IRS Picks 20 New Advisory Committee Members

by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington

14 January 2008

The US Internal Revenue Service has announced the selection of 20 new members of the Information Reporting Program Advisory Committee (IRPAC), which provides an organized public forum for discussion of relevant tax administration issues between IRS officials and representatives of the public.

“The new members of IRPAC will contribute to this important group their years of experience and depth of understanding about tax administration,” announced Linda Stiff, Acting IRS Commissioner, on Friday. "I look forward to working with IRPAC as it continues to provide the IRS with valued feedback and insight."

The 20 new IRPAC members will join 14 returning members in 2008. IRPAC members generally serve a three-year term and are picked to represent the financial, payroll, and software industries, the state tax administrations, colleges and universities and tax professionals.

IRPAC was established in 1991 in response to a recommendation in the final Conference Report of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1989. IRPAC meets periodically and will submit a report to the IRS in October 2008 at a public meeting.

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