Region and Chapter News

Cincinnati–Columbus Chapter
Awards Six Scholarships to Ohio and Kentucky Students

Late last fall, the Cincinnati–Columbus Chapter awarded six scholarships to students at five universities. The scholarships are awarded to accounting students and are based on academic merit. The chapter raised money for the scholarships at its annual golf outing in August.

Nebraska Chapter
Hosts Eighth Annual Chapter Meeting

In early November, the Nebraska TEI Chapter hosted its eighth annual TEI Chapter Meeting. Nearly 150 professionals registered for the full-day event, and the chapter welcomed Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts to provide the opening presentation. The event included six additional sessions and a two-hour ethics session, allowing attendees to earn… Read more »

Dallas Chapter
Lends Helping Hands to TEI Annual Conference

If you’re wondering who could possibly have stuffed all those bags that were handed out at the 70th Annual TEI Conference in Dallas last fall, you’re looking at ’em! Members of the Dallas Chapter helped coordinate the event, down to the little details.

Atlanta Chapter
Reports on Scholarship Program Awards

This year marked the eighth successful year of the TEI Atlanta (Georgia) Chapter scholarship program. During this past academic year, the Atlanta Chapter awarded three scholarships of $1,500 each to students studying tax or accounting at a college or university within the metropolitan Atlanta area. The Atlanta Chapter invited the… Read more »

Florida Chapter
Hosts U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan

Earlier this fall, TEI’s Florida Chapter kicked off the fiscal 2015 meeting schedule with U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) and members of his staff in Sarasota, Florida. Rep. Buchanan is the sole representative from Florida on the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee. The meeting was an informal exchange of… Read more »

San Francisco Chapter
Hosts Annual Chapter Meeting

The San Francisco TEI Chapter hosted about forty attendees at its annual meeting at the San Francisco Marriott Union Square in June. Speakers included Fiona Ma, CPA board member from the California State Board of Equalization, who updated on current and future California tax trends. Nutritionist, neuroscientist, and author… Read more »

Region VII
Hosts Annual Conference

The TEI Region VII 2015 Annual Conference, held in June at the Westin Hilton Head Resort in South Carolina, drew more than 100 members, 115 family members, and 100-plus sponsors and speakers, including TEI members from other chapters. Highlights included: Legislative update by Kevin Levingston (PWC) and Bob Adams… Read more »

Regions V and VI
Hold TEI/IRS Liaison Meeting

TEI Regions V and VI joined forces for the fifteenth TEI/IRS Liaison Meeting in Austin, Texas, in May to facilitate effective communications between TEI member companies and regional IRS personnel and to provide tax professionals with enhanced IRS audit knowledge. Thirty-two TEI members and nine IRS participants represented both… Read more »

Region III
Holds Tax Conference

For the first time in a decade, Region III held a tax conference at the Foxwoods Resort & Casino in Ledyard, Connecticut. The two-day event was co-sponsored by Deloitte and Jones Day. More than thirty speakers presented international, federal, state, and local issues to more than 100 members and guests.

Region I
Hosts 49th Annual Canadian Tax Conference

TEI Region I’s three-day 49th Annual Canadian Tax Conference at the Chateau Laurier in Ottawa in May provided technical sessions and panels with representatives from the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) and Department of Finance (DOF). CRA’s income tax panel featured Mickey Sarazin, director general, Income Tax Rulings Directorate; Randy Hewlett,… Read more »

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