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Early Registration Now Available for the 67th TEI Midyear Conference!
The 67th Midyear Conference will take place March 19-22, 2017, at the Grand Hyatt Washington in Washington, D.C. Take advantage of early registration rates available now through February 19. Available Discounts There are discounts available for attendees from the same organization and for first-time attendees. All discounts must be applied… Read more »
Wisconsin Chapter
Service Award
The Wisconsin Chapter recently presented Janet Kreilein (right) the 2016 Chapter Meritorious Service Award. Dawn Peterson (left), who presented the award, spoke to attendees about the contributions Kreilein has made. “When I left the world of public accounting in the spring of 2004, joining TEI was at the top of… Read more »
Atlanta Chapter
Hosts 2016 Lunch Meeting
At a lunch meeting held by TEI’s Atlanta Chapter at Maggiano’s—Cumberland Mall this past fall, a presentation by Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan covered “Selected Practical and Ethical Considerations for In-House Tax Professionals” with keynote speaker Tom Cullinan, partner, Sutherland.
TEI Holds Liaison Meeting With the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue
On August 9, a delegation from TEI’s Philadelphia Chapter met with representatives from the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue (DOR). The delegation addressed taxpayer concerns arising from the DOR’s new corporation tax systems and procedures, such as gaps among assessments of tax, interest, and penalties; failure to notify taxpayers when an… Read more »
TEI Appointed as Member of the European Commission’s VAT Expert Group
On September 30, the European Commission reappointed TEI as a member of the VAT Expert Group for a three-year term. The VAT Expert Group was established in 2012 to “advise the Commission on the preparation of legislative acts and other policy initiatives in the field of VAT” and to “provide… Read more »
Treasury Includes TEI Recommendations in Final Section 385 Regulations
If pleasure is the absence of pain, as one panelist suggested at TEI’s recent Annual Conference in Philadelphia, then the final Section 385 regulations, released October 13, are a welcome pleasure compared to what might have been. The final regulations, summarized in this issue’s cover feature on page 20, seem… Read more »
San Francisco Chapter
Mourns Past President Mike Martello (December 14, 1941 - July 1, 2016)
TEI San Francisco Past President Michael Edward Martello, fondly known as Mike by most, was born on a U.S. Marine base in Quantico, Virginia. He was the eldest of six children. The family relocated to Clifton, New Jersey, in the early 1950s. He graduated from St. Mary’s Catholic High School… Read more »
Atlanta Chapter
Hosts SALT CPE Event
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… Read more »
Los Angeles Chapter
Celebrates 70 Years
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… Read more »
Philadelphia and Harrisburg Chapters
Present Scholarships
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… Read more »
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