State and Local Business Tax Policy: A Post-Election Roundup

The 2012 Presidential election is shaping up to be an historic one. Not only will the American people consider whether to re-elect President Obama, they will elect a third of the Senate and all of the House of Representatives. At the state level, there are 11 gubernatorial races and 43 states will be holding legislative elections. Of the 99 state legislative chambers, 86 of them will also be up for election, with almost 6,000 state legislative seats up for grabs. Fresh on the heels of the outcome of the November election, this panel will offer its insight on what the electoral results mean for state and local business taxes, and identify those crucial economic, legislative, regulatory, and judicial trends that will shape the future of the state taxation of businesses.