Washington Post Quotes Professor Ventry on States' Attempts to 'Pre-Populate' Tax Returns

Professor Dennis J. Ventry, Jr. spoke to the Washington Post for a Feb. 13 story about problems encountered by U.S. states, including California, that tried to ease the tax-filing process by offering “pre-populated” returns. At least 47 nations around the world pre-populate tax forms, the Post pointed out.

Professor Ventry is an expert in tax policy and legal ethics. His research interests include tax expenditure analysis, family taxation, professional responsibility and standards of care, tax filing and administration, tax compliance, public finance, and tax and legal history. He is the former chairman of the IRS Advisory Council, and co-author on the casebook, Federal Income Taxation with Martin McMahon Jr., Daniel L. Simmons, and Bradley T. Borden.