As the Internal Revenue Service increases its electronic interactions with taxpayers, a volunteer advisory committee is going to have a lot more on its agenda.
The IRS Electronic Tax Administration Advisory Committee, or ETAAC, serves as a public forum for discussing electronic tax administration issues. Created as part of the IRS Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998, the committee's main objective in the beginning was to encourage paperless filing of tax and information returns.
As everyone’s lives, including our taxes, have become more electronic, ETAAC’s focus widened.
In its annual report to Congress, ETAAC researches, analyzes, considers, and makes recommendations on a wide range of electronic tax administration issues, and provides input into the development of the IRS’ strategic plan for electronic tax administration.
ETAAC’s most recent report was issued in June.
ETAAC members also count among their duties collaborating with the Security Summit, a partnership involving the IRS, state tax administrators, and the national tax industry to combat identity theft and refund fraud.
New members, perspectives: Committee member represent a cross-section of the U.S. taxpaying public and tax community. They include state tax officials, cybersecurity and information security experts, tax professionals, tax software developers, and representatives from the payroll and financial sectors, along with consumer groups.
Ten new members join ETAAC this month for a three-year term.
They are David Casey of Madison, Wisconsin; Manuel Dominguez of Kansas City, Missouri; Jane Chou of San Diego, California; Richard Lavina of Coconut Grove, Florida; Jack Mao of San Francisco, California; Jose Martinez of East Rutherford, New Jersey; Ryan Minnick of Orlando, Florida; Amy Nowak of New Orleans, Louisiana; Graham O’Neill of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and Kristine Willson of Snohomish, Washington.
You can read more about the newest ETAAC members in the IRS announcement of their joining the group.
You also might find these items of interest:
- IRS’ latest moves enable more digital taxpayer interactions
- Tax preparer regulation among ETAAC’s 12 recommendations
- IRS touts enhanced tax options for businesses with online accounts
- IRS Commissioner touts the tax agency's generational digital transformation
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