Professor Ventry Cited in Wall Street Journal on Marriage and Taxes

Professor Dennis Ventry is cited in a Wall Street Journal article on the ways in which marital status can affect taxpayers. Ventry is referenced as a tax policy specialist explaining that for many years the tax code was designed to favor families in which one spouse earned the bulk of the income. When lawmakers attempted to make adjustments to help single filers, they created burdens for two-income married couples, and the problem has persisted, Ventry stated.

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 is Chairman of the IRS Advisory Council, and co-author on the casebook, Federal Income Taxation with Martin McMahon, Jr., Daniel L. Simmons, and Bradley T. Borden.