An out-of-state company can’t be required to collect sales tax in a state unless the state has a strong enough connection to it. Determining whether this connection, or nexus, exists is increasingly complicated. More than twenty years ago, though, the U.S. Supreme Court provided some certainty for companies. The Court… Read more »
The New England Chapter’s annual All-Day Meeting on May 13 included the presentation of two Chapter scholarship awards. TEI New England has established scholarships with two regional universities and awards the scholarships annually to exceptional students who have committed to further education in tax.
In late April, more than 100 participants gathered at the Multnomah Athletic Club in Portland, Oregon, for the TEI Portland Chapter’s Annual Tax Conference. The keynote speaker at the conference was Jon Traub, managing principal of Deloitte’s tax policy group, who provided attendees with insights into tax policy and politics…
In 2012, the TEI Detroit Chapter established a college scholarship program and is grateful to have had the opportunity to fund several scholarships each year since. The most recent scholarship was awarded to Jennifer Fowler, a senior majoring in accounting at the University of Michigan–Dearborn. Jennifer plans to sit for…
In April, the University of Akron hosted its annual School of Accountancy awards banquet. Master of Taxation (MAT) and juris doctor student Danielle Shaffer was awarded the TEI Cleveland Chapter Graduate Assistant Award, which provides half the tuition cost of the MAT program in exchange for the student’s assistance in…
The Fiftieth Annual Canadian Tax Conference was held at the Château Laurier in Ottawa, May 1–4. The conference planning committee included Lynn Moen, TEI vice president for Canadian affairs (Walton Global Investments); Richard Taylor, chair of the Canadian commodity tax committee (Rogers Communications); Grant Lee, chair of the Canadian income…
The Atlanta TEI chapter’s All-Day CPE Event on May 19 was presented by Ernst & Young at the Renaissance Atlanta Waverly Hotel. During the event, several presenters covered subjects such as current topics in controversy, tax accounting, legislative and technology updates, and global tax in a BEPS world, as well…
As technology standards continue to change, so do their impact on the tax function and corporate tax professionals. Tax Executive convened a roundtable to discuss the burgeoning relationship among technology standards, tax requirements, and the changing dynamics of tax professionals. Kelly Necessary, senior director of tax at Time Warner Cable;…
The proposed regulations ignore the commercial realities of doing business in a global economy. They create a bias toward third-party borrowing and equity investments in lieu of intercompany debt. If finalized in their current form, the proposed regulations will force companies to choose inefficient mechanisms for financing their operations and…
Angela Wallace didn’t just jump right into tax. One month after graduating from college with a bachelor of science in biology, Wallace and her husband started their family. She chose not to pursue her plans to become a physical therapist. “I waited tables for four years because it provided flexible… Read more »
