Departments and Columns

Opportunity Knocks: Resolving Tax Issues in the Current IRS Environment
The Experts: Tom Cullinan, John W. Hackney, and Charles P. Rettig

Decades of underfunding and hiring freezes have thoroughly depleted the operations of the Internal Revenue Service, adversely impacting virtually every internal and external function. Recent and forthcoming reductions to the IRS have so severely hampered its ability to enforce tax laws to the point that the IRS and taxpayers must… Read more »

Nurturing the Future of TEI

My presidency came at a pivotal time for TEI and the greater tax community on the international stage. I’ve made it my mission to advance our profession, hoping to make a significant difference now and to plant the seeds for my successors to build the TEI brand for the next… Read more »

Zooming In on Tax Provision Software’s Biggest Benefit

It’s no secret that the annual income tax provision is the tax department’s most challenging calculation. It represents every dollar a company spends and earns over a year—and the toll that tax takes on all of it. The endless stream of computations, formulas, balances, spreadsheets, and headaches culminates in the… Read more »

Susan Curley

Susan Curley has had four decades of experience navigating the tax waters. Her advice for others: “Trust yourself, reboot if necessary, and forge ahead.” Now the international tax director at Ingram Industries for nearly twenty years, Curley reflects on her professional journey and her involvement with TEI and offers a… Read more »

Key OBBBA Provisions at a Glance

Signed into law on July 4 by President Donald Trump, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) is a critical piece of US tax legislation, serving as a de facto extension of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA). Passed via budget reconciliation, the OBBBA locks in several… Read more »

Jared Guidry
Dallas Chapter

When you talk with Jared Guidry about tax, you immediately get the sense that you’re speaking with someone who loves what he does. After more than three decades in the field—and a decade leading the tax department at Exyte—it’s no surprise that his passion is matched by deep expertise. But… Read more »

Follow-Up to Decluttering EU Tax Reporting & Compliance

After successfully grabbing the attention of the European Commission with the results of their most recent survey, members of TEI’s EMEA Chapter and International Tax Committee, in cooperation with the European Business Initiative on Taxation, were given another opportunity to provide feedback on country-by-country reporting (CbCR) and the latest European… Read more »

Global Tax Policy Sentiment in 2025

Much like Deloitte’s 2024 survey, the firm’s 2025 Global Tax Policy Survey showed that transparency, reporting, and digitization remain top of mind for tax leaders around the world. In addition, sustainability has reportedly risen to a higher priority than international tax reform has, despite ongoing Pillar Two implementation and the… Read more »

AI in the Tax Department: Getting Tax a Seat at the Table

Artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping business functions rapidly, yet many tax departments are still playing catch-up. Whereas marketing and sales teams often receive significant attention from organizations—with customer-driven analytics and automation—tax often remains an afterthought in broader AI discussions. It lacks the immediate, high-visibility impact of customer-facing applications, but its… Read more »

Andreia Verissimo

Andreia Verissimo, the senior manager for US tax policy at Amazon, never set out to become a tax lawyer. That wasn’t the plan. What brought Verissimo to tax law was a curiosity about why so many people in her circle at law school discouraged others from pursuing it. “I wasn’t… Read more »

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