Register Now – TEI's Federal Tax Course – Level 1
Beginning on Monday, April 25, TEI’s Education Fund will sponsor its 2022 Federal Tax Course – Level 1 at the Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center on the grounds of Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan. The course, which is designed for individuals with less than five years’ experience in federal income tax matters, will feature a best-in-class faculty and unparalleled networking opportunities.
TEI Submits Comments on Form 6765, Credit for Increasing Research Activities
On October 31, 2023, TEI submitted comments on the proposed changes to Form 6765, Credit for Increasing Research Activities. TEI's comments included both general comments and comments on specific lines. The general comments focused on concerns over the unreasonable workload and burden imposed by the proposed changes.
TEI Submits Comments on Notice 2023-64 and CAMT
On October 12, 2023, TEI submitted comments in response to a request for comments in Notice 2023-64 regarding the Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax. TEI's comments included recommendations for the AFSI calculation with regard to marked-to-market gains and losses, the potential duplication of income with respect to CFCs, depreciation method changes, and foreign parented entities.
TEI Comments on IRS Proposed Regulations Impacting Publicly Traded Partnerships
On August 3, 2015, TEI submitted comments to the IRS on proposed regulations (REG-132634-14) relating to qualifying income from activities of publicly traded partnerships with respect to minerals or natural resources. The Institute’s comments focused on how the proposed regulations fail to capture the complex processes and activities carried on by publicly traded partnerships and, as a result, propose rules that are inconsistent with section 7704(d)(1)(E) and its legislative history as previously interpreted and applied by the IRS in 27 years of ruling practice.
TEI Supports Passage of Mobile Workforce Legislation
On July 22, 2011, Tax Executives Institute submitted the following comments to the House Committee on the Judiciary and its Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law, recommending the enactment of H.R. 1864, the Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2011. TEI endorses federal legislation that would create a uniform standard for the state taxation of income earned by employees who travel for work, and the related withholding obligations of their employers.