Welcome to the Tax Section of the Philadelphia Bar Association’s Website

The Tax Section serves the tax community in a variety of ways:

• First, the Tax Section functions as a liaison with state and local tax authorities, and with local representatives of the Internal Revenue Service.
• Second, the Tax Section studies and makes recommendations to appropriate legislative, executive, administrative and judicial authorities concerning existing or proposed laws, regulations, rulings or procedures involving federal, state or local taxation.
• Third, the Tax Section also works to promote continuing education and organize community outreach events in the Philadelphia area for members of the Section.

Upcoming CLE Events

The Tax Section strives to provide relevant and timely continuing legal education programming to the Philadelphia Tax Community. The Tax Section organizes different events throughout the year, covering a variety of topics. Details on these events can be found by searching the CLE Calendar.

Additionally, the Tax Section is always interested in hearing from its members regarding future topics for programming. Please feel free to reach out to the members of the Tax Section’s CLE committee with ideas or questions.

Upcoming SALT Committee Meetings

Meetings are via TEAMs and at BDO USA, 1801 Market Street, Suite 1200, Philadelphia, PA 19103. Members of the section who have not received meeting notices should contact either Thu N. Lam, the SALT committee chair, thu.lam@hklaw.com, or Tam T. Tran the SALT committee secretary, Tam.Tran@Phila.gov.

• Feb. 18th, 2026 (Multistate Updates)
• Mar. 19th, 2026 (Q&A with PA Department of Revenue)
• May 19th, 2026 (Multistate Updates)
• Jun. 16th, 2026 (Multistate Updates)
• Sept. 22nd, 2026 (Multistate Updates)
• Oct. 20th, 2026 (Q&A with Philadelphia Department of Revenue, Board of Revision of Taxes, Tax Review Board and Motions Court Judges)
• Dec. 15th, 2026 (Multistate Updates)

Law School Mentorship Program

The Tax Section engages in a mentorship program with area law schools where students interested in pursuing careers in tax law are paired up with practicing attorneys in an informal setting. This program was piloted in early 2021 and will be continued into the 2021-2022 academic year. Additionally, the Tax Section hosts “lunch and learn” type events with area law schools to provide law students information about working in tax in the Philadelphia region. For any interest or inquiries, please reach out to Professor Andy Monroe at Andrea.Monroe@temple.edu.

Pro Bono Information

Please see below for a list of tax matters for which Philadelphia VIP is currently seeking assistance. VIP offers the unique opportunity to affect the lives of low income Philadelphia residents. Please consider volunteering to help someone in need of your knowledge and experience.