Standards of Tax Practice Committee

Committee Leadership

Chair

Guinevere Moore

Vice-Chairs

Matthew Cooper

Shamik Trivedi
 

About the Committee

The responsibilities of the Standards of Tax Practice Committee (#3320) include ethical standards and the requirements of Circular 230. The Committee takes an active interest in the standards of conduct imposed upon practitioners by various penalty provisions. The Committee is authorized to issue Statements of Standards of Tax Practice.

Committee Comments

In June 2014, the Committee participated along with other Tax Section committees in drafting a submission to Congressional leadership to provide comments on legislative proposals to reform administrative aspects of federal tax law. The Committee worked with Section Leadership to submit comments in September 2012 on Proposed Reg 138367-06 Relating to Practice Before the IRS. The proposed regulations included repeal of the "covered opinion" rules in former Circular 230 Section 10.35, a competence standard in new section 10.35 and other important changes. The proposed regulations were finalized in June 2014.

Standards of Tax Practice on Tax Connect

Tax Connect is an online and email platform for networking, exchanging ideas, getting advice, and interacting with fellow lawyers and legal professionals with whom you share similar areas of interest. Tax Connect communities are grouped around common practice areas like Pro Bono & Tax Clinics and International Taxation. The communities are open to any Section member and are a great way to collaborate on projects and upcoming meetings! 

Check out the Standards of Tax Practice Community on Tax Connect and get involved today!

To learn more about ABA Tax Connect view the User Guide.

Joining Section of Taxation Committees

The Tax Section has over thirty member-led committees and Section Members can join as many as they would like. Each committee deals with a common practice area, such as Individual & Family Taxation, Exempt Organizations, Employee Benefits, etc.. A full list is available on our Committees & Task Forces landing page. If you are interested in getting involved, learn more about Section Membership here.

Our committees provide a great opportunity to network and to get involved. Committee members create robust and current CLE sessions for our conferences, participate in government comment projects, create committee newsletters or publications, and more. Feel free to Contact staff with any questions!