Professor Ventry Selected Chair of IRS Advisory Council

Professor Dennis Ventry has been elevated to Chairman of the Internal Revenue Service Advisory Council (IRSAC). Established in 1953, the IRSAC is an organized public forum for IRS officials and representatives of the public to discuss various issues in tax administration. The council provides the IRS Commissioner with feedback and recommendations. Ventry has served on the IRSAC for the past two years and was vice chair last year.

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.