[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 91 (Monday, May 12, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25410-25411]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-11766]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service


Electronic Tax Administration Advisory Committee (ETAAC)

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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SUMMARY: In 1998 the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) established the 
Electronic Tax Administration Advisory Committee (ETAAC). The primary 
purpose of ETAAC is to provide an organized public forum for discussion 
of electronic tax administration issues in support of the overriding 
goal that paperless filing should be the preferred and most convenient 
method of filing tax and information returns. ETAAC offers constructive 
observations about current or proposed policies, programs, and 
procedures, and suggests improvements. Listed is a summary of the 
agenda along with the planned discussion topics.

Summarized Agenda

9 a.m. Meeting Opens
12:30 p.m. Meeting Adjourns

    The planned discussion topics are:

(1) Free File Update
(2) Filing Season Update
(3) Tax Exempt and Government Entities Operating Division Update
(4) Preview of Report to Congress

    Note: Last-minute changes to these topics are possible and could 
prevent advance notice.


DATES: There will be a meeting of ETAAC on Tuesday, May 20, 2003. This 
meeting will be open to the public, and will be in a room that 
accommodates

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approximately 40 people, including members of ETAAC and IRS officials. 
Seats are available to members of the public on a first-come, first-
served basis.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the One Washington Circle Hotel, 
Crescent Conference Room, One Washington Circle, NW., Washington, DC 
20037.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To get on the access list to attend 
this meeting, to have a copy of the agenda faxed to you or to receive 
general information about ETAAC, contact Kim Logan at (202) 283-1947 by 
May 15, 2003. Notification of intent should include your name, 
organization and telephone number. If you leave this information for 
Ms. Logan in a voice-mail message, please spell out all names. A draft 
of the agenda will be available via facsimile transmission the week 
prior to the meeting. Please call Ms. Logan on or after May 13, 2003 to 
have a copy of the agenda faxed to you. Please note that a draft agenda 
will not be available until that date.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ETAAC reports to the Director, Electronic 
Tax Administration, who is the executive responsible for the electronic 
tax administration program. Increasing participation by external 
stakeholders in the development and implementation of the Internal 
Revenue Service's (IRS's) strategy for electronic tax administration 
will help achieve the goal that paperless filing should be the 
preferred and most convenient method of filing tax and information 
returns.
    ETAAC members are not paid for their time or services, but 
consistent with Federal regulations, they are reimbursed for their 
travel and lodging expenses to attend the public meetings, working 
sessions, and an orientation each year.

    Dated: May 6, 2003.
Susan L. Smoter,
Acting Director, Electronic Tax Administration.
[FR Doc. 03-11766 Filed 5-9-03; 8:45 am]
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