IRS Appoints 10 New Members to Electronic Tax Administration Advisory Committee
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced in Washington on November 13 that it has appointed 10 new members to the Electronic Tax Administration Advisory Committee (ETAAC), in release IR-2026-138.
Founded by statute in 1998, the ETAAC serves as a public forum for discussing electronic tax administration issues. Initially, the committee's main objective was to encourage paperless filing of tax and information returns. Its focus has broadened in recent years, and ETAAC members collaborate with the Security Summit, a partnership involving the IRS, state tax administrators and the national tax industry to combat identity theft and refund fraud.
IRS Chief Executive Officer Frank J. Bisignano said ETAAC provides a great venue for tax professionals to provide the IRS with feedback on electronic tax administration, and that committee members bring vast amounts of invaluable real-world experience and insight to the IRS and help improve the tax system for all taxpayers.
The committee is made up of state tax officials, cybersecurity and information security experts, tax professionals, tax software developers, representatives from the payroll and financial sectors and representatives from consumer groups.
The 10 appointees are Shelly Abril, head of payroll product compliance with Gusto; Jack Hyre, a CPA and president of THG & Associates; Mindy Mayo, a managing director in KPMG's Silicon Valley office; Christopher Modi, an expert in strategic innovation, fintech and cybersecurity; Richard Phipps, vice president and tax compliance officer with Fidelity Investments; Yehuda Tenenbaum, an enrolled agent who founded Y10 Tax Solutions; Kathryn Tracy, an enrolled agent and former IRS revenue agent who has operated an accounting and tax firm since 1992; Michelle Potter Trevena, a CPA and principal in Ryan LLC's Employment Tax Practice; John Valentine, tax administrator and head of the Utah State Tax Commission; and Amanda Watson, an enrolled agent and customer success professional at Taxwell (Drake Software).
(Source: Internal Revenue Service)
Source: Internal Revenue Service
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