Vol. 59 No. 2, March 2007
Index
- TEI - an antidote for workload expansion and time compression.
- Cart before the horse? TEI takes on tax gap: FIN 48, liaison meetings, Canadian issues also focus of advocacy activities.
- "About more than making money and saving taxes".
- Asia Chapter hosts China Tax Conference.
- European Chapter awards scholarships.
- New Jersey Chapter features fifth February Full-Day.
- Seattle's Lisa Norton, Canada's Len Farber honored at Midyear Conference.
- Final DCL rules reflect TEI views.
- Tax gap, legislative and regulatory initiatives focus of TEI's 57th Midyear Conference: new Ways & Means Chair, IRS Deputy Commissioner, and Treasury & OECD Officials Speak, FIN 48 commands attention.
- Manufacturing deduction flaw and a tax policy fix.
- Bird's eye view of the IRS: practical advice for streamlining your audit.
- Treasury and IRS provide guidance on cross licensing arrangements, permit use of net consideration method.
- The effect of SOX and the increased focus on accounting for income taxes: survey results.
- Obtaining disclosure from the IRS - why it's important and how to do it.
- Dealing with FIN 48: techniques to manage tax uncertainties through IRS practices and procedures.
- TEI's comments on proposed regulations relating to section 987 qualified business units: on February 1, 2007, Tax Executives Institute submitted comments to The Internal Revenue Service on the proposed regulations relating to the Income and Currency Gain or Loss with respect to Section 987 Qualified Business Units Reg. 208270-86.
- Updates to Canadian information circulars and income tax technical bulletins.
- TEI testifies on tax gap: statement of Timothy J. McCormally, Executive Director on behalf of Tax Executives Institute, Inc. before the IRS Oversight Board on March 7, 2007.
- Proposed regulations on methods to determine taxable income in connection with a cost sharing agreement: Tax Executives Institute, Inc. submitted the following comments to The Internal Revenue Service and the U.S. Department of the Treasury on March 7, 2007.
- Minutes of TEI - U.S. Department of Treasury liaison meeting: February 12, 2007.
- TEI urges Ontario to accelerate repeal of capital tax: TEI's March 8, 2007, letter to Ontario Minister of Finance Greg Sorbara was prepared under the aegis of TEI's Canadian Income Tax Committee, David M. Penney of General Motors of Canada Limited, Chair. Contributing substantially to the development of TEI's comments was Winston C.K. Woo of AGS Automotive Systems.
- TEI urges the Canadian government to abandon legislation relating to foreign investment entities and non-resident trusts.
- Minutes of TEI - LMSB liaison meeting: February 12, 2007.
- Letter to FASB on meaning of "effectively settled" (FIN 48-a): on March 28, 2007, TEI President David L. Bernard submitted comments on behalf of Tax Executives Institute to the Financial Accounting Standards Board, relating to the FASB Staff Position No. FIN 48-a. The FSP amends FIN 48 on accounting for uncertainty in income taxes.
- Calendar of events.
- Chapter employment committees.