The IRS has named its new "Professor in Residence," and it's none other than Professor Gregg D. Polsky - the Sheila M. McDevitt Professor of Law at Florida State University. Woohoo! For those of you not familiar with the Professor in Residence position at the IRS, here's some background info from the IRS press release: The Internal Revenue Service Office of Chief Counsel revived its Professor in Residence program earlier this year. Dormant since the late 1980s, the program provides some of the nation's top legal academicians the opportunity to contribute to the development of legal tax policy and administration. Reporting directly to the Chief Counsel, the Professor in Residence provides advice and assistance on a wide array of legal issues within the scope of his or her expertise. Am I the only one picturing a guy smoking a pipe, sitting in a huge leather chair by the fireplace in a book-lined room with mahogany accents? I wonder if the fine folks down at the IRS head over to the Professor's office after a long day, pour a couple of snifters of brandy, light up some cigars, and kick back to discuss the latest transfer pricing scandal. While it might not be all that glamorous, I think it does have to win the crown for Best Government Job Title Ever!