal Office
  
• Michael Costa, Director, Blue Ribbon Tax Structure Commission
  
• Mark Perrault, Joint Fiscal Office
  

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Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

CDs

10-1

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

Commission Adminstrative Update

• Michael Costa, Staff Director, Blue Ribbon Tax Structure Commission
  

10:45 AM

Property Tax Expenditures

• Michael Costa, Staff Director, Blue Ribbon Tax Structure Commission
  

11:30 AM

Sales Taxation of Services

• Jim Donahue, Gallagher Flynn
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Corporate Taxation in Vermont

• Sara Teachout, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  

1:15 PM

Public Roundtable Discussion: Corporate Income Taxation

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Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

CDs

10-1

Meeting Record

9:00 AM

Property Tax Expenditures

• Michael Costa, Staff Director, Blue Ribbon Tax Structure Commission
  
• Sara Teachout, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  

10:00 AM

Additional Models for the Homestead Portion of the Education Property Tax

• Michael Costa, Staff Director, Blue Ribbon Tax Structure Commission
  

10:30 AM

Commission Discussion

• Kathy Hoyt, Member, Blue Ribbon Tax Structure Commission
  
• William Sayre, Chair, Blue Ribbon Tax Structure Commission
  
• William Schubart, Vice Chair, Blue Ribbon Tax Structure Commission
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Vermont's Fee Structure

• Sara Teachout, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  
• Otto Trautz, Director, Department of Finance & Management
  

2:00 PM

Commission Discussion

• Kathy Hoyt, Member, Blue Ribbon Tax Structure Commission
  
• William Sayre, Chair, Blue Ribbon Tax Structure Commission
  
• William Schubart, Vice Chair, Blue Ribbon Tax Structure Commission
  

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Monday, November 15, 2010

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

CDs

10-1

Meeting Record

1:00 PM

Property Tax Modeling

• Michael Costa, Staff Director, Blue Ribbon Tax Structure Commission
  

1:30 PM

Commission Discussion of the Homestead Portion of the Education Property Tax

• Kathy Hoyt, Member, Blue Ribbon Tax Structure Commission
  
• William Sayre, Chair, Blue Ribbon Tax Structure Commission
  
• Bill Schubart, Vice Chair, Blue Ribbon Tax Structure Commission
  

2:00 PM

Staff Update: Modeling Changes to the Sales Tax

• Michael Costa, Staff Director, Blue Ribbon Tax Structure Commission
  
• Sara Teachout, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  

2:30 PM

Commission Discussion

• Kathy Hoyt, Member, Blue Ribbon Tax Structure Commission
  
• William Sayre, Chair, Blue Ribbon Tax Structure Commission
  
• Bill Schubart, Vice Chair, Blue Ribbon Tax Structure Commission
  

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Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

CDs

10-1

Meeting Record

1:00 PM

Personal Income Tax Models: Issues and Options

• Michael Costa, Staff Director, Blue Ribbon Tax Structure Commission
  

1:30 PM

Commission Discussion

• Kathy Hoyt, Member, Blue Ribbon Tax Structure Commission
  
• William Sayre, Chair, Blue Ribbon Tax Structure Commission
  
• Bill Schubart, Vice Chair, Blue Ribbon Tax Structure Commission
  

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Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

CDs

10-1

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

Property Tax Model: Options and Issues

• Michael Costa, Staff Director, Blue Ribbon Tax Structure Commission
  

11:00 AM

Personal Income Tax Models: Issues and Options

• Michael Costa, Staff Director, Blue Ribbon Tax Structure Commission
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Commission Discussion

• Kathy Hoyt, Member, Blue Ribbon Tax Structure Commission
  
• William Sayre, Chair, Blue Ribbon Tax Structure Commission
  
• Bill Schubart, Vice Chair, Blue Ribbon Tax Structure Commission
  

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Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

CDs

10-1

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

Consumption Taxes: Options and Issues

• Michael Costa, Staff Director, Blue Ribbon Tax Structure Commission
  

11:00 AM

Estate Tax

• Michael Costa, Staff Director, Blue Ribbon Tax Structure Commission
  

11:30 AM

Gasoline Tax: Concepts

• William Sayre, Chair, Blue Ribbon Tax Structure Commission
  

12:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Tax Studies and Rankings

• Sara Teachout, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  

2:00 PM

Commission Discussion

• Kathy Hoyt, Member, Blue Ribbon Tax Structure Commission
  
• William Sayre, Chair, Blue Ribbon Tax Structure Commission
  
• Bill Schubart, Vice Chair, Blue Ribbon Tax Structure Commission
  

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Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

CDs

10-1

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

A Tax on Sugar Sweetened Beverages

• William Sorrell, Vermont Attorney General
  

11:00 AM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Commission Discussion: Reviewing Tax Reform Concepts

• Kathy Hoyt, Member, Blue Ribbon Tax Structure Commission
  
• William Sayre, Chair, Blue Ribbon Tax Structure Commission
  
• Bill Schubart, Vice Chair, Blue Ribbon Tax Structure Commission
  

2:00 PM

Corporate Taxation in Vermont: Public Discussion

• Kathy Hoyt, Member, Blue Ribbon Tax Structure Commission
  
• William Sayre, Chair, Blue Ribbon Tax Structure Commission
  
• Bill Schubart, Vice Chair, Blue Ribbon Tax Structure Commission
  

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Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

CDs

10-1

Meeting Record

10:00 AM

Vermont's Provider Tax

• Roger Deshaies, Chief Financial Officer, Fletcher Allen Health Care
  

11:00 AM

A Response to a Proposed Tax on Soda/Sugar Sweetened Beverages

• Andrew MacLean, Advocate, MacLean, Meehan, and Rice
  
• Art Woolf
  

12:00 PM

Commission Discussion

• Michael Costa, Director, Blue Ribbon Tax Structure Commission
  

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