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TEI SALT Committee Holds Liaison Meetings

TEI’s State and Local Tax (SALT) Committee has held several liaison meetings with state revenue departments and intergovernmental tax agencies over the past six months. These meetings have provided TEI members the opportunity to begin a dialogue with state tax administrators and discuss issues of concern to TEI members, including… Read more »

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TEI Holds Liaison Meeting With the British Columbia Ministry of Finance

On May 16, TEI’s Canadian Commodity Tax Committee held a liaison meeting with the British Columbia (BC) Ministry of Finance. Jordan Goss, executive director of the consumer tax programs branch; Anne Foy, strategic advisor of the tax policy branch; Satish Perhar, executive director of the Vancouver district office; and Bob… Read more »

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Successful 66th Midyear Conference!
More than 400 attendees gathered at the Grand Hyatt in Washington, D.C., March 13–16 for TEI’s 66th Midyear Conference

James Kroeker, vice-chairman, Financial Accounting Standards Board; John Koskinen, commissioner, Internal Revenue Service; U.S. Rep. Kevin Brady, (R-TX), chairman, House Ways & Means Committee; and William Wilkins, chief counsel, Internal Revenue Service, anchored the educational program as keynote speakers. Members and nonmembers alike enjoyed more than thirty additional sessions covering… Read more »

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Wisconsin Chapter
Celebrates Sixty Years

Approximately fifty members and guests of the TEI Wisconsin Chapter gathered on February 25 to celebrate the chapter’s sixtieth anniversary. Celebrants included chapter past presidents, current chapter officers, and a number of individuals from professional service firms, in addition to members. Dawn Peterson, current chapter president, shared stories from the… Read more »

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Wisconsin Chapter
Honors Carita Twinem With Meritorious Service Award

  Meritorious is defined as “deserving praise, reward, and esteem” or “deserving of divine grace.” These words are an appropriate description for the Wisconsin Chapter’s Meritorious Service Award winner: Carita Twinem. Twinem joined TEI in 1988 and immediately became active in making a difference. She has held all chapter officer… Read more »

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Cleveland Chapter
Mourns Passing of Past President Naughton

The TEI Cleveland Chapter is saddened by the passing of Past President John Naughton in early February. Naughton was a graduate of West Tech High School in Cleveland and then went on to serve in the U.S. Army. After serving in the military, he graduated from the Ohio State University… Read more »

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San Francisco Chapter
Performs Community Service

TEI San Francisco Chapter members participated in its third Annual Tax Volunteer Day. Members were busy all day assisting low-income community members with their 2015 federal and state income tax returns. This event was held in partnership with the Bayview Hunters Point YMCA and their Volunteer Income Tax Assistance clinic.… Read more »

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U.S. Supreme Court Issues GVR Order in First Marblehead v. Massachusetts Commissioner of Revenue

On October 13, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an order following TEI’s recommendation to issue a “GVR order” in First Marblehead v. Massachusetts Commissioner of Revenue. First Marblehead involves the proper apportionment of a financial institution’s income under Massachusetts’ financial institutions excise tax. The taxpayer claimed that the apportionment… Read more »

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Iowa Chapter
Awards Scholarship to Iowa State Student

Shelby Beilke from Humboldt, Iowa, is a senior at Iowa State University majoring in accounting. After taking an accounting class in high school, Beilke became inspired to pursue a degree in the field. “I felt accounting aligned well with my personal values,” she said. Growing up, Beilke devoted her free… Read more »

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Austin Chapter
Celebrates Fifteenth Anniversary

  Last December, the Austin Chapter held a luncheon to celebrate the fifteenth anniversary of the founding of the chapter. The chapter invited as many original members as possible to celebrate and reflect on the success of the chapter. Nine of the original members were able to attend and shared… Read more »

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