Federation of Tax Administrators

The FDA provides tax-related research and information exchange, training, and intergovernmental and interstate coordination services.

The Federation of Tax Administrators (FTA) provides tax authorities and administrators with research and information exchange, training, and intergovernmental and interstate coordination services. It represents the interests of state tax administrators before federal policymakers where appropriate and aims to improve the quality of state tax administration. The FTA serves the principal tax collection agencies of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Philadelphia, and New York City. The work of FTA is directed and governed by an eighteen-member board of trustees composed of tax administrators representing all regions of the country. The federation is organized as a nonprofit corporation under § 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is financed from annual dues assessed to member tax agencies, the sale of publications to non-members, and proceeds from conferences and workshops. The FTA uses a variety of vehicles to communicate with members, including TaxExPRESS: a weekly electronic newsletter designed to provide information on current events; bulletins on developments affecting state taxation, which cover developments in Congress, the Internal Revenue Service, and the U.S. Supreme Court; annual directories of state tax administration officials and other periodic research reports; an internet site that provides information and web links of value to tax administrators and the general public alike; and a limited-access website for state tax administrators. The FTA works with the four regional tax administrators’ associations: Midwest States Association of Tax Administrators (MSATA), North Eastern State Tax Officials Association (NESTOA), Southeastern Association of Tax Administrators (SEATA), and Western States Association of Tax Administrators (WSATA). The Federation of Tax Administrators (FTA) was organized by representatives of the North American Gasoline Tax Conference (NAGTC), the National Association of Tax Administrators (NATA), and the National Tobacco Tax Association (NTTA) in 1937.