Events

UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School's tax symposium is designed to bring together leading tax scholars from economics, accounting, finance, law, political science and related fields. The symposium will be held April 9 & 10, 2026. Due to high demand and limited seating capacity, attendance is by invitation. Papers should be well developed, but at a stage where they can still benefit from the group’s discussion. We welcome research involving a wide variety of taxes, including taxes not based on income. Please submit a PDF version of the paper by Dec. 15, 2025 to taxsymposium@kenan-flagler.unc.edu. Papers will be selected by Feb. 1, 2026.

This timely conference will provide members of Congress, the business community and the American public with timely information regarding the challenges that Congress creates for itself when proposing policies with uncertain economic and budgetary impacts. With current debt and deficit levels, Congress should avoid policies that risk major costs. Recent history has shown that lawmakers have leaned into expensive policies, including major expansions of the child tax credit and renewable energy credits, without fully understanding long-run impacts. Additionally, lawmakers have implemented new business taxes, such as the corporate alternative minimum tax, that involve complex interactions between accounting and tax rules, introducing new challenges and uncertainties both for taxpayers and budget scorekeepers. Hosting the event includes The Tax Foundation, UNC Tax Center and MIT's Sloan School of Management.