Annette Nellen, CPA, CGMA, Esq., is a professor in and director of San Jose State University's graduate tax program (MST). Annette is active in the tax sections of the AICPA (past chair of the Tax Executive Committee), ABA and California Lawyers Association. She authors Bloomberg BNA Tax Portfolio #533, Amortization of Intangibles, and the Tax Notes State Moving Forward? column, co-authors four textbooks, and runs the 21st Century Taxation website and blog (www.21stcenturytaxation.com [http://www.21stcenturytaxation.com] [http://www.21stcenturytaxation... [http://www.21stcenturytaxation.com]] [http://www.21stcenturytaxation... [http://www.21stcenturytaxation... [http://www.21stcenturytaxation.com/]]]). Annette is a frequent speaker on tax reform and policy topics, cryptocurrency, worker classification and tax law developments. She is chair of the AICPA Virtual Currency Taxation Task Force.