Departments and Columns

Acknowledgments

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 Andersen BDO Birch Risk Advisors Bloomberg Tax CAC Specialty Crowe LLP CSC Corptax Deloitte… Read more »

Bethany Mesko
Denver Chapter

When Bethany Mesko enrolled as an undergraduate at Wayne State University, her declared major was mechanical engineering. “I was strong in math and science, so my rationale was that engineering would be a good pick,” she says. However, her experience in an introductory accounting class changed her trajectory. “I had… Read more »

Continuing Education Calendar

2025 Pillar Two Webinar Series September 9–11 and 16–18 Virtual 2025 Federal Tax Course – Level 1 (Simulive Edition) October 16–November 20 Virtual 80th Annual Conference October 26–29 San Francisco, CA Tax Technology Webinar Series November 17–20 Virtual 2026 76th Midyear Conference March 15–18 Washington, DC Tax Technology Seminar… Read more »

Report on the Future of Professionals

This summer, Thomson Reuters released its Future of Professionals Report 2025, which “highlights a new divide among organizations: Those that adopt an AI strategy and those that do not,” says Steve Hasker, president and CEO of Thomson Reuters, in the report’s foreword. The report shows that organizations with clear AI… Read more »

Opportunity Knocks: Resolving Tax Issues in the Current IRS Environment
The Experts: Tom Cullinan, John W. Hackney, and Charles P. Rettig

Decades of underfunding and hiring freezes have thoroughly depleted the operations of the Internal Revenue Service, adversely impacting virtually every internal and external function. Recent and forthcoming reductions to the IRS have so severely hampered its ability to enforce tax laws to the point that the IRS and taxpayers must… Read more »

Nurturing the Future of TEI

My presidency came at a pivotal time for TEI and the greater tax community on the international stage. I’ve made it my mission to advance our profession, hoping to make a significant difference now and to plant the seeds for my successors to build the TEI brand for the next… Read more »

Zooming In on Tax Provision Software’s Biggest Benefit

It’s no secret that the annual income tax provision is the tax department’s most challenging calculation. It represents every dollar a company spends and earns over a year—and the toll that tax takes on all of it. The endless stream of computations, formulas, balances, spreadsheets, and headaches culminates in the… Read more »

Susan Curley

Susan Curley has had four decades of experience navigating the tax waters. Her advice for others: “Trust yourself, reboot if necessary, and forge ahead.” Now the international tax director at Ingram Industries for nearly twenty years, Curley reflects on her professional journey and her involvement with TEI and offers a… Read more »

Key OBBBA Provisions at a Glance

Signed into law on July 4 by President Donald Trump, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) is a critical piece of US tax legislation, serving as a de facto extension of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA). Passed via budget reconciliation, the OBBBA locks in several… Read more »

Jared Guidry
Dallas Chapter

When you talk with Jared Guidry about tax, you immediately get the sense that you’re speaking with someone who loves what he does. After more than three decades in the field—and a decade leading the tax department at Exyte—it’s no surprise that his passion is matched by deep expertise. But… Read more »