CBA Tax Section Executive Committee member and tax lawyer Dan M. Smolnik of Smolnik Law Offices in Hamden, has been named by the Internal Revenue Service to its Taxpayer Advocacy Panel.
Established by the Department of Treasury in 2002, the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel, is a Federal Advisory Committee to the IRS that helps to identify tax issues of importance to taxpayers and to provide taxpayer perspective to the IRS on key programs, products, and services. The Panel consists of a group of 75 citizen volunteers who listen to taxpayers, identify taxpayers’ issues, and make suggestions for improving IRS service and customer satisfaction.
Attorney Smolnik stated, “I am honored and humbled to have this opportunity to serve the people of Connecticut and the country by helping to make the tax system more accurate and easier to use.”
Dan M. Smolnik