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SAT-Lincoln Roundtable on International Property Taxation For China Property Tax Reform

Sponsored by the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy and

State Administration of Taxation, P.R. China

Shenzhen, 2003

Agenda

Day 1—Friday (December 19, 2003)

Chair of the Roundtable: Director of the International Taxation Department of the SAT

Opening Ceremony:

8:00-8:30      Welcome Address and Opening Remarks

Leaders of the SAT

8:30-9:00      Opening Remarks by the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy

              Leaders of the Lincoln Delegation

Lincoln Institute of Land Policy:  An Overview

Dr. Chengri Ding, University of Maryland and Lincoln Institute of Land Policy

Presentations:

9:00-10:30    U.S. Property Tax System

Dr. Lawrence Walters, George Mason University and Lincoln Institute of Land Policy

10:30-10:45  Break                  

10:45-12:15  Chinese property tax system and reforming plan

Representative of the SAT

12:15-2:00   Lunch 

2:00-3:30      The Hong Kong Rating and Land Rent System

Commissioner Kenneth T. W. Pang, Rating and Valuation Department, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China  

3:30-3:45      Break

3:45-4:45         The current situation of Chinese property market and the improvement of Chinese tax system from economic angle

Professor of Qinghua(Tsinghua) University

4:45-5:30         The system of Chinese property appraisal

Representative of the Association of Chinese Property Appraiser

5:30             End of Day 1

Day 2—Saturday (December 20, 2003)

Presentation (continued):

8:30-10:00    International Experiences in Implementing Property Taxation

Dr. Gary Cornia, Brigham Young University, Past President of the National Tax Association, U.S.A. and the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy

10:00-10:15  Break

Discussion:               

10:15-12:15  Open Discussion

(Further dialogues on issues that are either not covered in the presentations or require additional exploration.)

Moderator from the SAT

12:15-2:00    Lunch

Future SAT-Lincoln Cooperation:

2:00-3:30        Continue open discussion

3:30-3:45      Break

3:45-5:15      Session I:  Training and Publication

The purpose of this discussion will be to identify needs for additional training and training materials, and the appropriate role for the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy in helping to meet those needs.

  Session II:  Demonstration Projects

The purpose of this discussion will be to assess the potential contribution of the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy as China moves into the design, field testing and implementation of proposed property tax changes.

5:15-5:50      Closing remarks

End of the Two-Day Roundtable

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