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IRS Workforce, Corporate Tax Governance, and the Tax Gap to be Discussed at Public Meeting  

The IRS Oversight Board will hold a public meeting from 1:00 – 5:00 PM on Wednesday, February 3, 2010 in the Cash Room of the Treasury Building, 1500 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC.  

The agenda includes discussions on:

  • Hiring, On-boarding and Enculturation of a High-Performance IRS Workforce
  • Corporate Board Governance of Tax Risk
  • Enhanced Approaches to Dealing with the Tax Gap Attributable to Small Business  

If you would like to attend the meeting, you must provide your name, Social Security number, and birth date to the Board to be cleared to enter the Treasury Building. Please provide the information to Mary Turville at 202-622-2581 or mary.turville@do.treas.gov by close of business Friday, January 29, 2010.

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About the IRS Oversight Board

The IRS Oversight Board was created by the IRS Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998 (RRA 98) PDF icon, which was enacted to improve the IRS so that it may better serve the public and meet the needs of taxpayers.

The Oversight Board is a nine-member independent body charged to oversee the IRS in its administration, management, conduct, direction, and supervision of the execution and application of the internal revenue laws and to provide experience, independence, and stability to the IRS so that it may move forward in a cogent, focused direction.

Seven Board members are appointed by the President of the United States and confirmed by the Senate for five-year terms. These members have professional experience or expertise in key business and tax administration areas. Of the seven, one must be a full-time federal employee or a representative of IRS employees. The Secretary of Treasury and the Commissioner of Internal Revenue are also members of the Board.

This web-site is designed to address questions regarding the Board. We hope you find it helpful, and welcome your comments and suggestions.
Members

Paul Cherecwich, Jr.
Chairman, Retired Corporate Tax Counsel

E. Edwin Eck
Dean, University of Montana School of Law

Robert M. Tobias
Director of Public Sector Executive Education, American University

Raymond T. Wagner, Jr.
Legal & Legislative Vice-President, Enterprise Rent-A-Car

Deborah L. Wince-Smith
President, Council on Competitiveness

Secretary of the Treasury

Commissioner of Internal Revenue

Last Updated: July 6, 2009

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