Departments and Columns

Ranking State Tax Systems

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 »

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Melissa Smith

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 »

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Talent and Technology— Important Intertwined Issues
An interview with Thomson Reuters’ Robert Bahash

Michael Levin-Epstein, Tax Executive’s senior editor, interviewed Robert Bahash, general manager of Thomson Reuters’ corporate tax and trade business unit, for this Perspective article in December 2022. Michael Levin-Epstein: I know that you’re coming off Thomson Reuters’ big SYNERGY conference attended by about 1,000 tax professionals, so you’re keenly aware… Read more »

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Betty Mak
Vancouver Chapter

Betty Mak, president of TEI’s Vancouver Chapter and director of tax at Maxar Technologies, says that, coming out of the pandemic, it has been important for her to help members reconnect. What’s more, Mak says, she’s glad she has reconnected with students from the University of British Columbia (UBC), where… Read more »

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Celebrating Our Accomplishments—and the Midyear Conference

At about the halfway point in my presidency, I thought it would be a good time to take stock of what we have accomplished so far and to look ahead to what’s on the agenda over the next few months. All we accomplished so far was a team effort, with… Read more »

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Why Corporates Need a Data-Driven Approach to Cash Management

With the S&P 500 down more than twenty-three percent through the end of September 2022, inflation up 8.2 percent during the same period, and the threat of recession looming more ominously by the day, it’s safe to say that corporate tax and finance professionals are feeling a little skittish about… Read more »

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Danielle Beluch

Danielle Beluch doesn’t consider herself a “traditional” tax person. Here’s how she explains it: “I started my studies as a chemistry major, but when I proved to be a klutz in the lab, I knew I had to pick another industry to study. Accounting seemed to be a safe option,… Read more »

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IRS Appeals: Latest Developments
The Expert: Mary McNulty

As the Internal Revenue Service increases enforcement in the wake of the pandemic and receives additional funding, undoubtedly there will be new developments that will impact taxpayers’ experiences when their cases land at IRS Appeals. This article provides tips on navigating these developments at IRS Appeals. What’s New at IRS… Read more »

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Tax Transformation Trends

As digital transformation becomes more urgent, companies are relying on tax-focused perspectives to help them navigate the challenges that come with such change. Last June, Deloitte released its latest installment of its three-part Tax Transformation Trends series, which reports on survey findings from 300-plus tax and finance executives across the… Read more »

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2023 Is Looking Good

Happy new year! And speaking of 2023, I’m happy to announce that registration is open for several significant events. 2023 Mergers & Acquisition Seminar, Nashville, February 6–7: We’re excited to offer this seminar for the first time since the start of the pandemic. This meeting will survey mergers and acquisitions… Read more »

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