The TEI San Francisco Chapter hosted its annual meeting at the San Francisco Marriott Union Square in early June. At the meeting, there were two guest speakers, presentation of the Chapter’s Meritorious Service Award to past Chapter President Karen Bowen, and speeches by the outgoing and incoming Chapter presidents.  

A highlight of the Philadelphia and Harrisburg Chapters’ year is awarding scholarships to outstanding students from local universities. The two chapters pool their resources to maximize scholarship awards. For the 2015–16 academic year, the chapters awarded seven $2,000 scholarships. A scholarship candidate must be a junior or senior accounting or…

  On June 1, the TEI Los Angeles Chapter held its annual meeting and tax administrator night. The chapter hosted senior officials from the Internal Revenue Service, the Franchise Tax Board, the State Board of Equalization, and the County Office of the Assessor, as well as TEI Executive Director Eli…

  In late February, TEI Los Angeles Chapter members celebrated the chapter’s seventieth anniversary in style at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Grant Thornton sponsored the event for members and guests, who enjoyed private tours of the museum. “Grant Thornton is honored to sponsor TEI Los Angeles’ seventieth…

The TEI Atlanta Chapter hosted a half-day SALT CPE event early this summer. The event, presented by PricewaterhouseCoopers, covered state tax policy trends and featured keynote speaker Lynne Riley, commissioner of the Georgia Department of Revenue. Joe Garrett, deputy commissioner of the Alabama Department of Revenue, and Frank O’Connell, general…