Departments and Columns
State Tax Incentives Become Bargaining Chips in a Globally Mobile Economy
There once was a time when a business’ headquarters location was based on proximity to natural resources and transportation networks. If you owned a mill, you worked near a river. If you exported goods, you were near a port. While some of those geographical limitations still exist, most businesses operating… Read more »
The IRS, Privilege, and Transparency
The Experts: Todd Welty, Mark Thomas, and Kevin Spencer
The IRS has imposed increasing disclosure demands on large, multinational taxpayers, requesting filing of a slew of additional documents and forms. Question: How will the Schaeffler case affect the IRS’ ability to require additional disclosure documents from taxpayers? Answer: In the last decade, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has shifted… Read more »
On the Job — and Thrilled To Be Here
It is an honor to serve as your international president. While it seems like only a short time ago that I received the happy news from Nominating Committee Chair Paul O’Connor that I had been nominated for TEI treasurer, almost four years have, in fact, passed. During that time, I have… Read more »
Emerging Leader: Ralf Thelosen
Being a tax professional has its ups and downs, as anyone reading this article surely knows. But when it comes to managing the highs and lows of corporate tax practice, Ralf Thelosen should be well-prepared. Having cycled Alpenbrevet in Switzerland, which includes three of the most famous passes in the… Read more »
TEI EMEA Chapter Celebrates Its Fifteenth Anniversary
To mark its fifteenth anniversary, the Board, under the leadership of Chapter President Rudolf van Ooijen, organized a special conference in Geneva, Switzerland, where the Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) Chapter was initially founded. Many past chapter presidents were able to attend, including the first, Lisa Peschke-Koedt. The chapter… Read more »
Rita Makaris
Rita Makaris’ memory of her college tax course is vivid—and not particularly positive: “All I remember was how frustrating it was—nothing but rules with exceptions and exceptions to the exceptions.” But thirty years later, after an incredibly successful career in tax, Makaris, senior tax manager and assistant firm-wide controller at… Read more »
Acknowledgements
September/October 2015
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) ADP Alvarez & Marsal Taxand LLC Anderson… Read more »
Five largest corporate and individual tax expenditures (2014–18)
Corporate tax provisions* 5-year amount ($ billions) Deferral of active income of controlled foreign corporations $418 Deferral of gain on like-kind exchanges $68 Deduction for income attributable to domestic production activities $65.1 Exclusion of interest on public-purpose tax-exempt bonds $49.2 Tax credit for low-income housing $38.8 Individual provisions 5-year amount… Read more »
An Opportunity at the Intersection of Transfer Pricing, Customs, and Indirect Tax
Within your global supply chain, transfer pricing, customs, and indirect tax are undeniably connected. Each step in the global supply chain is intertwined—from setting the transfer price and customs import valuation to goods receipt and invoicing. As a result, changes in one link affect the next, which illustrates the value… Read more »
Cooper Monroe
At Duke Energy Corporation, Director of State Tax Cooper Monroe keeps state and local tax (SALT) an essential ingredient in his corporate tax law diet. But instead of causing hypertension and increased use of a sphygmomanometer, commonly known as a blood pressure gauge, Monroe’s SALT experience moves the needle in… Read more »
An Overview of the EU Public Country-by-Country Reporting Rules The European Union (EU) has long been at the forefront…
Optimizing Tax Through Structured Data Storage and Data Pipelines In today’s fast-paced digital business environment, tax departments are under…
Preparing Now for 2025 Tax Legislative Activity Editor's note: This article was finalized prior to President Donald…
TEI Roundtable No. 51: The Future Corporate Tax Department As tax moves into the future, in-house professionals are experiencing…
How Tax Insurance Can Be a Valuable Tool for Managing Transfer Pricing Risk in 2025 and Beyond Heightened regulatory scrutiny around the world has made transfer pricing…
TEI to Comment on New Proposed Section 987 Regulations The US Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service published new…