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Byrle M. Abbin, Esq.


Heidi K. Abegg, Esq.
Heidi K. Abegg, B.A., cum laude, Valparaiso University (1993); J.D., Valparaiso University School of Law (1996); Co-Author, “The Developing Constitutional Standards for ‘Coordinated Expenditures’: Has the Federal Election Commission Finally Found a Way to Regulate Issue Advocacy?,” Election Law Journal (2001); Co-Author, “Free Speech and the Christian Coalition Case,” Free Speech and Election Law News, Summer 1999. 
Lobbying and Political Expenditures (Portfolio 613)

C. Chester Abell, Jr.
Chester Abell, Jr., CPA, B.S., Accounting and Mathematics, University of Kentucky.  Abell is a certified public accountant licensed in the state of Ohio, the commonwealth of Kentucky and the District of Columbia. Chester is a member of the American Institute of Certified Pubic Accountants, the Ohio Society of CPAs and The Kentucky Society of Certified Public Accountants;  Abell is a leader in Ernst & Young LLP’s Tax Accounting and Risk Advisory Services group. As the National Director of Tax Accrual and IFRS Tax Services, Chester is one of the firm’s leading authorities on Accounting for Income Taxes (SFAS 109) and on the tax aspects of conversion from U.S. GAAP to IFRS.

Howard Abrams, Esq.
Howard E. Abrams, Esq., B.A., University of California at Irvine (1976; summa cum laude); J.D., Harvard Law School (1980; cum laude); Law Clerk to the Honorable Theodore Tannenwald, Jr., Chief Judge, United States Tax Court (1980-82); Professor, Emory Law School, since 1983; Adjunct Professor, University of Georgia College of Law, since 1993; Visiting Professor, Cornell Law School (1987-88); Director of Real Estate Tax Knowledge, Deloitte & Touche (1989-90); Of Counsel, Steptoe & Johnson (2003-04); co-author, Federal Income Taxation of Corporations and Shareholders (Aspen Law & Business: 3d ed. 2000); co-author, Federal Corporate Taxation (Foundation Press: 5th ed. 2002); co-author, Fundamentals of US Taxation (Kluwer Law International: 1999); member, District of Columbia Bar; member, American Law Institute; member, American Bar Association, Tax Section. 
Disregarded Entities (Portfolio 704)

Salvador D, Aceves, MS Taxation, EdD, Associate Provost
Salvador D. Aceves holds both a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and a Doctorate in Education with an emphasis in International Business from the University of San Francisco. Dr. Aceves also holds a Master in Taxation from Golden Gate University. Dr. Aceves is the Associate Provost responsible for planning, budget, and review for the University of San Francisco. He is also an Associate Professor of Accounting in the University's School of Business, and he is an Adjunct Professor in the University's School of Law. Dr. Aceves is the lead author of Financial Accounting (Houghton Mifflin 2008). 
Interest Expense Deductions (Portfolio 536)

Alan S. Acker, Esq.
Alan S. Acker, University of Illinois (B.S. 1974), Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago-Kent School of Law (J.D. 1977); member, Ohio, Illinois, and Virginia Bars; member, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Ohio CPA Society; Fellow, American College of Trusts and Estates Counsel; adjunct professor of law at Capital University Law and Graduate Center, Columbus, Ohio; contributor to Tax Management Estates, Gifts and Trusts Journal, Estate Planning, and other legal publications; lecturer at various tax seminars.
Accounting for Trusts and Estates (Portfolio 5202)
Administrative Powers (Portfolio 820)
Estate and Trust Administration — Tax Planning (Portfolio 855)
Income Taxation of Trusts and Estates (Portfolio 852)
Income Respect of a Decedent (Portfolio 862)

Robert E. Ackerman
Bob Ackerman serves as a technical advisor assisting multinational organizations with global transfer pricing planning, tax-effective supply chain practices, documentation, and local-country controversy resolution. Bob has extensive experience in the development and implementation of tax strategies regarding the migration of intangibles and execution of licensing and cost sharing arrangements. Bob's experience also includes a significant emphasis on resolution of international transfer pricing controversies at audit and Competent Authority. Bob has 35 years experience involving international tax and transfer pricing issues with Ernst & Young LLP, Ernst & Young's U.S. practice, and the Internal Revenue Service. Bob was the initial Director of the Advance Pricing Agreement (APA) program at the Internal Revenue Service. Bob holds a M.A. from Syracuse University and is a certified public accountant. 

Anita Beth Adams, Esq.
Anita Beth Adams, J.D., Columbia University School of Law; B.A., University of Mississippi; Member, New York State Bar Association.
Private Equity Funds (Portfolio 735)




Donald C. Alexander
Donald C. Alexander (deceased), B.A., Yale University (with honors, 1942); LL.B., Harvard University (magna cum laude, 1948). Awarded LL.D., St. Thomas Institute (1975) and Capital University (1989). Served as Commissioner of Internal Revenue (1973-1977); member of the Commission on Federal Paperwork (1975-1977), the Interior Department's Coal Leasing Commission (1983-1984), the Martin Luther King, Jr. Federal Holiday Commission (1992-1997); Chairman of the Internal Revenue Service Exempt Organizations Advisory Group (1987-1989); Harvard Law School Visiting Committee (2000-Present); Harvard Board of Overseers’ Committee on University Resources (2002-Present). Member of the American Bar Association, serving as the Vice Chairman of the Tax Section (1968-1969), the American Law Institute, and a fellow of the American College of Tax Counsel and the American College of Employee Benefits Counsel. Member of the District of Columbia, New York and Ohio Bars.
IRS Procedures: Examinations and Appeals (Portfolio 623)

Michele J. Alexander, Esq.
Michele J. Alexander, J.D., Georgetown University Law Center (1995); B.A., The College of New Jersey (formerly Trenton State College) (1992); Member, New York State Bar Association, Tax Section; Author, “Tax issues in Business Separation Transactions,” appearing in Business Separation Transactions (Law Journal Press); Counsel, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz. 
Structuring Real Estate Joint Ventures with Private REITs (Portfolio 743)

Galit Allemeier, Esq.
Galit Allemeier, Esq., is a State Tax Law Editor at BNA Tax and Accounting.

Michael Alles
Michael G. Alles, Ph.D., Stanford Business School; B.S. (First Class in Honors), The Australian National University. A past member of the Executive Committee of the Management Accounting Section of the American Accounting Association, Dr. Alles has co-chaired its annual research symposium. He is a professor in the Department of Accounting and Information Systems at the Rutgers Business School, and has taught accounting at the University of Texas, Southern Methodist University, and New York University. 
Continuous Auditing (Portfolio 5405)

Peter J. Allman, Esq.
Peter J. Allman, B.A., University of Maryland (1976); J.D., The Washington College of Law, The American University (1980); L.L.M., M.S.A., Georgetown University (1981, 1982); member of the District of Columbia, Connecticut, Massachusetts and New York Bars.
Withholding, Social Security and Unemployment Taxes on Compensation (Portfolio 392)

Rakesh Alshi
Rakesh G. Alshi, Senior Manager at Deloitte Haskins & Sells, India is a fellow member of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and is a member of Deloitte’s Global Transfer Pricing Team. He has served at Deloitte’s Chicago Office and has been involved with Deloitte’s offices in Australia, UK and other US offices. He has authored articles on transfer pricing and international tax published in the Economic Times, Financial Express, Kokusai Zhimo (Japan) and Bureau of National Affairs, Washington D.C USA. He regularly presents research papers at study circles sponsored by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, the Institute of Company Secretaries of India, and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry.      

Peter R. Altenburger
Peter R. Altenburger, University of Zürich (lic. iur., 1969,); University of Michigan Law School (Master of Comparative Law, 1970); European Institute of Business Administration, Fontainebleau, France (M.B.A., 1971); University of Basle (Dr. iur., 1977); admitted to bar, Zürich (1973), Geneva (1990); member, Swiss and International Bar Association, American Bar Association (International Associate), International Fiscal Association, and Tax Chapter Board of the Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce (Zürich). 

John Amato
John Amato is State Tax Counsel with General Electric Capital Corporation in Stamford, Connecticut where he is responsible for state income and franchise tax audits, appeals, and litigation. Prior to joining GE Capital, Mr. Amato was a senior tax manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in San Francisco specializing in state income and franchise tax planning and audit defense. Mr. Amato began his career as Counsel with the Massachusetts Department of Revenue in Boston. Mr. Amato received his B.A. from Middlebury College and his J.D. from Case Western Reserve University Law School. Mr. Amato has spoken for various organizations such as the Tax Executives Institute (TEI), the Interstate Tax Corporation, the Council for International Tax Education, and the Equipment Lessors Association. He has co–authored various articles on state taxation which have appeared in such journals as the Journal of State Taxation, the Journal of California Taxation, and Interstate Tax Insights. 
Managing State Tax Audits (Portfolio 1730)

James Amdur
Mr. Amdur has extensive experience in federal, state, and local tax planning and proceedings, emphasizing telecommunications and regulated utilities. He is a graduate of Case Western Reserve University (B.B.A., 1957; J.D., 1960) and Georgetown University (LL. M. in Taxation, 1966). Mr. Amdur has been an Attorney–Advisor to the U.S. Tax Court, has practiced law in Cleveland, Washington, D.C., and San Francisco, and served for many years as in–house tax and corporate counsel for a telecommunications corporation. He is a member of the American Bar Association (Section of Taxation), the State Bar of California, and the District of Columbia Bar. 
State Taxation of Transportation, Telecommunications, and Energy Companies (Portfolio 1810)

Richard E. Andersen, Esq.
Richard E. Andersen, B.A. magna cum laude, Columbia College 1978; J.D., Columbia Law School, 1981; partner, Patton Boggs LLP; adjunct professor of law, New York University School of Law; member ABA, NYSBA, IFA, IBA; speaker on international tax issues, including NYU Institute on Federal Taxation and GWU/IRS Annual International Tax Institute; author, articles and treatises on international taxation, including Thomson/RIA/WGL, Wolters Kluwer and Practising Law Institute publications. 

David Anderson
David Anderson qualified as a solicitor in 1985 and co-founded Sykes Anderson in 1989. He is married with two young children. He heads the tax department which is strong in offshore and non-domiciled tax planning. David is well known nationally for French tax planning for UK individuals and UK property investors and advises on the French tax as well as the UK tax position. He is a legal adviser with the French embassy in London. He also deals with tax planning in Switzerland including Swiss federal and cantonal tax on a bespoke basis for high net worth individuals. David is involved in investments and estate planning well into 8 figures. His articles on French and Swiss taxation are published in numerous magazines and internet sites both in Europe and the United States.  

Mario J. Andrade Perilla
Mario J. Andrade P., Universidad Autonoma de Mexico (LL.M. in Corporate Law; M.Sc. in Public Finance); Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (J.D.); Professor of Law, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (Bogota); Adjunct Professor, Universidad de Nuestra Senora del Rosario (Bogota); member, Colombia Tax Law Institute; member, American Bar Association; Licensed to practice law in the Republic of Colombia; President of International Fiscal Association (IFA) — Colombian Chapter. 
Business Operations Colombia (Portfolio 956)

Federico -Andreoli
Federico Andreoli was mitted to the Bar in 1993 and joined Maisto e Associati in 1995. In the same year, Mr. Andreoli performed an assignment as research associate with the International Bureau of Fiscal Documentation (IBFD). Mr. Andreoli specializes in international tax planning, cross-border financing, and M&A transactions with Studio Maisto e Muscali.
Transfer Pricing: European Rules and Practice, Part 2 (Portfolio 896)

Barbara  Angus, Esq.
Barbara M. Angus, Esq. is with Ernst & Young LLP's International Tax Services division in Washington, D.C. and is a frequent contributor to BNA's International Journal.

Edwin Antolin
Edwin P. Antolin is a senior associate in the Tax Department in Morrison & Foerster's San Francisco office. Mr. Antolin's practice focuses on the resolution of state and local tax controversies and advising clients on the state and local tax ramifications of various business transactions. He has represented individuals as well as multistate and multinational businesses in state and local tax cases before all levels of administrative review in California and before trial and appellate courts, including the United States Supreme Court. He received his B.A. degree in finance from the University of Washington in 1986, and his J.D. degree from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law, in 1994. While at Hastings, he was elected to the Thurston Honor Society, and he served on the Hastings Constitutional Law Quarterly, and as a Note Editor on the Hastings International and Comparative Law Review.
State Environmental Taxes (Portfolio 1690)

Toshio  Aritake
Toshio Aritake is a special correspondent for BNA.

Martin Armstrong, CPP, MBA
Martin Armstrong, CPP, MBA, is Senior Director of Payroll Shared Services for Time Warner Cable in Charlotte, North Carolina. Martin is a vice president with the American Payroll Association, was named that organization's 2008 Payroll Man of the Year, and is an active speaker, teacher and publication writer for the American Payroll Association. He is also past recipient of the APA's Meritorious Service Award and Special Recognition Award. 
Payroll Library

Abel Adolfo Atchabahian, Dr.
Adolfo Atchabahian, Special Consultant to Tax Management, Doctor in Economic Science, University of Buenos Aires; former Judge of the National Tax Court in Argentina (1960-1967) and Professor of Public Finance and Tax Law at the University of Buenos Aires (1957-1967 and 1980-1983); tax expert and Director at the Office of Public Finance of the Organization of American States (1967-1976); former consultant at the U.N. Center on Transnational Corporations; consultant of the Inter-American Development Bank and the International Monetary Fund; member of the International Fiscal Association and former member of its Permanent Scientific Committee; member and former president of the Argentinean Association of Fiscal Studies; author of several books and many articles published in Argentina and abroad relating to economic, public accounting and tax matters; former chief editor of Derecho Fiscal and Derecho Tributario (1981-1998), monthly tax reviews, and Impuestos Nacionales, a loose-leaf publication updated fortnightly (1984-1998); Director of Periódico Económico Tributario, a fortnightly publication, published in Buenos Aires under the auspices of Editorial La Ley-Thomson (2003- ); and Professor of Tax Law in graduate courses for lawyers and certified public accountants in different public and private universities throughout Argentina.
A Strategic Approach to SEC Investigations (Portfolio 5504)
Accounting Ethics: Sources and General Applications (Portfolio 5508)
Accounting by Partnerships (Portfolio 5209)
Accounting Policy & Practice Series
Business Operations Argentina (Portfolio 950)


Ernest F. Aud, Jr. Esq.
Ernest F. Aud, Jr., B.B.A., University of Notre Dame (1965); J.D., Indiana University (1968); member, Indiana Bar; Certified Public Accountant (Illinois and Indiana); frequent lecturer and author of articles on international taxation and intercompany pricing, and member, World Trade Institute Tax Advisory Panel.
The Possessions Tax Credit Under Section 936 (Portfolio 933)


Reuven S. Avi-Yonah
Reuven S. Avi-Yonah (B.A., Hebrew University, 1983; Ph.D., Harvard University, 1986; J.D., Harvard Law School, 1989) is Assistant Professor of Law, Harvard Law School, where he teaches domestic and international taxation. Mr. Avi–Yonah is a member of the New York and Massachusetts bars and co–chairs the tax policy committee of the New York State Bar Association Tax Section. He participated in preparing the Tax Section's reports on proposed legislation on amortization of intangibles and has published several articles and comments on the leading Supreme Court case in this area, Newark Morning Ledger Co. v. United States, 113 S. Ct. 1670 (1993). 
The Attribution Rules (Portfolio 554)
Collapsible Corporations (Portfolio 793)
Transfer Pricing: Judicial Strategy and Outcomes (Portfolio 888)