TEI commented on the initiative of the European Commission (EC) to introduce a common, European Union-wide system for withholding taxes on dividend and interest payments in June 2022. The initiative is intended to standardize and simplify the varied withholding tax approaches of EU member states. Those approaches vary by country,… Read more »
On August 16, President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act amid a ton of fanfare. A $700 billion, three-pronged bill that addresses health care, climate, and tax policy, the act is poised to shake up the tax landscape for years to come. The law is set to raise $300… Read more »
TEI’s State and Local Tax Committee is engaging with Multistate Tax Commission (MTC) staff and state administrators on two substantive uniformity projects the MTC is undertaking. The first project is a white paper on the state taxation of digital products. Committee members and TEI staff have informally discussed the issues… Read more »
TEI’s IRS Administrative Affairs Committee members recently participated in focus group discussions with the Government Accountability Office (GAO). The focus groups were aimed at providing feedback to assist the GAO with its recommendations to Congress regarding how to improve the dispute-resolution tools available at IRS Appeals. The focus groups were… Read more »
This September, TEI held its first Audits & Appeals Seminar since 2019, welcoming over 120 attendees and seventy faculty members to brand-new, light-filled Capital One Hall in Tysons, Virginia. This year’s seminar featured federal tax controversy and state and local tax controversy tracks, and was well-timed given the recently enacted… Read more »
Steve Saunders gained an appreciation of the complexity of tax early in his career as a CPA. Here’s how he explains it: “I assumed tax was fairly prescriptive and predictable. As my work became more complex, I gained an appreciation for the nonlinear thinking that is so necessary to being… Read more »
In the recent 2022 KPMG Inflation Survey, 300 chief financial officers and financial executives were surveyed in order to provide insight into how their organizations are adapting to inflation in the short and long terms. Challenges such as supply chain woes, rising interest rates, and labor cost issues top the… Read more »
Finding well-educated young talent can be a challenge, but there are myriad college and university programs that are working toward prepping the next generation of in-house tax law professionals. According to U.S. News & World Report, a digital media company that releases data-based rankings on educational institutions, hospitals, financial services,… Read more »
Although the United States has not yet officially adopted e-invoicing, many countries in Europe, Latin America, and Asia have embraced it. To find out what’s happening, in August Michael Levin-Epstein, Tax Executive’s senior editor, interviewed Alex Baulf, senior director, global indirect tax, at Avalara. Michael Levin-Epstein: E-invoicing as it relates… Read more »
On July 21, 2022, TEI submitted preliminary comments to the Canadian Department of Finance about the Government of Canada’s proposal to implement Pillar Two of the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) two-pillar plan for international tax reform, as contemplated by the federal budget documents tabled… Read more »
