Submission Guidelines
Anyone is eligible to submit, but you must be willing to attend the ASSA meetings in person in Washington, D.C. NTA is not offering any subsidy for travel or registration to present any selected papers. Abstract text must be 3,000 characters, including spaces, or less.
Based upon submitted abstracts, papers will be selected for one NTA session at ASSA. NTA seeks abstracts on broad topics related to public finance, accounting, retirement, enforcement, international taxes, and fiscal policy. Any paper you think would be of interest to NTA members can be submitted.
📢 2 Weeks Left to Submit!
NTA is soliciting papers for presentation at the 2027 ASSA annual meeting to be held from January 3-5, 2027 in Washington, D.C.
Submit by April 30, 2026 👉 www.cognitoforms.com/NTA1/_2027ASSAMeetingCal...
We're less than a month out from the National Tax Association’s 56th Annual Spring Symposium in Washington, D.C. Check out this year's agenda and register today to secure your seat!📜
📍 Washington, D.C. | May 7–8, 2026
Registration here ⬇️
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Decisions concerning the inclusion of papers and sessions will be announced over the summer! Be sure to submit by Friday, May 15, 2026 to be considered for the 119th Annual Conference on Taxation.
Learn more and submit here 🔗
Do you have a submission in mind that covers current challenges policymakers are facing, such as minimum taxes and international tax law, the child tax credit and other family policies, or global challenges to government finances? We especially want to hear from you!
Call for Papers for the 118th Annual Conference on Taxation is open! 📢
We invite you to submit:
🔸 Individual papers to be integrated into sessions.
🔸 Complete sessions of papers (suggestions of groupings).
🔸 Panel discussions (not based on research papers).
Submit your papers by May 15, 2026!
Submission Guidelines
Anyone is eligible to submit, but you must be willing to attend the ASSA meetings in person in Washington, D.C. NTA is not offering any subsidy for travel or registration to present any selected papers. Abstract text must be 3,000 characters, including spaces, or less.
Based upon submitted abstracts, papers will be selected for one NTA session at ASSA. NTA seeks abstracts on broad topics related to public finance, accounting, retirement, enforcement, international taxes, and fiscal policy. Any paper you think would be of interest to NTA members can be submitted.
NTA is soliciting papers for presentation at the 2027 ASSA annual meeting to be held from January 3-5, 2027 in Washington, D.C.
Submit by April 30, 2026 👉 www.cognitoforms.com/NTA1/_2027ASSAMeetingCal...
⏳ LAST CALL! ⏳
Tomorrow is the final day to nominate a public finance leader for the 2026 Daniel M. Holland Medal. Don't miss the chance to recognize a lifetime of achievement!
Deadline: March 31 🚨 Nominate now: www.cognitoforms.com/NTA1/_2026DanielMHolland...
How does the 1986 Tax Reform Act shape today's policy debates? 🧐
Don't miss Alan J. Auerbach’s keynote at the Spring Symposium in DC. A must-attend for policy experts and researchers tracking the impacts of the OBBBA.
📅 May 7, 2026
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Who has shaped the world of public finance? Help us celebrate excellence by nominating them for the 2026 Daniel M. Holland Medal.
Don't wait—the deadline is March 31! ⏳
Nominate here: www.cognitoforms.com/NTA1/_2026DanielMHolland...
30-year pattern: higher imported input use → higher U.S. manufacturing job creation. Today's reality: importer-exporters employ 75% of manufacturing workers. 2025 tariff increases impose cost shocks on the largest employers.
Read more here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
New work in National Tax Journal:
“Importers, Exporters, and Job Creation: A 30-year View to Assess Implications of the 2025 U.S. Tariff Actions”
By Fariha Kamal
Read more here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
We examine tariffs through a fiscal policy lens, showing why tariffs are poorly suited to tax policy goals. While tariffs raise revenue, they are highly inefficient, regressive, rife with tax administration challenges, and harmful to macroeconomic policy goals.
New work in National Tax Journal:
“Tariffs as Fiscal Policy”
By Kimberly Clausing and Maurice Obstfeld
Read more here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1...
Did you miss the last National Tax Journal (NTJ) Forum: Recent US Tariff Policy? NTA Members can watch the on-demand recording (member login required) on our website!
Learn more and watch here 🔗 ntanet.org/2026/02/ntj-forum-recent...
The #NTA 56th Annual Spring Symposium schedule is OUT NOW! 📢
Join us May 7-8 to discuss the 2025 reconciliation law, fiscal sustainability, and the future of tax admin.
View the full program and register here: ntanet.org/2025/12/56th-annual-spri...
We find large increases reduce employment for those with severe disabilities by 2.4pp & increase public assistance receipt, highlighting unintended consequences for those on the margins of the labor force.
Read more: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
New work in National Tax Journal by Jeffrey Clemens, Melissa Gentry, and Jonathan Meer:
“Divergent Paths: Differential Impacts of Minimum-Wage Increases on Individuals with Disabilities”
Do minimum wages affect disabled adults more?
Using state EITC variation + Uber rollout, EITC effects are larger with Uber present. If max EITC increases $1,000, then self-employment increases 0.2pp, self-employment income increases 2.5%, and income shifts increase credits.
New work in National Tax Journal by Riley Wilson:
“The Self-Employment Effects of the EITC on the Gig Economy”
Can gig work turn EITC incentives into real self-employment (not just reporting)?
New research considers 4 advance credits: premium credits, EITC, stimulus, and child credits. Repayments result from income increases across credit phase-outs. Safe harbors shield some but add filing complexity and fiscal costs. Advance credits also increase noncompliance.
New work in National Tax Journal by David Splinter, James Elwell, and Lin Xu:
“Advance Tax Credits: Reconciliations and Repayments”
When must advance tax credits be repaid?
Children need to be claimed on tax returns to qualify for child tax benefits, but how many U.S. children actually do get claimed? The vast majority!
Read more here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
New work in National Tax Journal by Geoffrey Gee, Jacob Goldin, Joseph Gray-Hancuch, Ithai Z. Lurie, and Vedant Vohra:
“The Claiming of Children on U.S. Tax Returns”
Read more here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
Read more here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...