American Taxation Association

The American Taxation Association (ATA) was founded in 1974 and joined the American Accounting Association (AAA) in 1978 as the Tax Section of the AAA.   Memberships and student memberships are open to persons with an interest in tax education and research. To learn more about our objectives, please see ATA objectives. Under the guidance of the President Terry Shevlin, the ATA's committees provide a wide variety of services to the ATA membership. See the Committees page for more information.

News & Announcements

The 2008 ATA Program for the AAA meeting in Anaheim is posted - see program. (posted 7/2/2008)

The Call for Papers for the 2009 JATA Conference is now on the ATA website. (posted 6/18/2008).

Bryan Cloyd's term as editor of JATA ends on June 30, 2008. Richard Sansing's term begins on July 1, 2008.  Manuscripts submitted to JATA before July 1, 2008, should be transmitted as email attachments to Professor Bryan Cloyd at JATA@vt.edu. Manuscripts submitted to JATA after June 30, 2008, should be sent to Professor Richard Sansing at JATA@tuck.dartmouth.edu. (posted 5/13/08)

The ATA Logistics Midyear Committee would like to know your preferences with regards to future ATA Midyear Meeting places and times. Please take a few minutes to complete the brief questionnaire that is available by clicking on the following link: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=TXY33Zo2gjT45wq5MXwFVg_3d_3d
Your input will be helpful in planning future meetings. (posted 4/3/08)

Sign up for a 2008-2009 AICPA Tax Division Committee! Click here for details. (posted 3/27/2008)

Assessment of Learning Survey Results (updated through November 2007) are now available (posted 3/27/08)

ATA Midyear Meeting presentations are now available. (posted 3/1/2008)

Sign up NOW for the 2008-2009 ATA Committees! Click here for the online ATA Committee Volunteer Form. (posted 2/9/2008)

Deloitte Dbriefs U. Great resource for tax profs. (New resources available!)

Updated information about the KPMG Professor Residency Program is now available. (posted 2/8/2008)

The papers for the JATA Conference are now available! (posted 1/31/08)

More info and readings have been posted for the ATA Doctoral Consortium! (posted 1/31/08)

Read the Fall/Winter newsletter! (posted December 12, 2007)

The VITA Best Practices Report of the ATA Pro-Bono Tax Services Task Force is now available on the ATA website. (posted October 20, 2007)

Announcement of the Austin Michelle Cloyd Honors Scholarship. (posted 10/16/07)

A Call for Nominations for the ATA Newsletter Editor is now on the ATA website. (posted 10/1/07)

Business Week has named ATA member Bill Moser as one of the Top 25 Business School Professors! (posted September 27, 2007)

Calls for Nominations for the coming year are now on the ATA website:
Call for Nominations for ATA Officers, Trustees, and Publication Committee Members
Calls for Award Nominations

The Evolution of the ATA: From Orphans, to Outlaws, to Respectability, by D. Larry Crumbley, originally published in the Fall 1987 issue of JATA, is now available on the ATA website. This is a very interesting look at the ATA's origins! (posted September 14, 2007)

Materials for the winner of the 2007 ATA/Deloitte Teaching Innovation Award are available through August 31, 2008. Click here for information on how ATA members can get the materials for Mary Margaret Frank's "How to put more strategy in your 'taxes and business strategy' course:  A case-method approach." (posted September 14, 2007)

Methods, Topics, and Issues in Tax Education: A Year 2001 Perspective, an ATA Teaching Monograph edited by Janet A. Meade, is now available on the ATA website. Also see the new "Other Teaching Resources" section. (posted August 23, 2007)

ATA/KPMG Tax Doctoral Consortium Announcement and Student Application are now available (posted August 11, 2007)

Tax Analysts' offer to ATA members - new annual application (posted June 26, 2007)

Updated Syllabus Exchange is available. Check it out. (posted Feb. 11, 2007)

New JATA Outstanding Paper Award! (posted August 29, 2006)

Read about the KPMG Professor Residency Program.

New Tax Case Exchange is available. Check it out.

News and Announcements archive

 

Wanted

The Graduate Tax Education Committee would like your syllabi. See Syllabus Exchange.

Suggestions

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