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General Report of the <str<strong>on</strong>g>Advisory</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Committee</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>on</strong> <strong>Tax</strong> <strong>Exempt</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Government</strong> <strong>Entities</strong>the Federal, State <strong>and</strong> Local <strong>Government</strong>s area, a report <strong>on</strong> tax treatment of cellularteleph<strong>on</strong>es <strong>and</strong> Internet-provider allowances; in the Indian Tribal <strong>Government</strong>s area, asurvey <strong>and</strong> recommendati<strong>on</strong>s as to government-to-government relati<strong>on</strong>ships, <strong>and</strong> in the<strong>Tax</strong>-<strong>Exempt</strong> B<strong>on</strong>d area, a proposal for a streamlined closing agreement process toefficiently resolve certain comm<strong>on</strong>, recurring violati<strong>on</strong>s.In additi<strong>on</strong> to these projects, the <strong>ACT</strong> has urged TE/GE to utilize this committee<strong>and</strong> its subgroups for <strong>on</strong>going c<strong>on</strong>sultati<strong>on</strong> in the hope of improving both theadministrati<strong>on</strong> of the tax law <strong>and</strong> the relati<strong>on</strong>ship of the IRS to their c<strong>on</strong>stituencies. The<strong>ACT</strong> believes that significant progress has been made in filling this additi<strong>on</strong>al role.The following members of the <strong>ACT</strong> are completing their terms this year:Betsy Buchalter Adler, Silk, Adler <strong>and</strong> Colvin, San Francisco, CASean Delany, Lawyers Alliance for New York, Inc., New York, NYNicholas C. Merrill, Jr., State Employees Retirement System of Illinois,Springfield, ILJulian Regan, Fidelity Employer Services Company, Marlborough, MADaniel J. Schwartz, Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, P.C., St. Louis, MOMichael S. Sirkin, Proskauer Rose LLP, New York, NYMaxwell D. Solet, Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky <strong>and</strong> Popeo, P.C.,Bost<strong>on</strong>, MAS<strong>and</strong>ra Starnes, Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe, Kingst<strong>on</strong>, WA.The <strong>ACT</strong> thanks them for their service <strong>and</strong> commitment <strong>and</strong> for their friendship.The <strong>ACT</strong> wishes to thank Commissi<strong>on</strong>er of Internal Revenue Douglas Shulmanfor meeting with us so<strong>on</strong> after his appointment <strong>and</strong> for being with us at today’s publicmeeting to receive our reports. The <strong>ACT</strong> also wishes to thank TE/GE Commissi<strong>on</strong>erSteven Miller for allowing us to play an important role in assisting his divisi<strong>on</strong> <strong>and</strong> for hisown direct involvement with our activities. We also thank the deputy commissi<strong>on</strong>ers,ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON TAX EXEMPT AND GOVERNMENT ENTITIES June 11, 2008 2

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