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From: Smoter Susan [mailto:Susan.Smoter@irs.gov]
Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2007 4:30 AM
To: tax@lists.oasis-open.org
Subject: [tax] FW: Tax XML Data Elements
Would someone like to
comment on this?
__________________________
Susan
L. Smoter
Director, Internet
Development Services
Electronic Tax
Administration, IRS
From: Tom
DeVilbiss [mailto:tom@devilbiss.name]
Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2007 11:53
PM
To: Smoter Susan
Subject: Tax XML Data
Elements
You are
listed as a Co-Chair on the OASIS Tax XML TC.
I'm
retired and trying to build a little enthusiasm for an open
source Genealogy. I've got a crazy idea that the industry (at least
open source) could use the XML Taxonomy as database elements and save us all a
lot of trouble later on when we strat finding the sharing opportunites between
our ancestors and the public records they leave
behind.
Most of
the elements that I've need so far have come from the Human
Resources schema, but when I got onto a "graves project" I got stumped.
Apparently the HR
folks don't haven't defined an element for "deceased" or "Date Deceased" or
other details dealing with an individual having expired. It occurred to me that
these might well be elements that the Tax Administration task force might use. I
was unable to find your poposed taxonomy on the Committee web site, so I
thought I'd see if you might be able to help. These are not elements that are
likely to cause controversy once identifiedvand there might be a straman out
there some place...
First
I'd like to thank you for recognizing and dealing with the importance of
standardization and then thank you in advance for any advice/details you might
be able to give me.
Tom
DeVilbiss