Departments and Columns
Question: How Can Companies Take Advantage of Digital Assets With No Tax Impact?
The Experts: Michael Graber, John Cardone, Bassel Elbetanony, and Nick Juffer
Digital-asset-based loyalty and reward programs allow companies to create a tailored customer experience across multiple brands without introducing the tax uncertainty that exists elsewhere in the digital asset and blockchain ecosystem. Digital assets, such as cryptocurrency and non-fungible tokens (NFTs), are treated by the Internal Revenue Service as personal property.… Read more »
Mark Caluori
Mark Caluori’s career in tax has been a journey of continuous learning and growth. From his early days at Deloitte and EY to his long tenure at Pan American Silver, where he is the vice president, tax, Caluori’s experiences have shaped him into a seasoned professional ready to tackle the… Read more »
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 »
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Andreia Verissimo Andreia Verissimo, the senior manager for US tax policy at…
TEI Roundtable No. 52: FASB Accounting Standards Update 2023-09—Income Taxes (Topic 740) As financial reporting evolves, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)…
TEI Roundtable No. 53: Using AI for Tax Law Research As artificial intelligence continues its scorching rise, in-house tax professionals…