Committee on Taxation (COT).

• Author: Miller, Matt
• Position: FEI TECHNICAL COMMITTEES - Conference news - Brief article

Committee on Taxation (COT) Staff Liaison: Matt Miller mmiller@financialexecutives.org

COT met June 18-19 in Washington, D.C., at which The Honorable Eric Solomon, assistant secretary of Tax Policy, U.S. Department of Treasury, provided an update on Treasury issues; Joseph Hezir, vice president, EOP Group, spoke on the tax aspects of a cap-and trade system; and Douglas Holtz-Eakin, senior policy advisor, John McCain Presidential Campaign, gave a campaign update.

The following activities have occurred since the Spring COT meeting:

* COT and CCR filed an amicus brief in the Textron case (on appeal in the 1st Circuit Federal Court of Appeals), to support the Federal District Court's decision and to address additional consequences that could result from an adverse ruling.

* COT drafted a comment...