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TEI’s 76th Annual Conference Goes Hybrid!

After hosting the 75th Annual Conference virtually due to COVID-19, TEI is offering the best of both worlds for the 76th Annual Conference, now scheduled for October 24–27, 2021, at the Omni Orlando Resort at ChampionsGate in Florida. The Institute is excited to offer members the opportunity to meet in… Read more »

Introducing the 2021–2022 Executive Committee

Although they won’t officially be sworn in until the Annual Meeting of Members in August, we wanted to introduce you to the new TEI Executive Committee. Mitch Trager will be the new international president, Wayne Monfries will be senior vice president, Sandhya Edupuganty will be secretary, and Josie Scalia will… Read more »

New York Chapter
Awards Scholarships

In December, the president of TEI’s New York Chapter, Sheila Rao, was happy to award four scholarships to future tax professionals. We congratulate the following scholarship winners: Primrose Zvinavashe of the master’s program at Pace University, who also holds a JD from the university’s law school, was awarded the Jerry… Read more »

TEI Advocacy Update

TEI’s standing committees continue their excellent advocacy work across the globe. Copies of TEI’s submissions can be found at www.tei.org/advocacy. To get involved in TEI’s advocacy efforts, please reach out to our committee chairs or any member of TEI’s legal staff. TEI’s Tax Reform Task Force Outlines New Guideposts for… Read more »

Reflecting on the Past 14 Months

As the Institute starts to see the light at the end of the proverbial pandemic tunnel, we wanted to share some information about what we’ve been doing to help our members and our chapters get through these trying times. In March 2020, we launched the COVID-19 Resource Portal on our… Read more »

TEI Staff News

After fifteen years, TEI’s executive director, Eli Dicker, concluded his service to the Institute in January. Eli will join Crowe LLP, one of TEI’s platinum sponsors, as managing director of national markets. Eli played a critical role leading TEI’s staff, and we are grateful for his many contributions. The Executive… Read more »

TEI Extends Policy of No In-Person Meetings

In mid-July, in the face of the widespread health and safety dangers posed by COVID-19, TEI announced an Institute-wide policy barring in-person meetings of any sort and at any level within TEI through the end of calendar year 2020. The Institute acknowledged that policy statements are extremely rare and are… Read more »

Help TEI Better Understand You, Our Members!

As the Institute works to provide the best opportunities—for networking, education, and advocacy—to our members, we’d appreciate it if you would take a few minutes to tell us more about yourself. It’s quick and easy to update your profile. Once you’re logged in at www.tei.org, you can edit your profile… Read more »

TEI Hosts 75th Annual Conference Virtually

For the first time in its history, TEI hosted the 75th Annual Conference completely virtually. With fifty sessions, fifty-seven sponsors (including ten new or returning firms), and 200 speakers, the conference offered attendees a full range of tax technical and networking opportunities. Topics covered included a presidential election preview, Brexit,… Read more »

Introducing the 2020–2021 Executive Committee

As with so many things in 2020, TEI’s Annual Meeting of Members did not go off as expected. However, over the course of three days in August, TEI’s incoming Executive Committee (EC) met, the Annual Meeting of Members was held, and the new Board of Directors was sworn in—all through… Read more »