Question: How Can Companies Take Advantage of Digital Assets With No Tax Impact?
The Experts: Michael Graber, John Cardone, Bassel Elbetanony, and Nick Juffer
Digital-asset-based loyalty and reward programs allow companies to create a tailored customer experience across multiple brands without introducing the tax uncertainty that exists elsewhere in the digital asset and blockchain ecosystem. Digital assets, such as cryptocurrency and non-fungible tokens (NFTs), are treated by the Internal Revenue Service as personal property.…
Mark Caluori
Mark Caluori’s career in tax has been a journey of continuous learning and growth. From his early days at Deloitte and EY to his long tenure at Pan American Silver, where he is the vice president, tax, Caluori’s experiences have shaped him into a seasoned professional ready to tackle the… Read more »
TEI Submits Comments on Proposal for Brazilian Cooperative Compliance System
On June 10, TEI sent a letter to the Brazilian tax authorities recommending that Brazil adopt a cooperative compliance program with taxpayers. TEI noted the advantages of such a program include providing tax authorities with transparency and taxpayers with certainty, improving the risk assessment process, and assisting the Brazilian tax… Read more »
TEI Submits Comments on Notice 2023-63, Section 174, and Software Development
On July 24, TEI submitted comments on Notice 2023-63 and Section 174, with a particular focus on rules related to software development for future proposed regulations. TEI requested rules for determining the proper unit of account with respect to specified research or experimental expenditures (SREs) and further guidance on what… Read more »
Region 8
Annual Conference Takes Place in Hilton Head
TEI Region 8 held another successful regional meeting June 12–16 at the beautiful Westin Hilton Head Resort & Spa in South Carolina. Top national speakers graced attendees with their presence and informative presentations. As always, all the families who joined enjoyed a great time on the beach as well as…
Passing the Torch, TEI Proud
It’s amazing how quickly a year, this past year, has gone by. It seems as if just a couple of months ago Wayne Monfries passed the torch, and now it is my turn to pass it to Josie Scalia. “We are in it for a minute.” And that is the… Read more »
Region 2
Forum Returns to Atlantic City
TEI Region 2 held its fifteenth Annual Forum June 3–4 at the Borgata in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The day-and-a-half forum kicked off with a plenary on the current tax policy environment, followed by a number of educational breakouts on topics ranging from emerging federal issues to new tax technology.…
Tax’s Role in Tech Transformation
As tax experiences its own transformation with technology, companies are implementing higher-level tech transformations. So where does tax fit into that greater evolution? Tax Executive’s senior editor, Michi Trota, sat down with Daren Campbell, tax technology and transformation leader at EY Americas, to answer that question and gain insights into… Read more »
Come See Us in D.C.!
TEI’s staff was pleased to welcome current senior vice president and incoming international president, Josie Scalia, and current treasurer and incoming senior vice president, Walter Doggett, to our Washington, D.C., office. Scalia, who lives in Montreal, traveled to D.C. for work meetings and made time to discuss her upcoming presidential… Read more »
Key Challenges and Opportunities for Tax Directors in a Tightening Economy
Maximize tax savings but tread carefully with debt restructurings
Navigating a tightening economic cycle—characterized by prolonged high interest rates and uncertainty about future rate cuts—requires care and foresight. In the current financial climate, companies tend to accrue substantial net operating losses (NOLs), tax credits, and other tax assets and face deteriorating investments in their subsidiaries. Debt modifications and forbearances…
Optimizing Your Tax and IT Stack Tax leaders, tax technologists, chief financial officers (CFOs), and chief…
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…
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…