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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. Honorary memberships are also available to long-term members that have retired. In addition to members' dues the ATA is supported by many generous sponsors.
Please see the ATA objectives to learn more about our goals. Under the guidance of President Tim Rupert, the ATA's committees provide a wide variety of services to the ATA membership. Please see the Committees page for ways to get involved.
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I regret to inform you that on Thursday, April 26, one of our long-time members, Chris Bauman, passed away following a long battle with illness. Throughout the years, Chris was very active in the ATA, serving as a trustee as well as on the Publications Committee, the Mid-Year Program Committee, the ATA/Deloitte Teaching Innovation Award Committee, the External Relations Committee, and the Regional Programs Committee. She also currently served as a member of the JLTR editorial board.
But her most passionate service to the ATA was with regard to the Pro Bono Services Task Force, a task force which she chaired for several years. Her efforts to ensure that all taxpayers, even those without the means to afford payment, had access to expert tax preparation did not waver, as she continued to supervise the VITA program at the University of Northern Iowa through the recent tax season, even when faced with the knowledge that her treatments were no longer effective.
Chris is survived by her husband, Mark, and son, Matthew. Our deep sympathies go out to them as well as to her colleagues at the University of Northern Iowa, who undoubtedly, like us, will greatly miss her.
ATA members may also make donations in Chris' name to the ATA Memorial Fund fbo Doctoral Education, which will help fund doctoral student travel to the ATA Doctoral Consortium.
Tim Rupert
President, ATA
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As the president-elect of the ATA, I invite you to volunteer to serve on an ATA committee for the 2012-2013 academic-year. Please indicate your interest in the various committees by completing the on-line form found on the ATA website.
If you prefer to respond by e-mail, you may send the completed form to s.callaghan@tcu.edu. I would appreciate a response by May 20, 2012.
I would like to highlight one important change for the coming year. It is the goal of the ATA to increase the organization's visibility and impact with respect to current legislative initiatives. The Tax Policy Research Oversight Board has been recently restructured and charged with identifying and facilitating two to three policy initiatives per year that result in a policy document. Members of the Tax Policy Working Committee will be selected to participate in these projects. We invite you to indicate your interest in participating in a policy project by volunteering to serve on the Tax Policy Working Committee. To better match individuals to projects, please also indicate your areas of interest.
Again, thank you in advance for your willingness to volunteer for the ATA.
Sandy Callaghan
ATA, President-Elect
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The Spring 2012 ATA Newsletter is now available. (Spring 2011, Fall 2010 Newsletters)
The Chicago-Kent College of Law will host its 31st annual Federal Tax Institute on May 17-18, 2012; for more information please see their website, http://cle.kentlaw.edu/.
The Internal Revenue Service will hold its 2012 Research Conference in June or July in Washington, D.C. The exact date and location will be announced at a future date, at http://www.irs.gov/taxstats/bustaxstats/article/0,,id=227443,00.html.
The ATA Trustees have approved the creation of the ATA Memorial Fund fbo Doctoral Education. We grieve the loss of Marty Escoffier, and this general memorial fund will permit ATA members to donate in his memory now and in memory of other losses in the future. (posted March 19, 2010)
Tax Analysts' offer to ATA members - new annual application (posted June 26, 2007; this offer is still valid as of October 2010)
Deloitte DBriefs U: on-demand webcasts that can help students understand the impact of taxes on business strategy and build on what they have learned in class.
Updated information about the KPMG Professor Residency Program is now available.
The AAA has requested that the ATA website not provide conference-related files for more than 60 days after the close of the event. Conference programs are still available; if there is a paper or presentation you would like a copy of then please contact the authors.
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