All About Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
The Experts: Katrina Welch and Wayne Hamilton
In this Ask the Experts column, we’re taking a slightly different approach. Instead of asking our experts to answer one question, we posed several questions on the crucial topic of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). We covered this subject at our Annual Conference in October, and we wanted to continue…
Direct Insights on Indirect Tax
Around half of Thomson Reuters’ survey sample for its March 2021 Corporate Tax Department Report were tax departments with responsibility for indirect tax. Overall, according to the report, these departments indicated a belief that significant change is on the horizon, particularly pertaining to technology, processes, and human capital. In a… Read more »
Flexibility in Tax Compliance
In tax compliance, a certain amount of rigidity is expected. But in tax technology, the buzzword today just may be flexibility. In this Tax Technology Corner, Tax Executive senior editor Michael Levin-Epstein interviewed two product leads at Bloomberg Tax and Accounting—Nick Frank and Adam Schrom—to find out why flexibility in… Read more »
Acknowledgments
TEI gratefully acknowledges the support of the following firms that sponsored TEI’s 2022 Hybrid Annual Conference. 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 Andersen Avalara Baker McKenzie Bloomberg… Read more »
Emerging Leader: Riny Mathai
“It’s complicated.” That buzz phrase often carries a negative connotation. But for Riny Mathai, not so much. Mathai first became interested in tax during a tax research class at the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin. “I liked the complexity of some of the issues… Read more »
Protecting Privilege in ‘Work From Anywhere’ Era
The move toward remote or hybrid work arrangements is underway and irreversible
Even prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, tax functions were adapting and reacting to fundamental change and uncertainty. Whether the changes were brought about by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, by ever more aggressive positions taken by state and local auditors, by complex and burdensome reporting regimes, by novel taxes…
Breaking Down Tax for the S&P 100
President Joe Biden’s proposed tax changes include an increase to the corporate tax rate, which Congress under former President Donald Trump lowered to twenty-one percent with the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. Any changes Biden hopes to make likely will face a long, arduous battle… Read more »
TEI Hosts Its First-Ever Fully Hybrid Event
For the first time in its history, TEI hosted the 76th Annual Conference as a fully hybrid event. Registrants had the option to attend the conference in person or remotely, with access to sponsors, networking opportunities, and more via either option. The in-person portion of the conference, attended by nearly… Read more »
Acknowledgments
TEI gratefully acknowledges the support of the following firms that sponsored TEI’s Hybrid 76th Annual Conference. 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 Andersen Avalara Baker McKenzie Bloomberg… Read more »
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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…