Professor Ventry Cited by Moyers & Company
Professor Dennis Ventry is cited by David Cay Johnston in an article written for the Moyers & Company website entitled "Why Can't We Simplify Our Tax System? It Turns Out We Can." In the essay, Johnston asserts that the filing of federal tax reforms could be simplified, but faces determined opposition from "the industry that makes tax software and prepares tax returns."
Johnston makes reference to Professor Ventry's research regarding ReadyReturn, California's free tax preparation software, and how the program has been opposed by Intuit, the company that makes TurboTax and other tax preparation tools.
Professor Ventry is an expert in tax policy and legal ethics. His research interests include tax expenditure analysis, family taxation, professional responsibility and standards of care, tax filing and administration, tax compliance, public finance, and tax and legal history. In addition, he was recently added as a co-author on the casebook, Legal Ethics and Corporate Practice.