Session 6: The Role of the Corporate Tax Officer in the Policy Debate

This panel at TCPI's 9th Annual Tax Policy & Practice Symposium discusses the corporate tax officer's function in the tax policy process as well as the role of companies in tax policy development, and reviews significant tax changes in the context of congressional deliberations. Thomas Roesser's themes are the importance of participating in the legislative and regulatory process, things do change and often suddenly, and some things never change. Douglas Bates describes the task of advocacy and how one fits into it. John Buckley feels it is not essential for somebody to be participating in the fundraising process and the political action committee process in order to be influential when it comes to tax policy and tax legislation.