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.?


Tax Data Takes Center Stage As TEI members know all too well, when it comes…
Excising Stock Buybacks From the Corporate Playbook On August 16, 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022…
TEI Roundtable No. 44: Leadership Development and Succession Planning As we’ve learned from the fabulous TV series Succession, leadership…
Kristina Capretta Kristina Capretta, senior tax manager at PepsiCo Canada and the…
Administrative Challenges Multistate Businesses Face—and Potential Solutions Since the beginning of time, multistate taxpayers have faced significant…
The Shifting State of US Tax Leadership In the May 29 edition of Tax Analysts’ Tax Notes…