Author: Tax Executive Staff

Acknowledgments

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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 Andersen BDO Birch Risk Advisors Bloomberg Tax CAC Specialty Crowe LLP CSC Corptax Deloitte… Read more »

Continuing Education Calendar

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  2025 Pillar Two Webinar Series September 9–11 and 16–18 Virtual 2025 Federal Tax Course – Level 1 (Simulive Edition) October 16–November 20 Virtual 80th Annual Conference October 26–29 San Francisco, CA Tax Technology Webinar Series November 17–20 Virtual 2026 76th Midyear Conference March 15–18 Washington, DC Tax Technology Seminar… Read more »

Congratulations to TEI’s 2024–2025 Meritorious Service Award Recipients

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TEI would like to thank the following members for their outstanding service to the Institute and its chapters over the past year. The Meritorious Committee Service Award recognizes members for their outstanding contributions to the Institute through involvement with a committee. The Meritorious Chapter and Region Service Award recognizes members… Read more »

Bethany Mesko
Denver Chapter

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When Bethany Mesko enrolled as an undergraduate at Wayne State University, her declared major was mechanical engineering. “I was strong in math and science, so my rationale was that engineering would be a good pick,” she says. However, her experience in an introductory accounting class changed her trajectory. “I had…

Report on the Future of Professionals

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This summer, Thomson Reuters released its Future of Professionals Report 2025, which “highlights a new divide among organizations: Those that adopt an AI strategy and those that do not,” says Steve Hasker, president and CEO of Thomson Reuters, in the report’s foreword. The report shows that organizations with clear AI… Read more »

TEI Roundtable No. 53: Using AI for Tax Law Research
How tax professionals can thoughtfully leverage—and embrace—the acceleration of artificial intelligence

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As artificial intelligence continues its scorching rise, in-house tax professionals are turning to it more frequently to gain workflow efficiencies. One particular area in which AI can do just that is tax law research—if done with human oversight. Using AI for research requires careful attention to detail and knowledge about…

Opportunity Knocks: Resolving Tax Issues in the Current IRS Environment
The Experts: Tom Cullinan, John W. Hackney, and Charles P. Rettig

Decades of underfunding and hiring freezes have thoroughly depleted the operations of the Internal Revenue Service, adversely impacting virtually every internal and external function. Recent and forthcoming reductions to the IRS have so severely hampered its ability to enforce tax laws to the point that the IRS and taxpayers must…

Nurturing the Future of TEI

My presidency came at a pivotal time for TEI and the greater tax community on the international stage. I’ve made it my mission to advance our profession, hoping to make a significant difference now and to plant the seeds for my successors to build the TEI brand for the next… Read more »