Abstract The American Taxation Association (ATA) was created in 1974 because a number of individuals felt that tax members were having little impact on the American Accounting Association (AAA). ATA was created to coordinate efforts involving issues in tax education, tax research, and tax legislative matters. In only thirteen years, the organization has had a significant impact on the academic and professional activities of tax instructors and on the direction of AAA. Although three of its original objectives are being met, ATA has not had a major impact on the tax legislative process nor any interlinking with other academic disciplines.
D. Larry Crumbley (Tue,) studied this question.