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SECTION OF TAXATION
Message from the Section Chair: William J. Wilkins
Quarterly News Message
The Tax Section has a tradition of annual “courtesy calls” with senior tax officials in Washington. Just before Christmas 2008, a small group of Section officers and staff held three meetings in one day to continue this tradition, meeting separately with the Treasury Department’s Office of Tax Policy; the Internal Revenue Service; and the Tax Division of the Department of Justice. | More >>
New! Updates
- The Tax Section is pleased to announce the release of Careers in Tax Law: Perspectives on the Tax Profession and What It Holds for You.
- Now Accepting Applications for 2009 Public Service Fellowships | More >
- Video Message from the Chair | More >>
About Us
The Section of Taxation was established in 1921 as a five-man ABA Special Committee on Internal Revenue and Its Means of Collection. The Section's focus has remained constant since that time to find innovative ways to improve federal tax law and its administration. | More >>
Bylaws of the Section of Taxation American Bar Association as of June 2008 | More >>
Section Leadership and Staff Information:
Committees and Patenting Task Force
Committees are the best way to get involved with the Section. With over 50 committees, there is a group for your area of interest. By joining a committee, you’ll have the opportunity to participate in panels at the Section’s meetings, the chance to provide comments and other submissions on regulations to the IRS and Congress, and access to specialized CLE opportunities. | More >>
Task Force on Patenting of Tax Strategies: Should tax lawyers be patenting their advice to clients? Should they be checking to see if their advice violates an existing patent? What should taxpayers do in a world where their tax planning strategies may be patented? These questions and others led the ABA Section of Taxation to form a task force in October, 2006 to explore the patenting of tax-related advice.
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.New! Leadership Update
Stuart Lewis is now Chair-elect of the Section, effective April 12, when former chair-elect Karen Hawkins resigned to become Director of the IRS Office of Professional Responsibility. The Nominating Committee put forward a new slate of nominees which was approved by Council and will be voted on at the ABA Annual Meeting in August. | More >>
The Leadership Page is designed to be a resource for ABA Section of Taxation committee leaders. Here you'll find links to documents and resources (such as the Committee Calendar, Government Submissions Manual, Guide to Committee Operations, etc.) that will answer many of your questions and help you to achieve your goals. | More>>
News
ABA Section of Taxation Newsroom | More >>
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Video News Releases | More >>
Monthly eNews | More >>
Student eNews | More >>
Membership
The Section of Taxation puts all of the latest information on administrative and procedural developments in tax law right at your fingertips. Our publications, meetings, and expert advice help you navigate the constantly changing landscape of tax law to enhance your career. Today more than ever, tax professionals need to be aware of new, substantive administrative and procedural developments in the law and proposed changes to tax code regulations. Join the Section of Taxation today and increase your knowledge on how to shatter the code. Enroll online or, call ABA Member Services at (800) 285-2221.
For more than 80 years, the ABA Section of Taxation has delivered that service by dedicating its resources to providing the most current information and analysis for tax lawyers and tax professionals. As a member, you will enjoy access to that information and analysis. | More >>
PUBLIC POLICY
White Papers and ABA/Section Policy
The Tax Section has created a series of White Papers that provide clear statements of tax policy issues that are important to the Section, and on which the Section has worked for many years. | More >>
Government Submissions
- Comments Concerning Proposed Regulations Under Section 6231(c) Relating to the Conversion of Partnership Items to Nonpartnership Items (06/09) | More >>
- Recommendations for 2009-2010 Guidance Priority List (06/09) | More >>
- Statement of Policy Regarding U.S. International Taxation (06/09) | More >>
- Comments on Proposed Amendments to Circular 230 § 10.34 (06/09) | More >>
- Comments on Temporary Cost Sharing Regulations (06/09) | More >>
Archive
Search All Section of Taxation Policy Submissions
1997– present, by keyword
PUBLICATIONS
New Releases
The Tax Section is pleased to announce the release of Careers in Tax Law: Perspectives on the Tax Profession and What It Holds for You. Designed for those considering or beginning a career in tax law, this informative guide presents a series of offerings -- autobiographies in miniature -- by a broad cross section of working tax professionals. Over 75 contributors share their unique perspectives, knowledge, and experiences. Nowhere else will you find such an honest and entertaining portrayal of the tax profession and what it holds for you. Order Now!
Effectively Representing Your Client Before the IRS: A Practical Manual for the Tax Practitioner with Sample Correspondence and Forms
This two volume set with CD-ROM-including sample correspondence and forms, and hundreds of useful practice tips-is designed for attorneys, accountants, and enrolled agents in all stages of representation before the IRS in controversy matters, including exam, appeals, Tax Court, refund actions, and collection matters. Order Now!
Tax Lawyer
The Tax Lawyer Vol. 62 No. 2 Winter 2009
The Tax Lawyer, the nation's premier, peer-reviewed tax law journal, is published quarterly as a service to its members by the ABA Section of Taxation. | More >>
NewsQuarterly
The ABA Section of Taxation NewsQuarterly is published four times a year to report on developments pertaining to taxation, Section news and meeting updates, and other information of professional interest to Tax Section members and other readers. | More >>
Important Developments
Annual Reports on Important Developments As a service to its members, the Tax Section is pleased to present the Annual Reports on Important Developments. An important work product of the Section’s committees, the Annual Reports track the key legislative changes, regulations, cases and rulings over the past year, as well as forecast upcoming developments in over 30 substantive areas of the tax law. 2008 Reports are being posted as they become available.
New Releases
>> Sales and Use Tax Deskbook (2007-2008 Edition): written and updated annually by some of the most experienced sales/use tax practitioners in each state, this multijurisdictional resource presents all of the information that tax managers, attorneys, and accountants are most likely to need about sales/use taxes in the states.
>> Property Tax Deskbook (2008 Edition): designed for tax managers, attorneys, and accountants, this multijurisdictional resource sets out the most important property tax principles and positions in each state, with citations to pertinent statutes, rules, regulations, case law, bulletins, and local practices—information often impossible for practitioners from other states to find.
State and Local Tax Lawyer: designed for tax managers, attorneys, and accountants, and organized by state, each chapter sets out the most important property tax principles and positions in that state, with citations to pertinent statutes, rules, regulations, case law, bulletins, and local practices—information often impossible for practitioners from other states to find.
Sales and Use Tax Deskbook: written and updated annually by some of the most experienced sales/use tax practitioners in each state, this multijurisdictional resource presents all of the information that tax managers, attorneys, and accountants are most likely to need about sales/use taxes in the states.
FORUMS
Young Lawyers Forum
The Young Lawyers Forum was created in May 2000 to serve as a point of entry for young lawyers and law students into the Section of Taxation. The goals of the Young Lawyers Forum are as follows:
- To promote active participation and membership of young lawyers and law students in the Section and its respective Committees, to assess any barriers to such active participation and membership, and to make recommendations to Section leadership on how to eliminate such barriers.
- To provide continuing education targeted toward young lawyers and law students interested in tax.
- To foster an open environment that facilitates and encourages networking and career development for young lawyers and law students interested in tax.
RESOURCES
TaxIQ
Thousands of pages of cutting-edge committee program materials presented at Section of Taxation Meetings from May 1999 to the present. These documents contain analysis of the latest federal tax policy, initiatives, regulations, legislative forecasts, and planning ideas developed by the country's leading tax attorneys and government officials. | More >>
Career
The ABA Section of Taxation’s Job Locator Program is intended to facilitate the establishment of legal employment for
Discussion Groups
The ABA and the Section of Taxation maintain a number of e-mail based discussion groups that allow practitioners and interested parties to exchange ideas related to their areas of concentration. | More >>
Pro Bono
The ABA Section of Taxation is committed to foster support for free legal services with the goal of improving access to legal assistance for taxpayers and for nonprofit charitable and civic groups that serve the public good. The section, through the Pro Bono Committee, the Low Income Taxpayer Committee, and the Pro Bono Staff Counsel, continually examines the ways in which access to legal services can be enhanced and opportunities for pro bono services can be expanded. For more information regarding current programs visit the Pro Bono webpage or contact Catherine Engell at (202) 442-3425.
Public
TaxTips4U is a website geared toward consumers and taxpayers, offered as a public service of the American Bar Association's Section of Taxation. This page is also designed to provide helpful, up-to-date information unique to directors, executives, volunteers and others associated with tax-exempt organizations. Bookmark this page and check back often for additional tax tips and updates for tax exempt organizations. | More >>
TAX IQ
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