San Francisco Chapter
Conducts Its Annual Meeting
The San Francisco chapter of TEI held its annual meeting at the Marriott Union Square in June. The keynote speaker was Jonathan Traub, managing principal of tax policy group at Deloitte Tax LLP, whose presentation was titled “Tax Policy and Politics in 2014: Glass Half-Full or Half-Empty?” The annual meeting included…
Rochester Chapter
Hosts 65th Anniversary Celebration
On Saturday, November 15, the Rochester, New York, TEI chapter hosted its 65th anniversary celebration at Next Door Bar & Grill right outside Rochester. Chapter members celebrated with their guests and enjoyed recapping the past 65 years of TEI Rochester chapter history. The attendees enjoyed hors d’oeuvres, sushi, and tapas…
Dallas and Fort Worth Chapters
Hold Joint Tax Provision Bootcamp
This past November, the Dallas and Fort Worth chapters held a joint-chapter Tax Provision Bootcamp at Las Colinas Country Club in Irving, Texas, which is midway between Dallas and Fort Worth. The PricewaterhouseCoopers-sponsored event brought in 150 TEI members. Practitioners in PwC’s Dallas office coordinated the event. The program included educational…
Former TEI International Vice President for Canadian Affairs Shiraz Nazerali Awarded High Accounting Honors
This past June, Devon Canada Tax Director Shiraz Nazerali was elected and named a Fellow of the Chartered Accountants (FCA) by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Alberta (ICAA). Every year the ICAA recognizes accountants who have demonstrated a lifetime of attributes who best reflect the profession. “These recipients have… Read more »
Emerging Leader: Kris Rogers
“Tax professionals are often stereotyped, but that’s not today’s industry. It’s exciting! It has a vibrancy I’m not sure our profession has seen before. The new generation of tax professionals are bringing with them an energy that I hope is contagious.” That’s the strong voice of Kris Rogers, director of… Read more »
How Technology Can Make Global Tax Compliance a Competitive Strength
Today’s corporate tax professional faces many compliance challenges, from the evolving regulatory landscape to complex data management issues. Generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), international financial reporting standards (IFRS), and local statutory requirements create many standards for multinational tax departments to understand and reconcile. Increasingly, globalization leads to day-to-day language, time… Read more »
TEI Welcomes New Members, Announces New Seminars
Please join us in welcoming two new members to TEI’s legal team: Lee Gillespie-White is TEI’s new corporate counsel. An accomplished attorney with 18 years of U.S. and international experience, Gillespie-White most recently served as vice president and assistant general counsel for Special Olympics Inc. She can be reached at… Read more »
Acknowledgements
March/April 2015
TEI gratefully acknowledges the support of the following firms that sponsored TEI’s 65th Midyear Conference. Their financial support enables TEI to maintain a rich program of value-added education, networking, and advocacy activities for the in-house tax community. TEI’S EXCLUSIVE AFFINITY PARTNER Thomson Reuters PLATINUM ADP Alvarez & Marsal Taxand LLC…
TEI’s Chapters and Regions — The Engines of Our Growth
The vision, energy, and creativity of our chapter and regional leadership are nothing short of outstanding. These leaders’ ability to deliver superior educational programs and networking opportunities designed specifically for our members reflects the best of what TEI is: members working in the service of their colleagues and peers. Recognizing… Read more »
TEI Roundtable No. 1
The Wynne Case
In November 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in Maryland State Comptroller of the Treasury v. Brian Wynne, et ux. The case involved a particular provision of a Maryland tax statute, which, according to the plaintiff, violated the dormant interstate Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution and potentially…
Prepare for Public Country-by-Country Reporting With public country-by-country reporting (CbCR) on the horizon, companies with…
Question: How Can Companies Take Advantage of Digital Assets With No Tax Impact? Digital-asset-based loyalty and reward programs allow companies to create a…
The Rise of the Excise Tax In August 2022, Public Law No. 117-169—commonly called the Inflation…
Who Is the Customer? Compared to the complexity of cost-of-performance (COP) sourcing of services…
Optimizing Your Tax and IT Stack Tax leaders, tax technologists, chief financial officers (CFOs), and chief…
Navigating Tax Risk in the Modern Era: Why Tax Technology Is Essential In today’s ever-changing tax world, managing the organization’s tax risk…