April 2, 2008 | Read Time: 1 minute
Roger Colinvaux, legislation counsel to the Congressional Joint Committee on Taxation, has announced he is leaving his post at the end of April. He accepted a tenure-track position at Catholic University of America’s law school, in Washington.
Mr. Colinvaux helped shepherd key legislation for nonprofit groups, including the Individual Retirement Account (IRA) provision in the Pension Protection Act of 2006. That provision allows donors older than 70 1/2 years to donate up $100,000 tax-free from their retirement accounts to charities.
“I’ve been at Joint Tax for seven years and the Pension Protection Act was the culmination of many years work,” says Mr. Colinvaux.
At Catholic University, he will continue his focus on public policy. “I want to help inform the debate on these issues from an academic standpoint.” He adds, “Being at a university is actually being at a nonprofit, and I look forward to teaching and working with students.”
