Stephen Tackney is currently serving as Deputy Division Counsel/Deputy Associate Chief Counsel, of the IRS office of Chief Counsel. In that capacity, he supervises attorneys working on tax issues related to health and welfare plans, qualified retirement plans, and executive compensation arrangements. Much of Stephen’s current focus involves the regulations and other federal tax guidance implementing the Affordable Care Act. Before coming to the office of Chief Counsel, he spent several years in private practice, focusing on employee benefits issues. Stephen graduated magna cum laude from Harvard Law School in 1996. |