Message from the Chair

• Jurisdiction: California,United States
• Citation: Vol. 27 No. 3
• Publication year: 2018
• Author: By Patrick W. Martin
• topic: Business of Law,Tax Law

Message from the Chair

By Patrick W. Martin

I hope your summer and fall has been a personal and professional success.

The Tax Section has been serving tax professionals for decades in the most populous state, with members throughout the U.S. and even some residing in foreign countries. It goes without saying, that tax attorneys serve an important role, along with other tax professionals, in the administration of the tax system, including accurately applying the law to a taxpayer's particular situation on, among other things, how the law is interpreted and applied by government officials (e.g., how "willfulness" is determined in an FBAR investigation).

We have made a special outreach this year to connect...