Alexander Rifaat covers the White House and Treasury for Tax Notes Today Federal. Prior to joining Tax Analysts, Rifaat worked at Euromoney, where he covered U.S. and Canadian legal markets. Rifaat holds a M.Sc. from King’s College London and a B.A. from the American University in Cairo. 

Andrea leads a team of legal reporters, offering editorial guidance and setting coverage priorities around state tax litigation, legal trends, seminars, and conferences. She previously served as a legal reporter for Tax Notes Today State. Before joining Tax Analysts in 2017, she was a senior tax policy analyst with the Virginia Department of Taxation’s Office of Tax Policy, where she drafted and reviewed regulations and guidance documents and analyzed tax legislation.  Andrea has a BA in economics from the College of William and Mary, a JD from the College of William and Mary’s Marshall-Wythe School of Law, and an executive LLM in taxation from the Georgetown University Law Center.

Andrew leads a team of legal reporters, offering editorial guidance and setting coverage priorities on a variety of domestic and international tax subjects, and he helps track developments in U.S. courts. As a reporter himself, he covers news related to U.S. international tax, focusing on IRS and Treasury guidance and court developments. He previously served as legal reporter and senior legal reporter for Tax Notes Today Federal. Before joining Tax Analysts in 2013, Andrew worked as an international tax consultant for Deloitte Tax.  He has a BS in commerce from the University of Virginia, a JD from George Washington University Law School, and a master of accountancy from George Washington University.

Cady Stanton is a congressional reporter with Tax Notes Today Federal, covering Capitol Hill since early 2023. Her beat focuses on U.S. federal tax legislation, the House Ways and Means and Senate Finance Committees, IRS appropriations, and other tax updates in Congress. Her reporting has previously appeared in USA Today, The Winsted Phoenix, The Washington Monthly, and The Hill. She has a B.A. from Georgetown University.

Caitlin Mullaney is a legal reporter with Tax Notes Today Federal. Her beat focuses on employee benefits, healthcare, executive compensation, and employment tax issues. Caitlin holds a J.D. and a graduate diploma in comparative law from the Louisiana State University’s Paul M. Hebert Law Center. She graduated from Georgia College & State University with a B.A. double major in political science and mass communications.

Doug Sword is a congressional reporter with Tax Notes Today Federal. He has 25 years’ experience covering local, state, and federal governments for The Indianapolis Star, Scripps Howard News Service, CQ Roll Call and others.

Emily Hollingsworth is a reporter with Tax Notes Today State, covering tax policy and legislation in northeastern and midwestern states. Hollingsworth also investigates state tax trends, and how state tax agencies approach the administration of digital currencies and emerging technologies.

Hollingsworth first joined Tax Notes Today State in 2022 and has a bachelor’s degree in English literature from the University of Mary Washington.

Jeremy guides daily operations for the editorial, growth, and IT departments and concentrates on the development and success of the Tax Notes suite of products. He oversees the organization's publishing efforts, leading initiatives to improve integration and optimize products, pipelines, and workflows. A tax policy and corporate tax expert, he joined Tax Analysts in 2008 and has served as chief content officer, executive editor of commentary and analysis, and editor in chief of Tax Notes Federal. Before joining Tax Analysts, Jeremy practiced law with Silverman & Associates Chtd., and he is a member of the Virginia and District of Columbia bars. Jeremy has a BA in history from the University of Virginia and an LLM in taxation from Georgetown Law Center.

Joseph is a nationally recognized historian of U.S. fiscal and economic policy and serves as the director of the Tax History Project at Tax Analysts. He is a co-creator (with Robert Goulder) of the “Five Minutes On” video series on tax-related topics. He first joined Tax Analysts as an intern in 1987 and later worked as a congressional reporter and a deputy editor in chief. He is the author or co-editor of several books, including Their Fair Share: Taxing the Rich in the Age of FDR, and he writes frequently for national publications and scholarly journals. Joe has a BA in history from Williams College and an MA and PhD in history from the University of Virginia.

Lauren Loricchio is investigations editor, leading Tax Notes’ investigations team, which examines state, federal, and international tax issues. She also reports on transparency issues for Tax Notes Today Federal. She is the recipient of ASBPE bronze regional awards for government coverage (2022) and enterprise reporting (2019) and was a 2017 Society of Professional Journalists-DC Dateline Award finalist for investigative reporting.

Before joining Tax Analysts, Lauren was a staff writer for the Baltimore Sun Media Group where she covered education, breaking news, and community news. She holds a bachelor’s degree in fine arts from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Maryland, College Park. 

Marie, who joined Tax Analysts as a legal reporter in 2010, writes in-depth, technical articles and features on a wide array of federal tax topics and is a frequent guest on the Tax Notes Talk weekly podcast. Her writing has covered such areas as the energy tax credits of the Inflation Reduction Act, partnership audits, and opportunity zones. Before joining Tax Analysts, she was an associate with the tax practice at Covington & Burling LLP and a law clerk for Judge D. Brooks Smith of the Third Circuit and Judge Glen E. Conrad of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia. Marie has a BA in English and economics from Georgetown University and a JD from William & Mary Law School.

Marty specializes in crafting in-depth, technical articles and features on a wide array of economic and tax topics, along with producing analyses on current issues to capture public interest and stimulate discussion. He has written over 1,000 economic analyses for Tax Notes and two books on tax reform, and he has testified before Congress numerous times. Marty was awarded the National Tax Association’s 2021 Davie-Davis Public Service Award, which honors NTA members who have served the public by providing insight and advice on taxation and government finance, and the 2019 Tax Council Policy Institute of Excellence Award. Before joining Tax Analysts in 1995, he taught economics at Rutgers University and served as a staff economist at the Treasury Department and the Joint Committee on Taxation. Marty has a BA in economics from Harvard College and a PhD in economics from Northwestern University.

Michael Smith has been a legal reporter for Tax Notes Today International since 2021. His beat focuses on the foreign tax credit, treaties, and the Scandinavian countries. He has a J.D. from the Antonin Scalia Law School and is a member of the D.C. bar. Michael is working towards his LL.M. in taxation at the Georgetown University Law Center.

Ama specializes in crafting both in-depth, technical articles for Tax Notes International and features on a wide array of tax topics, including tax transparency, the digital economy, the OECD and U.N., tax and ESG (environmental, social, and governance issues), and tax policy in emerging markets and Europe.  Before joining Tax Analysts in 2017, she was a managing editor with Thomson Reuters. Ama is a frequent moderator and panelist for international and academic organizations. A licensed attorney, she has a BA in history, English writing, and Africana studies from the University of Pittsburgh and a JD from Columbia Law School.

Nathan J. Richman has been a legal reporter for Tax Notes Today Federal since the beginning of 2015. His beat focuses on criminal tax, court practice and procedure, depreciation, and methods of tax accounting. He has a J.D. and an LL.M. in taxation from the New York University School of Law and clerked for the Honorable David A. Katz of the Northern District of Ohio.

In addition to his conventional beats, he looks to write stories about quirky tax cases and tax volunteering efforts.

Paul Jones is a 12-year, career reporter with four years’ worth of experience covering state tax policy for Tax Notes on the West Coast. His work in particular focuses on how states’ tax regimes are evolving in reaction to the changing economy, federal tax reform, and the shift of political power in certain states.

Before his time at Tax Notes, he worked as a legal news reporter with the San Francisco Daily Journal, covering the state judicial branch in Sacramento, where he gained experience covering the state legislature and California's political scene.

After receiving a bachelor’s degree in political science, Jones first cut his teeth reporting on local government news in Marin County California, and subsequently earned a master’s degree in journalism from Stanford University. He lives in Sacramento and enjoys visiting historic places.

Bob joined Tax Analysts in 1999 and specializes in crafting both in-depth, technical commentary for his column The Last Word and features on a wide array of cross-border tax topics, producing analyses on current issues to capture public interest and stimulate discussion. He is the creator of the video series “In the Pages” and co-creator (with Joseph Thorndike) of the series “Five Minutes On.” He previously served Tax Analysts as a legal reporter and editor, editor of Tax Notes International, editor in chief of the international department, and tax policy counsel. Before joining Tax Analysts, he practiced law with Bayh, Connaughton & Malone. Bob has a BBA from the University of Michigan and a JD from George Washington University.

Ryan excels in developing comprehensive, technical articles and features that focus mainly on transfer pricing and related issues such as U.S. transfer pricing litigation, OECD-led guidance projects, and other international developments, analyzing pressing issues to engage the public and foster discussion. Previously as a legal reporter for Tax Notes Today International, he covered the OECD’s base erosion and profit-shifting report on transfer pricing as well as high-profile U.S. court decisions, including Amazon v. Commissioner, Medtronic v. Commissioner, and Coca-Cola v. Commissioner. He also helped develop Tax Notes’ Transfer Pricing Center. Before joining Tax Analysts in 2015, Ryan worked as a transfer pricing consultant. He has a BA in economics from Johns Hopkins University and a JD from the University of Illinois College of Law.

Sarah Paez is a reporter for Tax Notes Today International and Tax Notes International covering the EU, Eastern Europe, and Africa, with a focus on EU institutions, national tax policy, and the politics of taxation. Before joining Tax Analysts, Sarah worked as a local news reporter in Pennsylvania, where she received three 2020 reporting awards from the PA NewsMedia Association. Originally from Northern Virginia, she can name all 50 state capitals from memory.

Stephanie specializes in international tax reporting, offering expert coverage on the OECD, the G7 and G20, and the two-pillar global tax reform plan, and she is a frequent guest on the Tax Notes Talk weekly podcast.  She has been included in ICAEW’s #Economia50 list of the most influential sources of finance news and information in social media, and in International Tax Review’s Global Tax 50 list of influential individuals, organizations, and geopolitical events in the tax world. After freelancing for various publications, she joined Tax Analysts in 2012 and previously served as a reporter and senior reporter. Stephanie has a BA in English literature from the University of California, Irvine, and an MS in journalism from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism.