He also served on the New York County Lawyers board of directors. He has been an arbitrator for the New York City Civil Court since 1972. He also served on the Advisory Group to Senate Finance Committee Staff on Subchapter C Revision. Jacobs has published more than 20 significant tax articles and lectures frequently on tax-related topics. These groups publish material dealing with their fields of expertise, much of which is not available through commercial publishers.
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