IRS Advisory Committee on Tax Exempt and Government Entities Announces Public Meeting and New Members

The IRS has announced the date of a public meeting of the Advisory Committee on Tax Exempt and Government Entities (ACT) and the names of new members of the committee.  The ACT will meet on June 11, 2008, at 11 a.m. at 1111 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington D.C., to present to the Internal Revenue Service recommendations on ways to improve operations regarding employee retirement plans, tax-exempt organizations, tax-exempt bonds and federal, state, local and Indian tribal governments.  The new members of ACT are:

Employee Plans

G. Daniel (Danny) Miller, Conner & Winter LLP, Washington.

Susan P. Serota, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, New York

Exempt Organizations

Karin Kunstler Goldman, New York State Department of Law, New York

Jack B. Siegel, Charity Governance Consulting LLC, Chicago  (See Jack’s blog here)

Government Entities:  Indian Tribal Governments

Joe Lennihan, Sutin Thayer & Brown, Sante Fe, N.M.

Government Entities:  Tax Exempt Bonds

Michael G. Bailey, Foley & Lardner LLP, Chicago

Government Entities:  Federal, State and Local Governments

Ruth Duquette, State of Michigan, Lansing, Mich.

Maryann Motza, State of Colorado, Denver

Due to limited seating and security requirements, members of the public interested in attending the public meeting should call Cynthia PhillipsGrady to confirm their attendance. She can be reached at 202-283-9954 (not a toll-free call). Attendees must have photo identification and are encouraged to arrive at least 30 minutes before the session begins. 

DAB