Category: Front Page Story

Edward Kleinbard, In Memoriam

Edward Kleinbard was a giant in the field of tax policy. He was a treasured colleague and mentor, an ever-stalwart interlocutor, and a brilliant commentator on the most relevant issues in his field.   Kleinbard studied history at Brown University before receiving his law degree from Yale in 1976. He had an eye for detail… Read more »

Ranjana Madhusudhan, In Memoriam

With deep sadness, the National Tax Association mourns the passing of Ranjana Madhusudhan on April 27. We send our deepest condolences to her family and friends. Ranjana served as President of the NTA from 2007 to 2008, following her year as First Vice President. As part of her work with the NTA, she initiated a… Read more »

Pamela H. Moomau, In Memoriam

Pamela H. Moomau, a beloved member of the NTA family, and staff member of the Joint Committee on Taxation passed away in April 2019. Pam was an active member of NTA, a member of the Board of Directors, and a frequent contributor to the National Tax Journal and participant in NTA conferences. For many years,… Read more »

Meet Your Fellow NTA Members

          Meet your fellow NTA Members! We periodically interview NTA Members and talk to them about their work, their lives and how their thoughts on tax and finance policy. Interested in being featured? Reach out to us, nta@ntanet.org. Hear Kimberly Clausing talk about the influence of corporate taxes on policy.  Missed… Read more »

Meet NTA’s Officers

Andrew Lyon, President, is a Principal at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. William Gale, First Vice President, is the Arjay and Frances Miller Chair in Federal Economic Policy in the Economic Studies Program at the Brookings Institution. James Alm, Second Vice President, is Chair of the Department of Economics at Tulane University. All three have special stories to… Read more »

Meet our Dissertation Prize Winners

Jacob Bastian and Michael Gilraine have won the NTA’s Outstanding Dissertation Prize for 2017. Jacob is a postdoctoral scholar at the University of Chicago’s Harris School of Public Policy. He received his Ph.D. in economics from the University of Michigan and a Ph.D. in business economics from Harvard University. Michael is Assistant Professor of Economics… Read more »

111th Annual Conference on Taxation

We’re headed to New Orleans! Join us at the Sheraton New Orleans on November 15-17, 2018 for the 111th Annual Conference on Taxation! Conference News

Ralph A. Gerra, In Memoriam

Ralph A. Gerra was born in 1920 in Brooklyn, NY. He graduated with honors from the University of Notre Dame, where he was the class valedictorian. He entered Columbia Law School in the fall of 1941 and then left to enlist in the Navy where he was on active duty from 1942 to 1946, stationed… Read more »

National Tax Association News

2023 Holland Award Medal Recipient Announced. New Editors for National Tax Journal appointed. The NTA Board of Directors approved the first ever three-year NTA Strategic Plan. Read the full plan here. The NTA Board of Directors voted to adopt a statement from the National Tax Association on Racial Injustice.  Click here to read the entire… Read more »

Save the Date!

8/28: Registration Opens for the 116th Annual Conference 9/22: Fellowship Application Deadline 9/26: Early Bird Annual Conference Registration Ends 10/13, 12:00 PM: NTA Webinar: Economics and Public Policy Jobs in Washington, DC 11/2 – 11/4: 116th Annual Conference, Denver, CO