This year’s ABA Tax Section May Tax Meeting was May 7 through 9 in Washington, D.C. Tax profs and academic affiliates on panels at this year’s meeting include:

The Evolution of American Tax Law, in The 250th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence—Taxes & American Democracy (Thursday, May 7)

Moderator: Brant Hellwig (NYU)

Panelists: Ajay Mehrotra (Northwestern) & Lawrence Zelenak (Duke)

Pro Bono Skill Building Workshop (May 7)

Panelists: Sandy Freund (Rutgers) & Amy Spivey (UC Law SF)

Important Developments, in Administrative Practice (Friday, May 8)

Moderator: Jessica Harris (American)

Multiple Interests, One Duty: Who is My Client? No, Really, Who is It?, in Closely Held Businesses (May 8)

Moderator: Sabrina Strand (Denver)

Law and Ethics of Tax Opinions, in In-House Counsel (May 8)

Moderator (and Chair of the session): Benjamin A. Davidson (UNC)

Panelist: Linda Galler (Hofstra)

Updates on Data Sharing, Taxpayer Privacy, and Tax Administration, in Individual & Family Taxation (May 8)

Moderator: Kelsey Merrick (Tax Law Center at NYU)

Panelist: Dave Hubbert (Tax Law Center at NYU)

Innocent Spouse, Domestic Abuse, and the Record Rule, in Individual & Family Taxation (May 8)

Panelist: Hannah Stephan (Minnesota)

Tax Policy in U.S. History, in Tax Policy & Simplification (May 8)

Panelists: Goldburn Maynard Jr. (Connecticut) & Joseph Thorndike (Tax Analysts)

Demystifying the Tax Guidance Process, in Tax Policy & Simplification (May 8)

Panelist: Kristin E. Hickman (Minnesota)

BEPS 3.0? What’s Next for International Tax Cooperation, Tax Notes Podcast (May 8)

Panelist: Lilian V. Faulhaber (Georgetown)

Redrawing the Lines: New Issues at the Intersection of Tax and Immigration Law, in Diversity (May 8)

Moderator: Brandon DeBot (Tax Law Center at NYU)

Navigating the Expanding Legal & Ethical Boundaries of Data Privacy in Tax Practice, in Tax Practice & Technology (May 8)

Moderator: Omri Marian (Irvine)

Foreign Owners and Broken Ground—Small Decisions with Outsized Impacts, in Energy & Environmental Taxes (May 8)

Panelist: Kyle Sweeney (Tax Law Center at NYU)

The Constitution Pushes Back: Old Limits, New Tax Litigation Strategies, in Court Procedure & Practice (May 8)

Panelist: Gil Rothenberg (American)

Due Process at 250: Penalties, Parallel Proceedings, and Constitutional Limits—Part I, in Court Procedure & Practice (May 8)

Moderator: Julie Ciamporcero Avetta (Tax Law Center at NYU)

Tax Expenditures After the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, in Teaching Taxation (May 8)

Chair: Michelle Layser (San Diego)

Moderator: Goldburn Maynard (Connecticut)

Panelists: Rebecca Morrow (Wake Forest), LaToya Parker (Jt. Ctr. Pol. Econ. Stud.), Sloan Speck (Colorado)

Tax Court Updates: The View from the Bench, in Pro Bono & Tax Clinics (Saturday, May 9)

Moderator: Emily Yaun (Georgia State).

Proposed Expansion of PRWORA’s Federal Public Benefits Definition to Include Refundable Tax Credits: What Tax Practitioners Should Know, in Pro Bono & Tax Clinics (May 9)

Panelist: Michelle Drumbl (Washington & Lee)

Tax Incentives for Data Centers, in Sales, Exchanges & Basis (May 9)

Moderator: Roberta Mann (Oregon)             

What Do Taxes Mean to Americans and Democracy? A Discussion of the History, Morality, and Public Perception of Taxes in American Society, Plenary Session (May 9)

Moderator: Joseph Thorndike (Tax Analysts)