The Impact of Loving and Ridgely on Corporate Tax Practice
Former OPR Director Reflects on Her Tenure at the IRS
Many TEI members are acquainted with the IRS’s Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) and Karen Hawkins, its director until just a few months ago. In the first day of her new life, Hawkins graciously agreed to talk to Tax Executive about her tenure at OPR and the impact of two…
TEI Roundtable No. 5: Corporate Structure and the Evolving Tax Function
As the Tax Role Elevates in Importance, So Does Status in Corporate Hierarchy
Let’s tell it like it is. The role of the corporate tax practitioner has changed dramatically in the last twenty years as the tax function has expanded in scope and responsibility. Not surprisingly, the status of the head of corporate tax has changed as well, and now more chief tax…
VAT Extends Global Reach
Why Don’t We Have VAT in the U.S.?


Planning for IRS Audits in an Era of Uncertainty In its ongoing crusade against so-called “basis-shifting” transactions, the Internal…
TEI Roundtable No. 53: Using AI for Tax Law Research As artificial intelligence continues its scorching rise, in-house tax professionals…
The Fringe Benefit Rules Applicable to Protecting Executives Since the 2024 murder of Brian Thompson, the CEO of…
Zooming In on Tax Provision Software’s Biggest Benefit It’s no secret that the annual income tax provision is…
Opportunity Knocks: Resolving Tax Issues in the Current IRS Environment Decades of underfunding and hiring freezes have thoroughly depleted the…
Nurturing the Future of TEI My presidency came at a pivotal time for TEI and…