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Internal Revenue Service Chief Counsel Donald L. Korb has selected Gregg D. Polsky as the 2007-2008 Professor in Residence. He succeeds Calvin Johnson, whose term as Professor in Residence [...]

The Internal Revenue Service announced the appointment of Terri McField to the position of Special Counsel to the Chief Counsel (Legislation) effective May, 29. She will be replacing Clarissa [...]

The IRS has announced that Deputy Commissioner Kevin Brown will become acting IRS commissioner with effect from May 4. He replaces Mark Everson who has resigned to join the Red Cross He has 25 [...]

The American Red Cross Board of Governors has unanimously approved Mark W. Everson, currently serving as Commissioner of Internal Revenue, to become the next president and CEO of the Red Cross, [...]

Ernst & Young LLP has announced that Henry V. Singleton joined the firm’s Tax Controversy and Risk Management Services (TCRMS) group. Singleton joins Ernst & Young from the [...]

The Internal Revenue Service yesterday announced the appointment of David R. Williams as Director, Electronic Tax Administration and Refundable Credits. Reporting to Williams and focusing [...]

Further to my post dated 26th January I can confirm that Harry (Hal) Hicks has now started with Skadden Arps as a Tax Partner in their International Tax Practice and is resident in the [...]

The Internal Revenue Service has announced the selection of 16 new members for the Internal Revenue Service Advisory Council (IRSAC). These appointees will join 11 returning members who are in [...]

The Internal Revenue Service yesterday named Stephen A. Whitlock as director of its new Whistleblower Office, where he will be responsible for administering the program designed to receive [...]

This is an excerpt from the Daily Tax Report dated 22nd January. “Treasury International Tax Counsel Hal Hicks said he will leave his post Feb. 6 to become a partner at Skadden, Arps, [...]