Departments and Columns
International Tax Competitiveness 2023
Every year, the Tax Foundation updates its index of international tax competitiveness—an evalution of how the member countries in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development structure their tax systems. The index defines a competitive tax code as “one that keeps marginal tax rates low” and, to inform its rankings,… Read more »
Continuing Education Calendar
2023 2023 Federal Tax Course – Level 1 (Simulive Edition) November 6–December 19 Virtual 2023 US International Tax Course (Simulive Edition November 8–January 17 virtual Tax Technology Webinar Series: Byte-Sized Essentials November 28–30 Virtual 2024 74th Midyear Conference March 17–20 Washington, DC Federal Tax Course –… Read more »
Kelvin Jeffrey Ramirez
San Francisco Chapter
Kelvin Jeffrey Ramirez, CPA, president of TEI’s San Francisco Chapter and senior director of tax at Informatica, has a game plan for opening up communication and interaction within the chapter and beyond. “What’s top of mind is returning to in-person meetings. During COVID, we stayed in touch via Zoom, but… Read more »
A Conversation With a Latin America Tax Expert
The Expert: Lionel Nobre
The Ask the Expert column in this issue differs slightly from its usual form. Instead of posing a specific question to a tax expert, we decided to pose a series of questions to someone who has spent nearly his entire career as a tax professional. That expert, Lionel Nobre, has… Read more »
Tax Avoidance Rule in Canada Tested in Deans Knight Case
The Expert: Steve Suarez
Question: What does the Supreme Court decision in Deans Knight mean for tax professionals? The general anti-avoidance rule (GAAR) in Canada’s Income Tax Act applies when a taxpayer undertakes transactions whose primary purpose is to obtain a tax benefit, in a way that abuses or misuses one or more provisions… Read more »
Acknowledgments
TEI gratefully acknowledges the support of its sponsors. Their financial support enables TEI to maintain a rich program of value-added education, networking, and advocacy activities for the in-house tax community. Exclusive Affinity Partner Thomson Reuters Platinum ADP Inc. Andersen Baker McKenzie Bloomberg Tax & Accounting Crowe LLP CSC Corptax Deloitte… Read more »
Continuing Education Calendar
2023 2023 Annual Conference (75th Anniversary Celebration) October 22-25 New York, NY Federal Tax Course – Level 1 Simulative November 6-January 16 virtual US International Tax Course Simulative November 8-January 18 Virtual Tax Technology Seminar Update November 28-30 Virtual Federal Tax Course-Level 2 Simulative January 23-February… Read more »
Kristina Capretta
Toronto Chapter
Kristina Capretta, senior tax manager at PepsiCo Canada and the 2022–2023 president of TEI’s Toronto Chapter, has always had an interest in accounting and business, despite her original plan to become a teacher. In her first year of university, she found out quickly that she wanted to go down the business… Read more »
The Rise of AI
It seems that almost everyone is talking about artificial intelligence (AI) these days—and for good reason. Ray Grove, head of product for Thomson Reuters, who leads its transactional compliance space, has an interesting perspective on this issue, so senior editor Michael Levin-Epstein sat down with him recently to find out… Read more »
Tax Data Takes Center Stage
As TEI members know all too well, when it comes to tax data, we may be at a tipping point. To find out more about where we’re really at when it comes to tax data, Michael Levin-Epstein, senior editor of Tax Executive, interviewed one of the most knowledgeable tax professionals… Read more »
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