Magee
Embraces National Leadership Roles to Help Alabama Taxpayers
MONTGOMERY, June
29, 2016 – The national Federation of Tax Administrators (FTA) has elected
Alabama Department of Revenue Commissioner Julie P. Magee to serve as 1st Vice
President of its Board of Trustees. Magee was elected by the FTA membership at
their recent annual business meeting in Annapolis, Md.
“I am honored
to be selected by the FTA to serve in this capacity and thank the membership
for their faith in my abilities,” Magee said. “I believe serving in leadership
roles such as this one helps facilitate the sharing of information among states
that can improve processes and better protect taxpayers.”
Appointed by
Governor Robert Bentley, Magee has served as Alabama’s Commissioner of Revenue
since 2011. As Commissioner, she oversees the collection of $9.8 billion in
revenue annually.
During her
tenure, she has not shied away from assuming various leadership roles at the
national level in the FTA, the Multistate Tax Commission, and the Southeastern
Association of Tax Administrators. She is also an active participant on the
Authentication and the Financial Services workgroups that were formed at the
IRS Security Summit, working with the IRS and industry partners to prevent ID
theft and tax fraud. In June 2015, Magee provided expert testimony to the U.S.
House Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and
Antitrust Law.
First organized
in 1937, the Federation of Tax Administrators
serves as a resource of information sharing on the workings of state tax
agencies and systems as well as issues generally affecting state and federal
tax policy and administration. The FTA membership includes representatives of
the tax collection agencies of all 50 states, the District of Columbia, New
York City and Philadelphia.
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Media contact for more information:
ADOR
Communications/Publications Division
Frank.miles@revenue.alabama.gov
Amanda.collier@revenue.alabama.gov
Telephone:
334-242-1390; FAX: 334-242-0550
Website: http://www.revenue.alabama.gov/