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TEI Celebrates Students at Meet-and-Greet

As part of the 75th Anniversary Celebration at TEI’s Annual Conference held in New York City in October, TEI invited students interested in starting a career in tax to attend this historic meeting and experience networking with a variety of in-house tax professionals, sponsors, and other meeting participants. Several TEI… Read more »

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The New Era of Transparency: Global Trends and Management Strategies
The times they are a-changin’, panelists say

In a particularly engaging session at TEI’s Annual Conference and 75th Anniversary Celebration, panelists discussed the dynamic developments that have resulted in what corporate tax professionals are calling “a new era in transparency.” The session included expert panelists: Sonal Majmudar, a tax partner at Mayer Brown; James Gordon, national co-lead… Read more »

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TEI Bestows President’s Award on Makaris and Wireman, Honorary Membership on Silbiger

Two of the highest honors a TEI member can receive are the Institute’s President’s Award and honorary membership. At the 75th Anniversary Celebration at TEI’s Annual Conference, the Institute gave the President’s Award to Rita Makaris and Richard Wireman II and honorary membership to Mark Silbiger. Here’s a brief summary… Read more »

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It’s a Celebration!
TEI takes to the Big Apple for its diamond anniversary milestone

TEI descended on the New York Marriott Marquis in Times Square to celebrate its seventy-fifth anniversary at the Annual Conference in October. More than 500 registrants, including members from around the world, 175 speakers, more than seventy sponsor firms, and TEI’s entire staff joined to participate in this special occasion.… Read more »

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Heard at the Conference

At TEI’s 75th Anniversary Celebration, we asked attendees and sponsors to tell us what TEI meant to them and to describe the value of the TEI experience. Here’s a sampling of what our fabulous attendees and our equally excellent sponsors had to say.

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Global Tax Policy and Controversy Trends
Only one thing is certain—they’re not boring

In an engaging and educational Annual Conference session moderated by Cliff Mangano, chair of TEI’s IRS Administrative Affairs Committee, a panel of experts discussed recent developments and trends in global tax policy and controversy. The experts included Scott Frewing, tax partner in the Palo Alto office of Baker McKenzie, who… Read more »

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EMEA Chapter Members Report on OECD Stakeholder Meeting

After more than seventy-five years, TEI’s global influence is, by any measure, enormous. An illustrative example is the recent Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Stakeholder Day on Global Mobility, in which two members of TEI’s EMEA Chapter, Karine Halimi-Guez, vice president and head of tax at Booking.com, and… Read more »

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Tax Credit Transferability and Direct Pay Proposed Under the IRA
Potential for interactions with Section 174 complicate a seemingly simple program

The new tax credits in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) mean that more taxpayers will have access to more tax credits in the near future. But recent guidance highlights some uncertainties that taxpayers should be aware of before jumping in. The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service recently released… Read more »

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The Deference Doctrine—Its History and Possible Future
The Chevron doctrine has weathered changes since 1984, but the biggest one of all may be on the horizon

The doctrine of administrative deference, established in the Chevron case in 1984, requires deference to an agency’s reasonable interpretation of an ambiguous statute.1 The two-part test for requiring deference first addresses whether “Congress has directly spoken to the precise question at issue.”2 If so, the court must enforce the “unambiguous… Read more »

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TEI Roundtable No. 45: The 2023 Survey of Chief Tax Officers
Does your company have a tax technologist?

Chief tax officers (CTOs) are integral to the fabric of TEI, with their own roundtable discussion group and their participation in all aspects of the organization. Recently, TEI held a CTO discussion group session regarding the role and prevalence of tax technologists and surveyed CTOs on several issues, including whether… Read more »

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