Vol. 59 No. 3, May 2007

Index

• A year of challenge and accomplishment.
• All taxes (and politics) may be local ... but effective advocacy is global.
• Bidding adieu to TEI mainstays.
• Senior tax executives discuss tax, risk, and management at Indian Wells.
• TEI urges Supreme Court to clarify nexus standard: argues in MBNA case for clear-cut physical presence standard.
• Calendar of events.
• TEI sets education calendar.
• Asia Chapter hosts U.S. tax courses--basic and intermediate.
• New England Chapter holds all-day meeting.
• New Jersey Chapter--April showers bring May full-day.
• Tax controversy in the post-shelter era.
• LMSB's industry issue focus approach: applying lessons learned from battling tax shelters to mainstream tax issues.
• Multinationals and VAT compliance in the United Kingdom.
• What does the future hold for at-cost services charges?
• Competently negotiating the U.S. competent authority process.
• Getting up to speed on the final regulations for deferred compensation.
• TEI comments on EU consultation paper on modernising VAT treatment of vouchers.
• TEI comments on proposed Canadian legislation restricting interest deductions.
• TEI comments on progress toward implementing a common consolidated corporate tax base in the E.U.
• Brief of Tax Executives Institute as amicus curiae in support of the petitioner, MBNA America Bank, N.A.