This panel considers both the realities of tax practice and tax practitioners in the 21st Century, as well as necessary updates to the tax law in a variety of areas. In particular, panelists in this group consider the future of the uncovering and punishing of tax evasion, standards of professionalism for tax practitioners, the role of blockchain technology in tax evasion (particularly in the international context), philanthropy and the tax law, and the role of the states in creating and enforcing tax laws.

Moderator: Professor Jennifer Bird-Pollan, University of Kentucky College of Law

Speakers: Professor William Byrnes, Texas A&M University School of Law; Professor Alyssa DiRusso, Samford University Cumberland School of Law; Professor David Hasen, University of Florida Fredric G. Levin College of Law; Professor Young Ran (Christine) Kim, The University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law; Professor Stephanie McMahon, University of Cincinnati College of Law; Professor Andrew Swain, Indiana University Judd Leighton School of Business and Economics; Professor Richard Winchester, Seton Hall University School of Law