On August 4, 2010, TEI filed a letter commenting on California AB 2498. TEI urged the California Legislature to reject the proposals that would (1) impose strict liability penalties on taxpayers…
On June 25, 2010, TEI filed answers to eight follow up questions issued by the House Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law on The Role of Congress in Developing…
On May 6, 2010, TEI Tax Counsel Daniel B. De Jong testified before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the role of Congress in developing rules for the apportionment of income among states. A copy…
On March 25, 2010, TEI filed a letter urging the Canada Department of Finance to permit sufficient time for companies to implement the new harmonized sales tax regime. TEI's letter follows amendments…
On March 24, 2010, TEI filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in Johnson Controls v. Kentucky. TEI argued that Kentucky legislation retroactively eliminating a taxpayer's ability to claim…
On February 22, 2010, the Wisconsin Department of Revenue sent TEI a letter confirming TEI's comments had a significant impact on Wisconsin's final combined return regulations.
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On December 8-9, 2009, TEI held its annual liaison meetings on income and excise tax issues with the Canadian Department of Finance and Canada Revenue Agency. Below are the agendas for the meetings…
On November 10, 2009, TEI filed comments in response to the Canada Department of Finance's release of draft legislation, explanatory notes, and a backgrounder concerning several measures aimed at…
On October 15, 2009, TEI filed comments on Wisconsin's proposed combined reporting regulations. TEI's comments focused on: (1) the basis of assets owned by corporations that have not previously filed…
On October 6, 2009, TEI filed comments opposing Colorado's economic nexus regulation. TEI maintains that if the Proposed Regulation is not revised to require some physical presence in the State, it…
On September 16, 2009, TEI submitted a letter to members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario relating to the adoption of a harmonized sales tax in the Province of Ontario.
The comments were…
On September 8, 2009, TEI filed supplemental comments on issues relating to the implementation of a harmonized sales tax in the Province of Ontario. This letter supplements TEI's August 24, 2009…