The Electronic Tax Administration Advisory Committee (ETAAC) is a panel of the United States Department of the Treasury authorized under the Federal Advisory Committee Act. ETAAC panel members serve as volunteers that are appointed by the Secretary of Treasury and serve a three-year term. ETAAC's primary purpose is to provide continued input into the development and implementation of the Internal Revenue Service’s strategy for electronic tax administration. ETAAC researches, analyzes, considers and makes recommendations on a wide range of electronic tax administration issues. Each June, ETAAC presents an annual report to the United States Congress on the IRS’s progress with electronic tax administration. ETAAC also provides an organized public forum for the discussion of electronic tax administration issues in support of the overriding goal that electronic filing should be the preferred and most convenient method of filing tax and information returns to the IRS.
Mission and composition ETAAC helps convey to the IRS the public’s perception of the IRS's electronic tax administrative activities, offers constructive observations about current or proposed policies, programs and procedures, and suggests improvements. The ETAAC researches, analyzes, considers, and makes recommendations on a wide range of electronic tax administrative issues and provides input into the development of a strategic plan for electronic tax administration. ETAAC discussions focus on solutions to problems, as well as, constructive observations of electronic tax administrative issues. ETAAC's public forums provide an opportunity for industry and academic leaders to offer collective advice on electronic tax administration issues facing the IRS.
Members Name Location Biography Term of Office Timur Taluy (chair) CEO and co-owner of FileYourTaxes.com 10/1/2023–10/1/2024 Vernon Barnett (co-chair) Commissioner of the Alabama Department of Revenue 10/1/2023–10/1/2024
Ronald Gilson Springville, UT co-owner of Krkcr Inc. 10/1/2023–10/1/2026 Robert Grennes Indianapolis, IN Commissioner of the Indiana Department of Revenue (DOR) 10/1/2023–10/1/2026 Douglas Harding Ellington, CT Tax Corrections Principal examiner at the Connecticut Department of Revenue Services 10/1/2023–10/1/2026 Andrew Jennison Vienna, VA Director, Government Relations, at CGI Technologies and Solutions 10/1/2023–10/1/2026 Carol Lew Laguna Hills, CA Shareholder with Stradling, Yocca, Carlson and Rauth in Newport Beach, California 10/1/2023–10/1/2026 Amy Wang Miller Washington, DC Director, Public Policy at Carta Inc. 10/1/2023–10/1/2026 Stephanie Plaza Easton, PA Senior Lead Product Manager at Wolters Kluwer 10/1/2023–10/1/2026 Mark Steber Sarasota, FL Chief Tax Officer with Jackson Hewitt Tax Service 10/1/2023–10/1/2026 Jonathan Lunardini State of California FTB 10/1/2021 - 10/2/2024
Past members
Name Location Biography Term of Office Jim Buttonow (Chair) Greensboro, NC Director of Tax Practice and Procedure Services - H&R Block 10/1/2013–10/1/2016 Troy Thibodeau (Vice Chair) Minneapolis, MN Executive Vice President - Convey Compliance Systems, Inc. 10/1/2013–10/1/2016 Shaun Barry Rockville Centre, NY Principal Fraud & Security Intelligence - SAS Institute 10/1/2012–10/1/2015 Mark Castro Woodinville, WA Government Liaison, General Manager - Petz Enterprises 10/1/2012–10/1/2015 Everard Lee Davenport Washington, DC Principal - Davenport Consulting 10/1/2013–10/1/2016 Steve Lewis Sarasota, FL Vice President, Online and Mobile Applications - Jackson-Hewitt 10/1/2012–10/1/2015 Kevin Richards Springfield, IL Director of Tax Forms Management - H&R Block 10/1/2014–10/1/2017 Stephanie Salavejus Newport News, VA Vice President & Chief Operations Officer - Peninsula Software 10/1/2014–10/1/2017 Kelli Wooten Boston, MA Director - Markit CTI Tax Solutions PRO-TAX and Of Counsel - Burt, Staples & Manner LLP 10/1/2014–10/1/2017
See also IRS e-file Electronic tax records
References
IRS.gov — Electronic Tax Administration Advisory Committee (ETAAC) Annual Reports to Congress IRS.gov — Applications Past Members Current Members