The event will be webcast live on this page.

The rise of smartphones and platform technologies has created a surge of employment in what has been termed the gig economy. Or has it? Statisticians and economists are debating and defining the size and scope of this workforce and its effect on the overall economy. The gig or platform economy also raises questions about tax filing and tax compliance for participants (including platform providers) and for tax administrators. A Tax Policy Center conference on Tuesday, October 23, will address what we know about the gig economy and consider ways the tax system should adapt.

Speakers include:

• Caroline Bruckner, Managing Director, Kogod Tax Policy Center @CaroBruckner
• Howard Gleckman, Senior Fellow, Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center @howard_gleckman
• Adam Looney, Senior Fellow, Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center; Senior Fellow in Economic Studies, Brookings Institution @BrookingsEcon
• Elaine Maag, Senior Research Associate, Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center  @ElaineMaag
• Mark Mazur, Robert C. Pozen Director, Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center @TaxPolicyCenter
• Pooja Kondabolu, Senior Tax Policy Manager, Airbnb, Inc. @Airbnb
• Janet Novack, DC Bureau Chief, Forbes @janetnovack
• Nina Olson, National Taxpayer Advocate, Internal Revenue Service @YourVoiceAtIRS
• Michael Udell, District Economics Group
• David Williams, Chief Tax Officer and Executive Director, Intuit Tax and Financial Center @Intuit

Event materials:

• Agenda
• Seeing (More of) the Gig Economy and Platform Workers in Tax Return Data by District Economics Group
• The Rise of Alternative Work Arrangements: Evidence and Implications for Tax Filing and Benefit Coverage by Emilie Jackson, Adam Looney, and Shanthi Ramnath

Register to attend in-person here. Register to watch the webcast here.

A light breakfast will be served at 9:00 a.m.

Email any questions to events@brookings.edu.