Marc Gerson was quoted in regard to a recent call for taxpayer feedback from two senators who will be instrumental in the future of tax reform. Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, and Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., ranking member on the panel, have asked the public to provide feedback by April 15 about how to overhaul the tax code. According to Gerson, "This is a golden opportunity for taxpayers interested in tax reform. The working group process, the hearings and all the taxpayer comments will really influence and frame what a future Senate Finance Committee tax-reform package looks like." The committee appears to be seeking specific feedback, "More important than being concise is being thoughtful from a policy and technical perspective," he said. "Tying the benefits [of a particular tax change] to the economy, to job creation, is very, very important."As to whether tax reform is on the horizon in the near-term, a recently released survey from Miller & Chevalier and the National Foreign Trade Council predicts that it will arrive in 2017. "It's not a question of 'if,' it's a question of 'when," Gerson said.