The SALT Team of the Future
An income tax perspective on the evolution of work environments
To respond to rapidly changing state and local tax (SALT) developments, this article envisions how a well-balanced SALT team can serve the needs of a large multistate business. It is instructive to look at how things, from a tax perspective, used to run in office settings back in the day,…
Gorka Echevarria
When Gorka Echevarria made the move to Lexmark in 2018, he realized an exciting opportunity to oversee the entire indirect tax function of the corporation. “The prospect of steering a significant transformation within the department, including the enhancement of tools and processes, was particularly appealing,” he says. As the global… Read more »
VAT in the Digital Age
What's happening now—and what's coming—in the EU
On December 8, the European Commission proposed the VAT in the Digital Age (ViDA) package, arguably the most revolutionary reform concerning the value-added tax (VAT) in the European Union in recent years. The ViDA package includes a proposal to amend the European Union’s Council Directive 2006/112/EC, Regulation 904/2010, and Implementing…
Midyear Jammin’
TEI continues to deliver marquee events for the in-house tax community, and it wouldn’t be possible without the outstanding contributors—speakers, panels, sponsors, staff, and many others—who again set the stage for an outstanding 74th Midyear Conference. Don’t miss out on the Institute’s 79th Annual Conference, October 27–30, at the beautiful… Read more »
TEI Roundtable No. 46: My Tax Journey, Part One
Tax professionals share insights into their unique journeys and roles
No two journeys toward a career in tax are the same. Just ask the panelists from TEI’s My Tax Journey session at the Annual Conference last fall. For this issue’s Roundtable, we reconvened the panelists to gather more of their perspectives. They are Josephine Scalia, head of tax at…
State Tax Policy Takes Center Stage
In a time of burgeoning deficits, what is the status of SALT?
In an informative session on the first day of the 75th Anniversary Celebration and Annual Conference in October, experts addressed the topic “SALT Tax Policy: As Deficits Turn, Will the Tide Change?” The panel included Mo Bell-Jacobs, senior manager in the Washington, D.C., office of RSM, who specializes in state…
Tax Department of the Future: Reimagining Tax Technology
Experts stress research and evaluation when diving into new solutions
On the first full day of TEI’s 75th Anniversary Celebration, a panel of four professionals got out their crystal balls to predict how tax technology will impact the tax department of the future. The panel included Benjamin Alarie, professor and Osler Chair in Business Law at the University of Toronto…
Continuing Education Calendar
2024 74th Midyear Conference March 17–20 Washington, DC Federal Tax Course – Level 2 (Simulive Edition) April 2–May 16 Virtual 2024 Tax Technology Seminar April 29–May 1 Orlando, FL TEI Region 9 Annual Conference April 29–May 1 Palo Alto, CA TEI Region 1 Annual Canadian Tax Conference May 6–8 Ottawa,… Read more »
TEI Celebrates Students at Meet-and-Greet
As part of the 75th Anniversary Celebration at TEI’s Annual Conference held in New York City in October, TEI invited students interested in starting a career in tax to attend this historic meeting and experience networking with a variety of in-house tax professionals, sponsors, and other meeting participants. Several TEI… Read more »
AI in the Tax Department: Getting Tax a Seat at the Table Artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping business functions rapidly, yet many…
TEI Roundtable No. 51: The Future Corporate Tax Department As tax moves into the future, in-house professionals are experiencing…
The Impact of AI in R&D Tax Credits For the last several years we’ve heard that artificial intelligence…
Making Sense of CAMT Complexity The corporate alternative minimum tax (CAMT) under Section 55 of…
Question: What Are the Key Updates in the FASB Income Tax Disclosure Requirements? In 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards…
Breaking Down Real-Time Controls in Global Tax As governments implement digital approaches to tax filing, reporting, operations,…