Neither Snow, Nor Sleet, Nor Freezing Rain Slows Tei's Advocacy Efforts (Tax Executives Institute‪)‬

Focus on Washington Liaison Meetings, U.S.-Canada Treaty, Accounting Methods, Other Issues As winter storms and icy weather battered much of North America, TEI's technical activities were anything but cold, ranging from comments on the technical explanation to the U.S.-Canada treaty protocol, to proposed revision of the accounting method consent process, to continued opposition to the codification of the economic substance doctrine. Additional submissions were filed on the OECD tax intermediaries project, the section 482 services regulations' safe harbor, and the Internal Revenue Service's recruitment and retention efforts. The Institute also devoted considerable attention to preparing for its annual liaison meetings with the IRS and the U.S. Department of the Treasury.