Author: Tax Executive Staff

Nebraska Chapter
Hosts Eighth Annual Chapter Meeting

by Tax Executive Staff
February 23, 2016
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In early November, the Nebraska TEI Chapter hosted its eighth annual TEI Chapter Meeting. Nearly 150 professionals registered for the full-day event, and the chapter welcomed Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts to provide the opening presentation. The event included six additional sessions and a two-hour ethics session, allowing attendees to earn…

Baltimore–Washington Chapter
Awards Scholarships at Washington Nationals Game

by Tax Executive Staff
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At its annual Tax Education/Washington Nationals Baseball Game event in early May, the Baltimore–Washington TEI Chapter awarded $10,000 in scholarships to students pursuing a Master of Science in Taxation (MST) degree at American University in Washington, D.C., and the University of Baltimore, School of Law in Baltimore, Maryland. TEI scholarships…

Atlanta Chapter
Hosts Luncheons and Half-Day Event

by Tax Executive Staff
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  The Atlanta Chapter hosted its first monthly luncheon of the 2015–16 year in late September at Maggiano’s in Cumberland. Representing Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP (DHG) and serving as guest speakers were Don Dismuke, tax partner in Atlanta, and Phil Laminack, tax manager in Atlanta. Their presentation addressed recent developments…

Change — It’s Everywhere

by Sandy Macfarlane
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No matter who said it first—Heraclitus, the Greek philosopher, or someone else—the message remains true to this very day: The only real constant is change. In the tax world, change is everywhere, in international tax policy developments, administrative and regulatory reorganizations, and expansion of financial reporting regimes, not to mention… Read more »

Dallas Chapter
Lends Helping Hands to TEI Annual Conference

by Tax Executive Staff
February 22, 2016
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If you’re wondering who could possibly have stuffed all those bags that were handed out at the 70th Annual TEI Conference in Dallas last fall, you’re looking at ’em! Members of the Dallas Chapter helped coordinate the event, down to the little details.      

Atlanta Chapter
Reports on Scholarship Program Awards

by Tax Executive Staff
December 28, 2015
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This year marked the eighth successful year of the TEI Atlanta (Georgia) Chapter scholarship program. During this past academic year, the Atlanta Chapter awarded three scholarships of $1,500 each to students studying tax or accounting at a college or university within the metropolitan Atlanta area. The Atlanta Chapter invited the…

Florida Chapter
Hosts U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan

by Tax Executive Staff
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Earlier this fall, TEI’s Florida Chapter kicked off the fiscal 2015 meeting schedule with U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) and members of his staff in Sarasota, Florida. Rep. Buchanan is the sole representative from Florida on the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee. The meeting was an informal exchange of…

Emerging Leader: Jacqueline Hart

by Tax Executive Staff
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“Taxes are inevitable. People complain about them, but many do not understand tax and the ways to manage or minimize tax liability.” With that explanation, it’s easy to understand why Jacqueline Hart chose to go directly into the tax department at Ernst & Young (EY) right after graduating from college.… Read more »