Applicatants are being sought for membership in the Internal Revenue Service Advisory Council. The IRS said this month applications will be accepted through July 9 for the panel, which serves as an advisory body to the IRS commissioner.
Members are appointed to three-year terms with the next terms beginning in January. Applications should document a proposed member's qualifications and can be sent to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or faxed to (855) 811-8021.
The IRS said it is seeking members with knowledge in these areas: individual wage and investment; small business and self-employed; large business and international, tax exempt and government entities; and information reporting.
IRSAC holds approximately four, two-day working sessions and at least one public meeting per year. Members are not paid while any travel expenses are reimbursed within federal government guidelines.
Successful applicants must consent to a tax compliance check.
Bob Scott has provided information to the tax and accounting community since 1991, first as technology editor of Accounting Today, and from 1997 through 2009 as editor of its sister publication, Accounting Technology. He is known throughout the industry for his depth of knowledge and for his high journalistic standards. Scott has made frequent appearances as a speaker, moderator and panelist and events serving tax and accounting professionals. He has a strong background in computer journalism as an editor with two former trade publications, Computer+Software News and MIS Week and spent several years with weekly and daily newspapers in Morris County New Jersey prior to that. A graduate of Indiana University with a degree in journalism, Bob is a native of Madison, Ind