Tax Credit Investments
The Expert: Paddy O’Brien
Tax credit investments play an important role in strategic planning for tax professionals. We wanted to delve deeper into the crevices of this issue and turned to Paddy O’Brien, vice president of investments at Foss & Co., for answers. Tax Executive’s senior editor, Michael Levin-Epstein, interviewed O’Brien in February. Michael…
Bloomberg’s 2022 Tax Department Trends
Bloomberg Tax recently released results from its 2022 Corporate Tax Department Benchmark Survey, titled “The Trends Shaping Tomorrow’s Tax Function.” Among the greatest challenges, Bloomberg found, were the perpetual juggling act related to compliance, staffing, and economic uncertainties; worries about risk; cost reduction; expanded involvement in nontax financial issues; understaffing;… Read more »
Continuing Education Calendar
2023 Leadership Foundations Seminar June Virtual Federal Tax Course – Level 1 June 12–16 East Lansing, MI Federal Tax Course – Level 2 July 17–21 Atlanta, GA Annual Meeting of Members August 7–9 Newberg, OR US International Tax Course August 14–18 Atlanta, GA 2023 Annual Conference… Read more »
TEI Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Survey Results
Uncovering root challenges in recruiting and retaining talent
The many benefits of a diverse and inclusive workplace include increased revenue, improved employee engagement, and more innovation. Despite the great strides that have been made in driving awareness of the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in the workplace, much work still needs to be done within the…
TEI Submits Comments on Notice 2023-2 and the Stock Repurchase Excise Tax
On March 20, TEI submitted comments in response to a request for comments in Notice 2023-2, which provided guidance on the stock repurchase excise tax. The comments requested carve-outs from the tax for redemptions of nonparticipating, nonconvertible preferred stock and addressed the funding rule and related per se rule that… Read more »
The New Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax: Five Not-So-Obvious Rule Applications to Consider
Like it or not, the CAMT rules have unexpected applications and potentially problematic effects
Editor’s note: This article was written in mid-December 2022. It is expected that by the time of publication, the US Department of Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service may release guidance to address some issues this article discusses. The corporate alternative minimum tax (CAMT) was enacted as part of the…
TEI Comments on OECD Consultation on Pillar One, Amount B
On January 25, TEI submitted comments to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) regarding the OECD’s public consultation on the design elements of Pillar One, Amount B. TEI’s comments included the need to broaden the scope of Amount B to achieve its goal of transfer pricing simplification, ensure… Read more »
2023 State Tax Changes
Thirty-eight states rang in the new year with significant changes to their tax codes. Most of these state-level changes were spurred by a wave of rate reductions and other tax cuts over the past two years, greater tax competition during a time of greater mobility, and, of course, inflation, according… Read more »
TEI Submits Comments on Proposed Changes to Schedule UTP
On November 17, TEI submitted comments to the Internal Revenue Service on proposed changes to Schedule UTP. The comments identified various critical policy issues that must be evaluated in a thoughtful and deliberative manner and urged the IRS to put an indefinite hold on the proposed changes and engage in… Read more »
Intangible Asset Valuation for Tax Purposes Under Fair Market Value and Arm’s-Length Standards
Some differences between the two approaches
Business transactions such as mergers, acquisitions, and business reorganizations often require valuations of intangible assets. Applying different standards may result in different valuations for the same intangible asset. It is therefore important to identify the appropriate valuation standard before attempting any valuation of an intangible asset. Significant differences may arise…
The Fringe Benefit Rules Applicable to Protecting Executives Since the 2024 murder of Brian Thompson, the CEO of…
TEI Roundtable No. 53: Using AI for Tax Law Research As artificial intelligence continues its scorching rise, in-house tax professionals…
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…
The View From Above Authors’ note. This article was prepared on April 22, updated…