ASSOCIATED TAXPAYERS OF IDAHO
66th ANNUAL TAX CONFERENCE

(Wednesday, December 5, 2012)  Boise Centre, Downtown Boise
4.75 CLE/5.5 CPE Credits

 8:30 a.m.              Opening Remarks/Theme: “What Are We Doing Here?”

8:45 a.m.               FEDERAL/STATE TAX AND FISCAL POLICIES (AND POSITIONING IDAHO IN A SLOWER GROWTH ECONOMY)

                                International/State/Local Fiscal Policies                        Speaker:
                                and Tax Burdens, Today and Anticipated                     Curtis Dubay, Senior Policy Analyst, Tax Policy,
                                Future Climate                                                               The Heritage Foundation, Washington, D.C.

                                                                                                                               

                                Public Policy Impact and What the Future                    Speaker:
                                Environment Might Look Like (a recap on                     Greg Casey, President and CEO, Business Industry Political
                                last year’s predictions and more)                                  Action Committee, Washington, D.C.

10:00-10:15 a.m.   BREAK

10:15 a.m.             GOVERNMENT SERVICE NEEDS, PROPERTY TAXES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

                                What Is Driving Local Property Tax Budgets                Speaker:
                                Upward/What Are Personal Property Taxes                 Dan Chadwick, Executive Director, Idaho Association
                                Used For?  And, How Will Counties/ Local                   of Counties, Boise
                                Governments Deal With Remaining
                                Elimination of Personal Property Taxes?                      

                                Personal Property Tax Relief, Local Services              Speaker:
                                and Economic Development (personal property          Alex LaBeau, President, Idaho Association 
                                business taxpayer perspectives)                                  of Commerce and Industry, Boise

                                Privatization, Government Reform,                               Speaker:
                                Infrastructure and Urban Policy Issues (seeking           Leonard Gilroy, Director of Government Reform, Reason
                                service efficiency in a slower growth,                            Foundation, Los Angeles, California
                                global economy)

                                Panel Q & A/Discussion                                                Moderator: Rick Smith, Hawley Troxell, Boise

12:15 p.m.            LUNCHEON  Idaho’s Priorities As the 2013 Legislative Session and New Budget Year Approaches
                                                                                                                       Governor Butch Otter

1:40 p.m.              RANGE OF LEGISLATIVE PERSPECTIVES ON STATE/LOCAL SERVICES, THE ECONOMY
                             AND 2013 LEGISLATIVE POLICY ISSUES

                                State/Local Tax Policy, Issues and Priorities                Speakers:
                                                                                                                       Jeff Siddoway, State Senator, District 35, Terreton

                                                                                                                       Grant Burgoyne, State Representative, District 16, Boise

                                State/Local Budget Affairs, Issues                                Speakers:
                                and Priorities                                                                  Shawn Keough, State Senator, District 1, Sandpoint

                                                                                                                       Darrell Bolz, State Representative, District 10, Caldwell

                                Panel Q & A/Discussion                                                Moderator: Jim Weatherby,
                                                                                                                       Professor Emeritus, Boise State University

3:15 p.m.              Wrap Up

3:30 p.m.              Randy Nelson Retirement Reception

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