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The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 is one of the largest tax code changes in 30 years and overhauls many provisions of tax law. Businesses, especially, will face dramatic tax changes.

On Tuesday, February 13, the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center will bring together economists, practitioners, and other experts to discuss the business provisions of the new law. Separate panels will examine the implications of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act for pass-through businesses and for multinational firms.

Welcome and introduction:

• John R. Allen, President, The Brookings Institution
   

Keynote Address:

• Orrin Hatch, Senator (R-UT), U.S. Senate @senorrinhatch
   

Panel on pass-through businesses:

• Lilian Faulhaber, Associate Professor of Law, Georgetown Law 
• Brian Reardon, President, S Corporation Association @SCorpAssn
• Joseph Rosenberg, Senior Research Associate, Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center @J_W_Rosenberg
• Alexandra Thornton, Senior Director of Tax Policy, Center for American Progress (moderator)
   

Panel on taxation of multinational firms:

• Rosanne Altshuler, Professor of Economics, Rutgers University @RutgersU
• Adam Looney, Senior Fellow in Economic Studies, Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center @BrookingsEcon
• Pam Olson, US Deputy Tax Leader and Washington National Tax Services Practices Leader, PricewaterhouseCoopers @PamelaFOlson
• Eric Toder, Co-Director, Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center @etoder (moderator)
   

Moderated Discussion:

• Richard Rubin, U.S. Tax Policy Writer, Wall Street Journal @RichardRubinDC
• Mark Mazur, Robert C. Pozen Director, Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center @TaxPolicyCenter (moderator)

A light breakfast will be served at 9:00 a.m., and the program will begin promptly at 9:30 a.m.

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