Thomson Tax & Accounting and Thomson West Announce Sponsorship of American Bar Association Section of Taxation
January 17 2008 - 8:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
NEW YORK, Jan. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Thomson Tax & Accounting and
Thomson West announced they are joining forces as a new, primary
corporate sponsor of the American Bar Association Section of
Taxation, which is the largest professional organization of tax
lawyers. By combining the resources of Thomson Tax & Accounting
and Thomson West with those of the ABA Section of Taxation, the
partnership will provide tax professionals access to critical,
timely tax information and high-level analysis needed to make
important decisions that impact their practice. Under the
sponsorship arrangement, Thomson Tax & Accounting and Thomson
West will serve as a primary corporate sponsor of the section
through 2010. "Thomson Tax & Accounting is committed to
supporting the ABA Section of Taxation's efforts to grow its
membership and meet the research needs of its members," said Steve
Zelman, senior vice president, Research & Guidance Content
Operations for Thomson Tax & Accounting. "This new expanded
relationship with the section will help us as we look to
continually enhance our tax research solutions, which include
industry leading brands such as RIA, WG&L and Checkpoint."
"We're delighted to sponsor this resource that helps tax
professionals do their jobs more efficiently and effectively,"
added Tony Abena, senior vice president, Law Firms, Thomson West.
"Delivering the ABA Section of Taxation's materials on Westlaw
enables tax professionals to remain current with recent
developments in the law, a critical need for professionals in this
practice area." ABA Section of Taxation Chair Stanley L. Blend,
further commented, "We believe that the relationship with Thomson
Tax & Accounting and Thomson West will provide our members
quick, easy access to the latest tax information. This relationship
will bring a new level of information, solutions and professional
programs to our members and tax professionals nationwide." About
the American Bar Association Section of Taxation and the American
Bar Association The American Bar Association Section of Taxation is
the national voice of tax lawyers with approximately 21,000 lawyers
nationwide. Its goals include helping taxpayers better understand
their rights and obligations under the tax laws and working to make
the tax system fairer, simpler and easier to administer. With more
than 413,000 members, the American Bar Association is the largest
voluntary professional membership organization in the world. As the
national voice of the legal profession, the ABA works to improve
the administration of justice, promotes programs that assist
lawyers and judges in their work, accredits law schools, provides
continuing legal education, and works to build public understanding
around the world of the importance of the rule of law. The Thomson
Corporation The Thomson Corporation (http://www.thomson.com/) is a
global leader in providing essential electronic workflow solutions
to business and professional customers. With operational
headquarters in Stamford, Conn., Thomson provides value-added
information, software tools and applications to more than 20
million professionals in the fields of law, tax, accounting,
financial services, scientific research and healthcare. The
Corporation's common shares are listed on the New York and Toronto
stock exchanges (NYSE: TOC; TSX: TOC). About Thomson Tax &
Accounting and Thomson West Thomson Tax & Accounting and
Thomson West are businesses of The Thomson Corporation (NYSE: TOC;
TSX: TOC). Thomson Tax & Accounting is a leading provider of
technology and integrated information solutions to accounting, tax
and corporate finance professionals in accounting firms,
corporations, law firms and government. Thomson Tax &
Accounting includes the Professional Software & Services,
Corporate Software & Services, and Research & Guidance
businesses. For more information, please visit the Thomson Tax
& Accounting Web site at http://www.ria.thomson.com/ .
Headquartered in Eagan, Minn., Thomson West is the foremost
provider of integrated information solutions to the U.S. legal
market. Thomson West was formed when West Publishing and Thomson
Legal Publishing merged in June 1996. For more information, please
visit the Thomson West Web site at http://west.thomson.com/.
DATASOURCE: Thomson Tax & Accounting CONTACT: Kathy Lofland of
Thomson Tax & Accounting, +1-972-250-8843, ; or John
Shaughnessy of Thomson West, 1-800-778-8090, ext. 74749, Web site:
http://www.riahome.com/ http://www.thomson.com/
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