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Passing the Torch, TEI Proud

It’s amazing how quickly a year, this past year, has gone by. It seems as if just a couple of months ago Wayne Monfries passed the torch, and now it is my turn to pass it to Josie Scalia. “We are in it for a minute.” And that is the… Read more »

Tax’s Role in Tech Transformation

As tax experiences its own transformation with technology, companies are implementing higher-level tech transformations. So where does tax fit into that greater evolution? Tax Executive’s senior editor, Michi Trota, sat down with Daren Campbell, tax technology and transformation leader at EY Americas, to answer that question and gain insights into… Read more »

Michelle Schapiro
Los Angeles Chapter

Michelle Schapiro recounts her introduction to TEI more than twenty years ago. “From the time I started with The Cheesecake Factory, my former boss—and my current boss—were very involved with TEI and encouraged me to attend their seminars,” she says. “Since that time, I’ve been actively engaged with the local… Read more »

Continuing Education Calendar

2024 2024 Audits & Appeals Seminar September 10–12 Tysons, VA Federal Tax Course – Level 1 Simulive September 30–November 20 Virtual 79th Annual Conference October 27–30 San Antonio, TX TEI Webinar Series: Ethics CPE for Tax Professionals December 10–12 Virtual Tax Technology Webinar Essentials December 16–19 Virtual 2025 International… Read more »

Acknowledgments

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Belinda Buvens

As a student at Hasselt University in Belgium, Belinda Buvens wanted to combine her studies with her passion for playing competitive table tennis. What she experienced ultimately set the stage for a three-decade career with Procter & Gamble (P&G). Buvens holds a master’s degree in business engineering. “When I came… Read more »

Institute Leaders Featured on Insightful Podcasts

Two TEI leaders recently shared their expert insights and perspectives on podcasts. In late May, TEI International President Sandhya Edupuganty joined Unity Search’s Unity Talks podcast, in which host David Cathey chats with guests about their career paths and how they’ve stayed atop their respective fields. In Edupuganty’s episode, she… Read more »

As Pillar Two Evolves, So Does Its Effect on M&A Transactions
The Expert: Cara Harrison

With mergers and acquisitions picking up in 2024 and the OECD’s Global Anti-Base Erosion rules (GloBE, or “Pillar Two” rules) now effective for most large companies as of January 1 this year, many companies will be faced with a number of new considerations arising in the context of both acquisitions… Read more »

Comparing State Tax Systems

The March/April issue of Tax Executive highlighted some of this year’s state-level tax changes, including six states’ reduction of their corporate income tax rates. This issue, Tax Executive is looking to the Tax Foundation once again for insight into how states stack up against one another. Its State Business Tax… Read more »