Author: Tax Executive Staff

Continuing Education Calendar

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  2023 Tax Technology Seminar April 24–26 San Diego, CA 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 6–8 Newberg, OR US International Tax Course August 13–18… Read more »

Embracing ESG: Four Ways Tax Departments Can Add Value
Leaving tax departments out of the discussion is unfortunate—and often costly

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Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) considerations command a continually growing share of attention in organizations of all types as various stakeholder groups sharpen their focus on sustainability, equity, and accountability. Today more and more investors, consumers, and employees make decisions based on an organization’s ESG strategy, policies, and actions. As…

TEI Comments on OECD Pillar Two GloBE Information Return Consultation

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On February 3, TEI submitted comments to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) regarding the GloBE Information Return under Pillar Two of the OECD’s project on the digitization of the economy. The Institute’s comments primarily focused on ways to reduce the volume of information required under the return,… Read more »

Acknowledgments

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TEI gratefully acknowledges the support of its sponsors. Their financial support enables TEI to maintain a rich program of value-added education, networking, and advocacy activities for the in-house tax community. Exclusive Affinity Partner Thomson Reuters Platinum ADP Inc. Andersen Baker McKenzie Bloomberg Tax & Accounting Crowe LLP CSC Corptax Deloitte… Read more »

Lynn Spence Promoted to Director, Information Technology & Web Services

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TEI staff member Lynn Spence was promoted to director, information technology and web services in March. Spence joined TEI in February 2020 and has played an instrumental role with TEI through and after the pandemic, including moving TEI’s systems to the cloud, training staff and members on TEI resources, assisting… Read more »

Dealing With New Schedules K-2 and K-3

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On April 30, 2021, the Internal Revenue Service released early drafts of the new Schedules K-2 and K-3 for Forms 1065, 1120-S, and 8865 for tax year 2021. Why did the IRS feel the need to release these new forms, and what do they mean for taxpayers and preparers? To… Read more »

TEI Submits Comments on Draft Form RC312 Under Canada’s Mandatory Disclosure Rules

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On February 13, TEI filed comments with the Canada Revenue Agency regarding Draft Form RC312 – Reportable Transaction and Notifiable Transaction Information Return. TEI’s comments primarily concerned the volume of information required by the form as well as the unclear nature of several provisions on the form. TEI’s comments were… Read more »

Ranking State Tax Systems

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The Tax Foundation’s State Business Tax Climate Index is intended to show how well state tax codes stack up against those of other states, with the goal to provide a road map to improve the system. Each year, the Tax Foundation updates the index and ranks the states. Among the… Read more »

Melissa Smith

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When Melissa Smith was in her second year of law school, she thought most students knew what they wanted to do in their budding legal careers. “Some wanted to be litigators, some wanted to be corporate lawyers. Everybody seemed to know, and I had no clue.” But then, she says,… Read more »