On May 16, 2012, the Subcommittee on Oversight of the Committee on Ways and Means held the first in a series of hearings on tax-exempt organizations, including the current IRS compliance initiative related to universities, recently enacted reporting requirements for tax-exempt hospitals, recent efforts by tax-exempt organizations to design and implement good governance standards, and taxpayer involvement in redesigning the Form 990.
Those invited to testify at the hearing included:
Mr. Roger Colinvaux
Associate Professor, Columbus School of Law, The Catholic University of America
Ms. Diana Aviv
President & Chief Executive Officer, Independent Sector
Ms. Joanne M. DeStefano
Vice President for Finance and Chief Financial Officer, Cornell University, testifying on behalf of the National Association of College and University Business Officers
Mr. Michael Regier
Senior Vice President of Legal and Corporate Affairs, VHA Inc.
Mr. Bruce R. Hopkins
Senior Partner, Polsinelli Shughart
More information, including the
hearing advisory and testimony of each of the witnesses are on the Ways and Means website.