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Emerging Leader: Alisa Margolis

Alisa Margolis went to law school with one goal: to become a trial lawyer. “I loaded up on trial courses, including taking clinics involving litigation and earning a spot on the Moot Court Honor Society trial team. I did, however, take a few tax courses just in case anything related… Read more »

Acknowledgments

TEI gratefully acknowledges the support of the following firms that sponsored TEI’s Midyear 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. Platinum Thomson Reuters, TEI’s Exclusive Affinity Partner Andersen Tax Baker McKenzie LLP Bloomberg BNA… Read more »

TEI at 75: Recognizing the Individuals, Departments, and Tax Systems We Serve Around the World

Happy seventy-fifth birthday, Tax Executives Institute! This milestone in the evolution of TEI belongs to everyone associated with the Institute, and I am greatly honored and humbled to serve as your international president during TEI’s seventy-fifth year. Seventy-five years ago (August 8, 1944, to be exact), under the leadership of… Read more »

Thank You for the Opportunity to Serve

I cast my year as TEI president in terms of a challenge to the Institute: Elevate TEI’s profile and communicate its value. The dynamic and sometimes volatile global tax and regulatory landscape presented TEI with tremendous opportunities to show its mettle and reaffirm its position as the leading voice of… Read more »

Emerging Leader: Kristin Mikolaitis

When Kristin Mikolaitis first took a tax policy class in college, it “knocked my socks off,” she says. “That was when I first understood that tax is one of the primary tools for shaping economic and social policy in the United States—for showing which activities and people are valued, which… Read more »

Anthony O’Donnell

Anthony (Tony) O’Donnell was a history major in college and, during his formal legal training, never set out to pursue tax. “I fell into it late in law school when I took the basic tax course and found that the key concepts of tax made sense to me and the… Read more »

The Role of Tax Technology

In last year’s September/October issue of Tax Executive, we looked to Thomson Reuters ONESOURCE’s 2018 European Tax Technology Report to identify criteria that tax professionals consider when looking for technology solutions to support their roles within their organizations. In this issue, we go back to that report, but this time… Read more »

Global Compliance: Get on the Wave or Get Stuck at Sea While Sharks Circle

Pick the Right Wave to Ride to Shore Some people call it transformation, others disruption. Change is coming in the broader world and in business. The world and business environments are less certain as economies slow. Businesses need to streamline and sharpen their focus to survive. Tasks are either taken… Read more »

MSCI Inc. and Longview Solutions Deal With a Prior Provider Unexpectedly Pulling a Product From the Market

This is the fourth installment of our Tax Technology Corner. As a corporate tax professional, you know how important technology is and how it’s evolving at warp speed. With new regulatory and compliance initiatives in the federal, state, and international areas, landmark tax reform legislation, and globalization of tax monitoring… Read more »

10 Best Practices for Unclaimed Property Compliance
The Expert: Michelle Moloian

Unclaimed property compliance reporting requirements may seem simple to some tax practitioners, but the lack of proper historical documentation can cause problems during an audit. Question: How can companies ensure they are in compliance with unclaimed property reporting requirements? Answer: On the surface, unclaimed property (UP) compliance reporting seems straightforward.… Read more »

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