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Canadian Tax Collection Provisions
The Expert: Blake Murray

A Canadian income tax assessment or GST/HST assessment triggers an immediate payment obligation and is subject to collection action by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), notwithstanding that the taxpayer is formally disputing the assessed amounts. It is important for taxpayers facing large Canadian tax assessments or negotiating indemnification provisions in respect… Read more »

At the Center of the Tax World — TEI’s Midyear Conference

For TEI, Washington, D.C., in the springtime usually means two things: cherry blossoms and our Midyear Conference. Well, this year, Mother Nature’s timing was a bit off, and the blossoms showed up about two weeks later than usual. Regarding the second, however, we were right on time—in virtually every way.… Read more »

Acknowledgements
May/June 2015

TEI gratefully acknowledges the support of the following firms that sponsored TEI’s 65th 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. TEI’S EXCLUSIVE AFFINITY PARTNER Thomson Reuters PLATINUM ADP Alvarez & Marsal Taxand LLC… Read more »

Emerging Leader: Colleen C. Brown

Many corporate tax professionals start out at a Big Four (or Big Eight) firm and move to an in-house corporate tax position. So why did Colleen Brown, this issue’s TEI Emerging Leader, go from Ernst & Whinney to the in-house accounting side, ultimately winding up as the senior tax adviser… Read more »

Enjoying the 65th Midyear Conference

Members and nonmembers attended more than thirty education sessions—and several enjoyable receptions—at TEI’s 65th Midyear Conference at the Grand Hyatt in Washington, D.C., March 22–25. If you missed this opportunity, mark your calendar now for the 70th Annual Conference, October 18–21, in Dallas, Texas.

Determining Taxability in the Ever-Evolving World of e-Commerce

In a world of rapidly evolving technology, e-commerce transactions have become the norm. While the term e-commerce initially referred to Internet-based sales of physical items, recent years have given rise to a new breed of purely electronic transactions including cloud computing, digital downloads, streaming entertainment, and information services, which have further… Read more »

IRS Interviews
The Experts: Jeffrey Friedman and Jessica Kerner

The Washington State Senate recently introduced a bill that would create an independent forum for hearing state tax appeals. This proposal follows the recent creation of the Alabama Tax Tribunal, the Illinois Independent Tax Tribunal, and the Georgia Tax Tribunal. These new tribunals represent significant changes that are improving the… Read more »

Emerging Leader: Kris Rogers

“Tax professionals are often stereotyped, but that’s not today’s industry. It’s exciting! It has a vibrancy I’m not sure our profession has seen before. The new generation of tax professionals are bringing with them an energy that I hope is contagious.” That’s the strong voice of Kris Rogers, director of… Read more »

How Technology Can Make Global Tax Compliance a Competitive Strength

Today’s corporate tax professional faces many compliance challenges, from the evolving regulatory landscape to complex data management issues. Generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), international financial reporting standards (IFRS), and local statutory requirements create many standards for multinational tax departments to understand and reconcile. Increasingly, globalization leads to day-to-day language, time… Read more »

Acknowledgements
March/April 2015

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