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San Francisco Chapter
Holds Annual Meeting

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.  

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Westchester-Fairfield Chapter
Holds Annual Tax Education Day

Over sixty members and guests attended the Westchester–Fairfield Chapter’s Annual Tax Education Day in Darien, Connecticut. The event was co-sponsored by Deloitte and Jones Day. At the event, the Chapter presented a scholarship to Michael Olynick, a graduate student at Fairfield University.

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Los Angeles Chapter
Holds Annual Meeting and Tax Administrator Night

  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… Read more »

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Introducing the 2016-17 Executive Committee

At TEI’s Annual Meeting of Members on August 9, the 2016–17 international president was sworn in, and the transition to the new Executive Committee took place. Janice Lucchesi is the new international president; Robert Howren, senior vice president; James Silvestri, secretary; and Katrina Welch, treasurer. The remaining Executive Committee members… Read more »

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Atlanta Chapter
Hosts All-Day CPE Event

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… Read more »

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TEI Canada
Celebrates Fiftieth Annual Canadian Tax Conference

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… Read more »

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Cleveland Chapter
Awards TEI Graduate Assistantship

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… Read more »

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Detroit Chapter
Celebrates Four Years of Scholarships

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… Read more »

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Portland Chapter
Hosts Annual Tax Conference

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… Read more »

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New England Chapter
Presents Scholarships at All-Day Meeting

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.

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