Departments and Columns
Acknowledgments
TEI gratefully acknowledges the support of the following firms sponsoring TEI’s 2022 Tax Technology Seminar. 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 Alteryx BDO Bloomberg Tax & Accounting CFO Services… Read more »
Daniel Smith
Silicon Valley Chapter
Where do you think the president of TEI’s Silicon Valley Chapter works? If you guessed Google, you’d be right—as long as you didn’t google it first. Daniel Smith, head of the Silicon Valley Chapter since July 2021, has successfully navigated pandemic concerns in the months since assuming the presidency of… Read more »
TEI’s Hybrid 72nd Midyear Conference
Continuing Education Calendar
2022 Tax Technology Seminar May 2–3 San Francisco, CA TEI Region 1 Virtual 54th Canadian Tax Conference May 2–3 Virtual TEI Region 9 Virtual Conference May 11 Virtual TEI Region 10 42nd Annual Conference May 16–18 La Jolla, CA TEI Region 8 Annual Conference Event June 8–12 Hilton Head Island,… Read more »
Mary Jones
Can tax be a refuge from other academic pursuits? For Mary Jones, director of benefits taxation at Microsoft Corporation, it was. “I fell into the tax space as I was trying to escape litigation and employment law and found the benefits group at an employment law firm with which I… Read more »
TAA in 2022
Last fall, the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants released results from a survey about tax analytics and automation (TAA). The survey aimed to gather data about and insights into the benefits, applications, integration, obstacles, and regulatory environment surrounding TAA technologies. Although it appears that the in-house tax… Read more »
Celebrating Our 72nd Midyear Conference Success
We hoped that our Midyear Conference would be a huge success this year, and we were certainly not disappointed. In fact, the quality of the content and the attendance numbers exceeded our expectations. Limited space prevents me from enumerating all the fantastic plenary and breakout sessions at the meeting, but… Read more »
Navigating the Automation Journey on a Budget
All tax departments either have begun or should be beginning the exciting and game-changing journey to automate their operations. But what does this really mean, from a practical budgetary perspective and from a mission-driven one? To find out, we interviewed two professionals in this arena, Mindy McGlaughlin, CPA and director… Read more »
Digital Transformation in the Tax World
There’s no turning back when it comes to digital transformation in the tax space. But are you prepared to deal with it head on? To get a professional perspective, we turned to an expert who’s been navigating this digital sea change from its beginnings. Satnam Singh, chief product officer for… Read more »
Bloomberg: D&I in the Workplace
Diversity and inclusion (D&I) is one of the leading initiatives recognized by corporate tax and accounting firms and professionals, spurring several firms to conduct studies on the issue over the past few years. Bloomberg Tax’s recent report, Diversity and Inclusion Study: The Struggle to Meet D&I Goals, includes data from… Read more »
State and Local Tax Implications for a Remote Workforce State and local tax issues related to remote workforces have…
Tax’s Role in Tech Transformation As tax experiences its own transformation with technology, companies are…
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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…
TEI Roundtable No. 48: AI Implementation in Today’s Tax Landscape As artificial intelligence (AI) gains traction throughout the business world,…