The Impact of Loving and Ridgely on Corporate Tax Practice
Former OPR Director Reflects on Her Tenure at the IRS
Many TEI members are acquainted with the IRS’s Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) and Karen Hawkins, its director until just a few months ago. In the first day of her new life, Hawkins graciously agreed to talk to Tax Executive about her tenure at OPR and the impact of two…
TEI Roundtable No. 5: Corporate Structure and the Evolving Tax Function
As the Tax Role Elevates in Importance, So Does Status in Corporate Hierarchy
Let’s tell it like it is. The role of the corporate tax practitioner has changed dramatically in the last twenty years as the tax function has expanded in scope and responsibility. Not surprisingly, the status of the head of corporate tax has changed as well, and now more chief tax…
VAT Extends Global Reach
Why Don’t We Have VAT in the U.S.?

2026 State Tax Changes According to the Tax Foundation, forty-three states made significant changes…
The Price of Regulatory Certainty Prior to the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022, transferability…
TEI Holds 2026 Midyear Conference in Washington, D.C. TEI’s 2026 Midyear Conference, held at the Grand Hyatt Washington…
Playing Ball in the Lone Star Stadium Over the last few years, some top US companies have…
Introducing the 2026 Tax Leadership Academy Class We are pleased to announce the participants selected for the…
Data Debt in Corporate Tax: The Hidden Cost of Legacy Decisions Corporate tax teams have modernized for years, automating calculations, centralizing…




