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The year in review.


This past year was an exciting year for TEI 1. (communications) TEI - Terminal Endpoint Identifier.
2. (text, project) TEI - Text Encoding Initiative.
 and for me personally. Last August, TEI's Board of Directors adopted an overall theme for the year ("Be Effective, Stay Effective") and identified five general areas in which our effectiveness would be challenged and validated val·i·date  
tr.v. val·i·dat·ed, val·i·dat·ing, val·i·dates
1. To declare or make legally valid.

2. To mark with an indication of official sanction.

3.
. The specific objectives we adopted relate to TEI's principal areas of activity--education, networking, and advocacy--but also included items focused on core membership services and effective management. With such an ambitious agenda, it is hardly surprising that we did not accomplish all that we set out to do. But a review of the accomplishments set forth below demonstrates that TEI continues to be a growth-oriented, high-achieving organization of dedicated volunteers and staff.

Be Current, Stay Current ... Through Quality Education Programs on Tax Developments and Tax Management Issues

For sixty years, TEI has rightly prided itself on the quality and cost effectiveness of its educational programs. Given the pace of change and the ever-expanding scope of the tax executive's role, it is more important than ever for TEI members to stay informed, and I am pleased to report that TEI stepped forward in a number of important ways.

During the past year, TEI held a full complement of conferences, seminars, courses, and telephone/web conferences. All in all, 2,957 individuals registered for our programs (the number participating is likely considerably more because only one individual need register for a telephone seminar in order for a whole department to "attend"). Our conferences continue to attract top-level keynote keynote /key·note/ (ke´not) in homeopathy, the characteristic property of a drug that indicates its use in treating a similar symptom of disease.  speakers, such as Secretary of the Treasury John Snow, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Charles Grassley, IRS An abbreviation for the Internal Revenue Service, a federal agency charged with the responsibility of administering and enforcing internal revenue laws.  Commissioner Mark Everson, IRS Chief Counsel Don Korb, and SEC Chief Accountant Donald Nicolaisen, with their remarks being broadcast by C-SPAN or other media outlets.

One aspect of our 2004 Annual Conference deserves mention. I was delighted that 20 former TEI presidents joined us in New Orleans New Orleans (ôr`lēənz –lənz, ôrlēnz`), city (2006 pop. 187,525), coextensive with Orleans parish, SE La., between the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain, 107 mi (172 km) by water from the river mouth; founded  to celebrate the 60th anniversary of our founding. From a group of 14 New York-based tax professionals in 1944 to more than 5,800 tax executives worldwide today, TEI has grown into a truly global organization. The past Institute presidents who attended last fall's conference (and all our former leaders) pursued and built upon the vision of Paul Smith and TEI's other founders; they kept the organization relevant, focused, and member-driven. That Morris Rinehart (our 1964-1965 president) attended the New Orleans meeting--and addressed the conference--was a special treat.

While the conferences are the hallmarks of TEI's educational curriculum, two other programs merit attention--our FAS 109 Seminar in November 2004 (which attracted 349 registrants) and our Senior Tax Executive Conference in May (which sold out and garnered excellent ratings). I was especially pleased that Brunswick Corporation's Chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , George Buckley George Buckley may refer to:
  • George Buckley (cricketer, born 1876), Olympic Games cricketer of 1900
  • George Buckley (cricketer, born 1889), Derbyshire cricketer
  • George Buckley (explorer), Antartctic explorer
, participated in the STE STE Saint (French)
STE Suite (US Postal Service)
STE Societe (French: Society)
STE Spanning Tree Explorer
STE Software Test Engineer
 program. His "CEO's View of Sarbanes-Oxley" was a highlight of the two-day conference.

TEI's committees and staff worked diligently dil·i·gent  
adj.
Marked by persevering, painstaking effort. See Synonyms at busy.



[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin d
 to plan, promote, and execute these programs. If there is a downside Downside

The dollar amount by which the market or a stock has the potential to fall.

Notes:
You might hear someone say that the downside on stock XYZ is $10. What that means is that the stock could fall by this amount if things got bad.
 to our educational programs, it is that attendance at some programs did not meet our expectations. We remain hopeful the decline is temporary and attributable to external forces (e.g., the uncertain economy and the continuing aftershocks of Sarbanes-Oxley), but are working to identify the causes and, where needed, improve the programs. Among other things, the Institute has expanded its policy of offering discounts to multiple registrants from the same company.

Finally, during the year the Institute completed its 2004-2005 Corporate Tax Department Survey. The survey--a 184-page printed commentary and representative tables, accompanied by a CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc.
CD-ROM
 in full compact disc read-only memory

Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser).
 containing more than 12,000 tables--will enable tax executives to benchmark more effectively and efficiently. We had also committed to reviewing the efficacy of a salary survey, and while no decision has been made, significant informal work has been completed.

Be Connected, Stay Connected ... by Enhancing Member Communications and Strengthening Network of Tax Professionals

TEI's launch of a new website in August 2004 helped kickstart the new year. From real-time information on TEI's advocacy and educational activities to the reinvigorated re·in·vig·o·rate  
tr.v. re·in·vig·o·rat·ed, re·in·vig·o·rat·ing, re·in·vig·o·rates
To give new life or energy to.



re
 discussion forums to the sites maintained by many of our local chapters to the communications functionality available to all members through the site, TEI's website team created an Internet presence that is both welcoming and informative. We are working to improve the site and thereby make it an indispensable stop on all tax executives' web surfing Refers to jumping from page to page on the Web. Just as in "TV channel surfing," where one clicks the remote to go from channel to channel, the hyperlink on Web pages makes it easy to jump from one page to another. . If you have not done so already, please log on to www.tei.org and share your ideas for making the site even better.

In late 2004, TEI hired a Communications Specialist and realigned duties of other staff in order to enhance our customer service to members and other users of the site. Among other things, the Institute developed a chapter website administrators guide and held a webconference for chapter website administrators to help them create and enhance their own websites. We also devoted a session at the 2005 Leadership Seminar to the website.

Internet technology and e-mail have expanded the tax executive's network, narrowing the distance that exists among business colleagues and our fellow tax practitioners. This past year we undertook to use a somewhat dated form of technology--telephone conferencing--to enable TEI's Board of Directors to meet more frequently than our traditional three times a year (in conjunction with our conferences and our Annual Meeting of Members). Specifically, we amended a·mend  
v. a·mend·ed, a·mend·ing, a·mends

v.tr.
1. To change for the better; improve: amended the earlier proposal so as to make it more comprehensive.

2.
 the By-Laws to permit telephonic meetings of the Board, and then convened two meetings (in January and June) to "bridge the gap" between our face-to-face meetings. Based on the feedback received, these telephonic meetings will continue.

Be a Voice, Have a Voice ... Through Enhanced Advocacy

In discussing TEI's advocacy activities this past year, it is difficult to know where to begin. We have had an extraordinarily busy year. From our liaison meetings in Ottawa and Washington, to our European Chapter's involvement with the European Union European Union (EU), name given since the ratification (Nov., 1993) of the Treaty of European Union, or Maastricht Treaty, to the

European Community
 and OECD OECD: see Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. , to our briefs in state tax cases, to our comments on the American Jobs Creation Act (both before and after its enactment), TEI has striven to give voice to the real-world concerns of the business community. Given our diversity, there may be occasions in which the Institute is unable to take a position, but time and time again, we have weighed in and have had a positive effect on the outcome.

Five projects deserve mention. First, TEI continues to be a leader in opposing the enactment of a provision requiring the Chief Executive Officer to sign either the corporate tax return or a declaration concerning the company's return preparation process. Even if this provision is ultimately enacted, we are confident that we have contributed to the narrowing and refinement of the proposal. (The same is true in respect of our continuing opposition to the codification The collection and systematic arrangement, usually by subject, of the laws of a state or country, or the statutory provisions, rules, and regulations that govern a specific area or subject of law or practice.  of the economic substance doctrine, at both the federal and state levels.) Second, we have worked effectively with the IRS and Treasury Department in setting guidance priorities under the 2004 tax law. Third, we successfully advocated for an amendment to Circular 230, recognizing the unique character of in-house tax professionals and therefore exempting them from the more onerous on·er·ous  
adj.
1. Troublesome or oppressive; burdensome. See Synonyms at burdensome.

2. Law Entailing obligations that exceed advantages.
 provisions of the IRS regulations that govern "practice before the IRS." Had the Institute's efforts not been successful, all TEI members would be faced with expensive, time-consuming, and (I daresay dare·say  
intr. & tr.v.
To think very likely or almost certain; suppose. Used in the first person singular present tense: Will they be late? Yes, I daresay. I daresay you're wrong. 
) non-value-added compliance activities.

The fourth development involved a first--TEI's first-ever testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Foreign relations may refer to:
  • Diplomacy, the art and practice of conducting negotiations between representatives of groups or nations
  • Foreign policy, a set of political goals that seeks to outline how a particular country will interact with other countries of the
 Committee. The Institute's work in support of the Dutch and Barbados treaties--we were one of only two private sector witnesses at the hearing--contributed to the Senate's ultimate approval of the treaties.

The "state of play" on the fifth project--corporate e-filing--is more uncertain. TEI has been in the forefront on this issue, which involves significant tax administration and technology challenges. We reached out to the IRS from the very beginning, raising practical concerns about the IRS mandate and working with both the IRS and outside vendors to identify both problems and their solutions. We also continue to press the IRS to issue early guidance on what type of hardship waivers will be granted, and remain hopeful that meaningful relief will be forthcoming.

TEI's advocacy successes were noteworthy, and I am pleased to say that our Communications Committee and staff worked diligently to share information about our activities with both members and the public. Through the frequent updating of our website, monthly email messages to members, and outreach Outreach is an effort by an organization or group to connect its ideas or practices to the efforts of other organizations, groups, specific audiences or the general public.  to tax publications and media outlets, the Institute better communicated both its positions on specific issues as well as the process by which it reached those positions. We also stepped up our efforts to encourage more members to become involved in our projects, and while we can always do more, I am pleased with the progress we have made.

Be Involved, Stay Involved ... By Identifying and Addressing Demographic Trends and Other Barriers to Membership Growth

TEI continued to grow during the year. Our European Chapter held its largest meeting ever in May, and I was honored to travel to Copenhagen and address the group. TEI also expanded to another continent during the year, chartering our first chapte in Asia and thereby expanding the global reach of the Institute's educational, networking, and advocacy benefits. Closer to my home in Chicago, the Institute has taken steps to organize a chapter in Omaha. My congratulations to everyone who contributed to the growth of our chapters.

We also took the opportunity this year to analyze various demographic trends and are in the process of developing an action plan for growth, which we shared with our chapters and regions at the 2005 Leadership Seminar.

Be Efficient, Stay Effective ... by Improving Operation and Management of TEI

Our final set of objectives focused internally--on how efficiently we manage ourselves. In many respects, this has been a year of transition and, to a certain extent, deferred maintenance for TEI. First, we expanded and realigned our staff to address the Institute's changing needs. We added two employees to enhance our use of the Internet and technology, and also welcomed new employees to our conference planning and membership staffs. Perhaps most important, we completed the transition of our legal staff, hiring Eli Dicker dick·er  
intr.v. dick·ered, dick·er·ing, dick·ers
To bargain; barter.

n.
The act or process of bargaining.
 as Chief Tax Counsel and naming Mary Lou Fahey our General Counsel. (Eli and Mary Lou are joined on the legal staff by Tax Counsels Jeff Rasmussen and Greg Matson.)

More generally, TEI established a formal system of performance and accountability, which has instilled in both managers and staff a stronger sense of accountability and should yield dividends to the Institute on an ongoing basis. We have also begun the process of addressing the succession planning Management Succession Planning
In organizational development, succession planning is the process of identifying and preparing suitable employees through mentoring, training and job rotation, to replace key players — such as the chief executive officer (CEO) —
 challenges faced by many small organizations. Finally, we worked to clarify the respective roles of our volunteer leadership, for example, developing a position description for Chapter Representatives to the Institute Board of Directors, thereby enabling them to better fulfill ful·fill also ful·fil  
tr.v. ful·filled, ful·fill·ing, ful·fills also ful·fils
1. To bring into actuality; effect: fulfilled their promises.

2.
 their fiduciary duties Noun 1. fiduciary duty - the legal duty of a fiduciary to act in the best interests of the beneficiary
legal duty - acts which the law requires be done or forborne
.

Financial Accomplishments

A review of the Institute's financial statements (consolidated with those of TEI Education Fund, our affiliated section 501(c)(3) organization) confirms that TEI had a very good year financially. The Institute exceeded budget by a substantial margin ($685,855), and realized net revenues of $727,327. TEI's revenues fall into five general categories: dues and initiation fees; continuing education continuing education: see adult education.
continuing education
 or adult education

Any form of learning provided for adults. In the U.S. the University of Wisconsin was the first academic institution to offer such programs (1904).
 fees; publication income; sponsorship fees; royalties; and investment income. Each plays an important role in ensuring the Institute's financial stability:

* After dipping in the aftermath of 9-11, Dues Revenue (including initiation fees) reached a five-year high this past year--$2,023,725.

* Revenues from Continuing Education remain a significant part of the Institute's revenue picture--with gross revenues of Institute-level programs totalling $1,293,663. Importantly, while we experienced a decline of $31,125 in gross receipts the total of the receipts, before they are diminished by any deduction, as for expenses; - distinguished from net profits.
- Bouvier.

See under Gross,

a. os>

See also: Gross Receipt
 last year, prudent management of expenses allowed us to hold the decline in net CE revenue (per the financial statements) to only $1,216. Overall, net revenues from Continuing (before allocation of overhead) was $608,185.

* Interest and other investment income contributed $125,036 to the Institute's bottom line.

* Our overall good financial results are due in significant measure to the Sponsorship initiative, where the growth in revenue has been substantial. Because of the allocation of Sponsorship revenue to Publications and the allocation of Royalties to Sponsorship and Advertising, the figures for Sponsorship, Publications (primarily Advertising), and Royalties should be viewed in combination. Total revenue for these three sources in the last fiscal year was $2,609,050. As the numbers suggest, TEI's conference sponsorship program has been a success. At the Institute level, the program continues to grow and provide a source of revenue, obviating ob·vi·ate  
tr.v. ob·vi·at·ed, ob·vi·at·ing, ob·vi·ates
To anticipate and dispose of effectively; render unnecessary. See Synonyms at prevent.
 dues or registration fee increases. In all, the Institute had 39 conference sponsors at either the 2004 Annual or 2005 Midyear mid·year  
n.
1. The middle of the calendar or academic year.

2.
a. An examination given in the middle of a school year.

b. midyears A series of such examinations.
 Conference (or both). In addition to being a source of revenue, the sponsorship program has permitted the Institute to reach out to additional firms in terms of providing speakers for our educational programs and articles for The Tax Executive; it has also played a role in making TEI members aware of products and service providers that otherwise might have escaped their notice. At the chapter level, too, sponsorship has worked well. In August, the Board adopted guidelines guidelines,
n.pl a set of standards, criteria, or specifications to be used or followed in the performance of certain tasks.
 for the chapters to ensure the smooth operation of the overall sponsorship program.

Concluding Thoughts

While TEI accomplished a great deal during the year, the Institute must strive continually to meet its members' needs in order to remain the preeminent pre·em·i·nent or pre-em·i·nent  
adj.
Superior to or notable above all others; outstanding. See Synonyms at dominant, noted.



[Middle English, from Latin prae
 association of business tax executives. I wish Mike Boyle Mike Boyle, born Los Angeles, California on January 19, 1944, is a former mayor of Omaha, Nebraska and is a current member of the Douglas County Board of Commissioners. Biography  and his leadership team much success in their efforts to accomplish the goals the Board has set for the year, and I pledge them my ongoing support.

I owe a debt of gratitude to my colleagues and staff at Brunswick Corporation The Brunswick Corporation NYSE: BC, formerly known as the Brunswick-Balke-Collender Company, is a United States-based corporation that has been involved in manufacturing a wide variety of products since 1845. It had 2006 sales of US$5.  for their support. I also offer thanks to all the members of the Institute to helped make this past year such a fabulous experience for me. From the committee members who worked on submissions or made presentations, to Board members who called me with their views, to our Executive Director and other members of our wonderful Institute staff, and to everyone who offered a kind word or extended courtesies to my husband Paul my sisters Nancy and Pat, their families, and me--you have made this year both wonderful and memorable. Representing TEI before Congress, leading the Institute's delegation to liaison meetings with the IRS and Treasury Department, and their counterparts in Canada; and presiding pre·side  
intr.v. pre·sid·ed, pre·sid·ing, pre·sides
1. To hold the position of authority; act as chairperson or president.

2. To possess or exercise authority or control.

3.
 over our conferences--all have been an honor I could not have anticipated when I joined the Institute. I thank all of you for making it possible.

Appendix: 2004-2005 Technical Activities

Listed below are the written submissions that Tax Executives Institute filed with government agencies and congressional committees during the period ended August 31, 2005. Also included are liaison meetings and other technical activities in which the Institute participated.

Liaison Meetings

* Liaison meeting with Multistate mul·ti·state  
adj.
Of, relating to, or involving several states: a multistate environmental campaign. 
 Tax Commission (11/11/05).

* Liaison meetings with Canada Revenue Agency The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) administers:
  • tax laws for the Government of Canada and for most provinces and territories;
  • international trade legislation; and
  • various social and economic benefit and incentive programs delivered through the tax system.
 (separate meetings held on Income and Excise/Commodity Tax Issues) (12/7/05).

* Liaison meetings with Canadian Department of Finance (separate meetings held on Income and Excise/Commodity Tax Issues) (12/8/05).

* Liaison meetings with IRS Commissioner and IRS Large and Mid-Size Business Division (2/8-9/05).

* Liaison meeting teleconference with representatives from the U.S. Department of Treasury Office of Tax Policy and IRS Chief Counsel (3/11/05).

* Regions V & VI Liaison Meeting with IRS Large and Mid-Size Business Division (5/26/05).

Canadian Income and Commodity Taxes

* Statement filed with the House of Commons House of Commons: see Parliament.  Standing Committee on Finance concerning 2004 Pre-Budget Consultations (9/10/04).

* Letter on proposed changes to Regulation 1013 of the Ontario Retail Sales Tax sales tax, levy on the sale of goods or services, generally calculated as a percentage of the selling price, and sometimes called a purchase tax. It is usually collected in the form of an extra charge by the retailer, who remits the tax to the government.  Act modernizing the retail sales tax rules relating to relating to relate prepconcernant

relating to relate prepbezüglich +gen, mit Bezug auf +acc 
 exempt transfers of assets between related corporations, filed with the Ontario Ministry of Finance (9/23/04) (Toronto Chapter).

* Comments on Revised GST/HST Policy Statement P-208R: Permanent Establishment, filed with Canada Revenue Agency (10/26/04).

* Comments on draft Technical Bill in respect of the treatment of foreign affiliates, filed with Canadian Department of Finance (12/6/04).

* Letter on proposal to harmonize Ontario income tax collection with the Canadian federal tax system, filed with the Premier of Ontario The Premier of Ontario (sometimes Prime Minister of Ontario) is the first minister for the Canadian province of Ontario. The Premier is appointed by the Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario as the province's head of government, and presides over the Executive council or cabinet  (12/14/04) (Toronto Chapter).

* Comments on Revised GST/HST Policy Statement P-51R2: Carrying on Business carrying on business n. pursuing a particular occupation on a continuous and substantial basis. There need not be a physical or visible business "entity" as such.  in Canada, filed with Canada Revenue Agency (2/9/05).

* Comments on Revised GST GST
abbr.
Greenwich sidereal time


GST (in Australia, New Zealand, and Canada) Goods and Services Tax
 Memorandum 17.16: GST/HST Treatment of Insurance Claims, filed with Canada Revenue Agency (3/29/05).

Federal Taxes

* Comments on American Jobs Creation Act of 2003, filed with the House Ways and Means WAYS AND MEANS. In legislative assemblies there is usually appointed a committee whose duties are to inquire into, and propose to the house, the ways and means to be adopted to raise funds for the use of the government. This body is called the committee of ways and means.  Committee and the Senate Finance Committee (7/13/04).

** Discussion with representatives from the Treasury Department's Office of Tax Policy and IRS concerning provisions of the American Jobs Creation Act requiring immediate regulatory guidance (11/01/04).

* Letter on final Schedule M-3, filed with the U.S. Department of the Treasury and IRS Large and Mid-Size Business Division (7/21/04).

* Comments on Proposed Ethics and Independence Rules Concerning Independence, Tax Services, and Contingent Fees Payment to an attorney for legal services that depends, or is contingent, upon there being some recovery or award in the case. The payment is then a percentage of the amount recovered—such as 25 percent if the matter is settled, or 30 percent if it proceeds to trial. , filed with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (or PCAOB) (sometimes called "Peekaboo") is a private-sector, non-profit corporation created by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, a 2002 United States federal law, to oversee the auditors of public companies.  (3/1/05).

* Comments on proposed regulations relating to flat rate supplemental wage withholding Withholding

Any tax that is taken directly out of an individual's wages or other income before he or she receives the funds.

Notes:
In other words, these funds are "withheld" from your wages.
, filed with Internal Revenue Service and U.S. Department of Treasury (4/11/05).

* Highway Reauthorization and Excise Tax Excise Tax

1. An indirect tax charged on the sale of a particular good.

2. A penalty tax applied to ineligible transactions in retirement accounts. This penalty is assessed by and paid to the IRS.

Notes:
1.
 Simplification Act of 2005:

** Letter opposing the CEO declaration in respect of a company's tax return, filed with Members of the Senate Finance Committee (5/12/05).

** Letter opposing the CEO declaration, codification of the economic substance doctrine, whistleblower whis·tle·blow·er or whis·tle-blow·er or whistle blower  
n.
One who reveals wrongdoing within an organization to the public or to those in positions of authority: "The Pentagon's most famous whistleblower is . .
 provision, denial of deduction deduction, in logic, form of inference such that the conclusion must be true if the premises are true. For example, if we know that all men have two legs and that John is a man, it is then logical to deduce that John has two legs.  for fines and penalties, disallowance dis·al·low  
tr.v. dis·al·lowed, dis·al·low·ing, dis·al·lows
1. To refuse to allow: "[The government]
 of deduction for punitive damages Monetary compensation awarded to an injured party that goes beyond that which is necessary to compensate the individual for losses and that is intended to punish the wrongdoer. , and amendment of deferred compensation rules, filed with the House and Senate conferees (6/7/05).

International Taxes

* Letter on the development of a per se list of low-margin and non-integral services that should qualify for a cost safe harbor Safe Harbor

1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated.

2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive.
 under the section 482 services regulations, filed with U.S. Department of the Treasury (7/2/04).

* Letter on the protocol to the U.S.-Netherlands Tax Treaty, filed with the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (7/15/04).

** Testimony before the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations regarding the Dutch and Barbados treaty protocols (9/24/04).

* Letter on IAS See iPlanet Application Server.

1. (computer) IAS - The first modern computer. It had main registers, processing circuits, information paths within the central processing unit, and used Von Neumann's fetch-execute cycle.
 12, Deferred Tax Accounting for Inter-Company Profits in Inventory, filed with the International Accounting Standards Board An editor has expressed concern that this article or section is .
Please help improve the article by adding information and sources on neglected viewpoints, or by summarizing and
 (7/27/04).

* Letter on the March 2004 Consultation Paper on Simplifying VAT VAT

See: Value-added tax


VAT

See value-added tax (VAT).
 Obligations: The One-Stop System, filed with the European Commission European Commission, branch of the governing body of the European Union (EU) invested with executive and some legislative powers. Located in Brussels, Belgium, it was founded in 1967 when the three treaty organizations comprising what was then the European Community  (7/31/04).

* Letter on temporary and proposed regulations under section 861 relating to the allocation and apportionment The process by which legislative seats are distributed among units entitled to representation; determination of the number of representatives that a state, county, or other subdivision may send to a legislative body. The U.S.  of expenses (alternative method for determining tax book value of assets), filed with U.S. Department of the Treasury (Office of International Tax Counsel) and the IRS Office of Associate Chief Counsel (International) (9/17/04).

* Letter on the revised Discussion Draft on the Attribution at·tri·bu·tion  
n.
1. The act of attributing, especially the act of establishing a particular person as the creator of a work of art.

2.
 of Profits to a Permanent Establishment--Part I (General Considerations), filed with OECD Centre for Tax Policy and Administration commenting (10/12/04).

* Testimony before the Internal Revenue Service on the Advanced Pricing Agreement Program (2/22/04).

* Letter on the proposed regionalization regionalization Managed care The subdivision of a broadly available service–eg, a blood bank, into quasi-autonomous regional centers, capable of making decisions and providing more cost-effective and/or faster service to hospitals and health care facilities,  of the Customs function, filed with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Noun 1. Department of Homeland Security - the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security
Homeland Security

executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States
 (5/12/05).

* Comments on proposed regulations under section 1503 of the Internal Revenue Code The Internal Revenue Code is the body of law that codifies all federal tax laws, including income, estate, gift, excise, alcohol, tobacco, and employment taxes. These laws constitute title 26 of the U.S. Code (26 U.S.C.A. § 1 et seq.  relating to dual consolidated losses, filed with the U.S. Department of Treasury and Internal Revenue Service (8/22/05).

IRS Administrative Affairs

* Letter on Tax Administration Priorities for 2005, filed with the IRS Oversight
For Oversight in Wikipedia, see Wikipedia:Oversight.


Oversight may refer to:
  • Government regulation — The role of an official authority in regulating a separate authority.
 Board (11/23/04).

** Testimony before the IRS Oversight Board on streamlining tax administration (2/1/05).

* Mandatory E-Filing of Form 1120.

** Comments on proposed regulations relating to returns required to be filed on magnetic media, filed with the Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service (3/4/05).

** Testimony at the IRS hearing on the proposed regulations (3/16/04).

** Meetings of TEI-IRS Forms and Attachments Task Group to discuss use of alternative means of electronic filing (4/7-8/05 & 7/12-13/05).

** Meeting with representatives of the Government Accountability Office The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is the audit, evaluation, and investigative arm of the United States Congress, and thus an agency in the Legislative Branch of the United States Government.  (4/21/05).

* Circular 230, Governing gov·ern  
v. gov·erned, gov·ern·ing, gov·erns

v.tr.
1. To make and administer the public policy and affairs of; exercise sovereign authority in.

2.
 Practice Before the Internal Revenue Service:

** Comments on proposed regulations amending Circular 230 and their application to in-house professionals, filed with the Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service (5/3/05).

** Letter to Internal Revenue Service and U.S. Department of Treasury concerning the definition of "employer" in the final regulations (6/3/05).

State and Local Taxes

* General Motors Corp. v. Franchise Tax Board (Allocation of California Research Tax Credit)

** Amicus curiae amicus curiae

(Latin: “friend of the court”) One who assists a court by furnishing information or advice regarding questions of law or fact. A person (or other entity, such as a state government) who is not a party to a particular lawsuit but nevertheless has a
 letter in support of Petition for Review, filed with the Supreme Court of California The Supreme Court of California is the state supreme court in California. It is headquartered in San Francisco, and regularly holds sessions at its branch offices in Los Angeles and Sacramento. Its decisions are binding on all other California state courts.  (8/31/04).

** Brief amicus curiae on the merits on the merits adj. referring to a judgment, decision or ruling of a court based upon the facts presented in evidence and the law applied to that evidence. A judge decides a case "on the merits" when he/she bases the decision on the fundamental issues and considers  in support of General Motors, filed with the Supreme Court of California (4/26/05).

* Charlotte Cuno, et al. v. DaimlerChrysler Corp, et al. (Constitutionality of State Tax Incentives)

** Brief amicus curiae in support of Petition for Rehearing rehearing n. conducting a hearing again based on the motion of one of the parties to a lawsuit, petition or criminal prosecution, usually by the court or agency which originally heard the matter. , filed with the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts:

  • Eastern District of Kentucky
  • Western District of Kentucky
  • Eastern District of Michigan
 (9/23/04).

** Brief amicus curiae in support of DaimlerChrysler's Petition for a Writ of Certiorari Noun 1. writ of certiorari - a common law writ issued by a superior court to one of inferior jurisdiction demanding the record of a particular case
certiorari

judicial writ, writ - (law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer
, filed with the Supreme Court of the United States Supreme Court of the United States

Final court of appeal in the U.S. judicial system and final interpreter of the Constitution of the United States. The Supreme Court was created by the Constitutional Convention of 1787 as the head of a federal court system, though it was
 (7/15/05).

* Comments on legislative proposals being considered for the 2005 session of Virginia's General Assembly, filed with the Virginia Department of Taxation (10/21/04) (Virginia Chapter).

Standards of Conduct

Since the Mission, Principle, and Purposes of TEI can be achieved only by the observance on the part of its members of the highest standards of professional conduct, the Board of Directors adopted the following:

Tax Executives Institute, Inc., recognizes the following as the standards of conduct for each member in administering tax affairs for which he or she is responsible:

* The member accepts taxes as the cost of civilization and accepts the laws imposing taxes as the mechanism for distributing that cost among businesses and individuals. The member will comply with those laws, whether or not agreeing with them.

* The member recognizes an obligation to minimize company tax liability, within the bounds of the law and to the extent consistent with policies or objectives of the company, having due regard for the interests of society in sound tax policy, and will advise and support action to obtain that objective, to the best of the member's ability.

* The member recognizes an obligation to make an affirmative AFFIRMATIVE. Averring a fact to be true; that which is opposed to negative. (q.v.)
     2. It is a general rule of evidence that the affirmative of the issue must be proved. Bull. N. P. 298 ; Peake, Ev. 2.
     3.
 contribution to the sound administration of tax laws, and to the adoption of sound tax legislation, by cooperation and consultation with the persons charged with those functions, having due regard for the interests of society, as well as the interest of the company and its employees.

* The member accepts each Government representative as a person devoted to fulfilling the obligation to collect revenue honorably in accordance Accordance is Bible Study Software for Macintosh developed by OakTree Software, Inc.[]

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 with law. The member will deal with the representatives on that basis, and will take occasion with others to uphold up·hold  
tr.v. up·held , up·hold·ing, up·holds
1. To hold aloft; raise: upheld the banner proudly.

2. To prevent from falling or sinking; support.

3.
 this view of Government representatives. In case of any deviation DEVIATION, insurance, contracts. A voluntary departure, without necessity, or any reasonable cause, from the regular and usual course of the voyage insured.
     2.
 of a representative from that standard, the member will present the pertinent PERTINENT, evidence. Those facts which tend to prove the allegations of the party offering them, are called pertinent; those which have no such tendency are called impertinent, 8 Toull. n. 22. By pertinent is also meant that which belongs. Willes, 319.  facts to the authorities authorized au·thor·ize  
tr.v. au·thor·ized, au·thor·iz·ing, au·thor·iz·es
1. To grant authority or power to.

2. To give permission for; sanction:
 to take action with respect to the deviation.

* The member will present the facts required in tax returns and all the facts pertinent to the resolution of questions at issue with representatives of the government imposing the tax.

* The member will employ assistants and outside representatives upon the basis of their technical competence technical competence,
n the ability of the practitioner, during the treatment phase of dental care and with respect to those procedures combining psychomotor and cognitive skills, consistently to provide services at a professionally acceptable level.
, always having due regard for the highest standards of professional ethics professional ethics,
n the rules governing the conduct, transactions, and relationships within a profession and among its publics.

professional ethics liability,
n 1.
.

* The member will at all times recognize a duty of professionalism and will not use TEI membership to solicit business or sell products to other members.

Tax Executives Institute, Inc. and TEI Education Fund

Audited Consolidated Financial Statements Consolidated Financial Statements

The combined financial statements of a parent company and its subsidiaries.

Notes:
Because consolidated financial statements present an aggregated look at the financial position of a parent and its subsidiaries, they enable you to gauge


June 30, 2005 and 2004

Independent Auditor's Report Auditor's Report

Recorded in the annual report, the auditor's report tests to see that a corporation's financial statements comply with GAAP. This is sometimes referred to as the clean opinion.

Notes:
Most auditor's reports consist of three paragraphs.
 on the Consolidated Financial Statements

To the Board of Directors Tax Executives Institute, Inc. and TEI Education Fund

We have audited the accompanying consolidated statements of financial position of Tax Executives Institute, Inc. and TEI Education Fund (the Organization) as of June 30, 2005 and 2004, and the related consolidated statements of activities and cash flows for the years then ended. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Organization's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. The name of this country. The United States, now thirty-one in number, are Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, . Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement mis·state  
tr.v. mis·stat·ed, mis·stat·ing, mis·states
To state wrongly or falsely.



mis·statement n.
. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of Tax Executives Institute, Inc. and TEI Education Fund as of June 30, 2005 and 2004, and the changes in their net assets Net assets

The difference between total assets on the one hand and current liabilities and noncapitalized long-term liabilities on the other hand.


net assets

See owners' equity.
 and their cash flows for the years then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Tate & Tryon

Washington, DC

July 19, 2005

Major findings of TEI's 2004-2005 Corporate Tax Department Survey include:

* Nearly 4 in 5 respondent In Equity practice, the party who answers a bill or other proceeding in equity. The party against whom an appeal or motion, an application for a court order, is instituted and who is required to answer in order to protect his or her interests.  companies had worldwide revenues of $5 billion or less with three-quarters coming from operations in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. .

* 3 in 4 Senior Tax Executives (STEs) have the title of Director of Tax]Corporate Tax Director or Vice President; regardless of title, the STE most often reports to the Chief Financial Officer.

* Half of the tax departments have 5 or fewer employees. In addition they are responsible for an average of 31 legal entities and 7 in 10 are located at a single location.

* More than half of the tax departments have budgets of $750,000 or less, and one-third have budgets of $1 to $5 million annually.

* During the last 3 years, the Years, The

the seven decades of Eleanor Pargiter’s life. [Br. Lit.: Benét, 1109]

See : Time
 typical tax department has increased by fewer than 1 full-time equivalent Full-time equivalent (FTE) is a way to measure a worker's involvement in a project, or a student's enrollment at an educational institution. An FTE of 1.0 means that the person is equivalent to a full-time worker, while an FTE of 0.5 signals that the worker is only half-time.  (FTE FTE Full-Time Equivalent
FTE Full-Time Employee
FTE Full-Time Equivalency
FTE Full Time Employment
FTE Foundation for Teaching Economics
FTE Full Time Enrollment
FTE For the Enterprise (SQL)
FTE Fund for Theological Education
) while its budget has increased by 12%.

* 7 in 10 companies reported that they are subject to the provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act See SOX.  and an additional 1 in 7 of those not subject to the law plan to follow it.

* The most commonly considered control areas for the purposes of Sarbanes-Oxley deal with the calculations of the U.S. tax provisions, deferred accounts, and rate reductions.

Judith P. Zelisko, Chicago Chapter 2004-2005 International President

TEI's Advocacy Scorecard

* Reestablishing a liaison meeting with the Multistate Tax Commission, plus continuing TEI's traditionally strong liaison relationships with government tax agencies in Ottawa and Washington.

* Establishing a relationship with the Financial Accounting Standards Board Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)

Board composed of independent members who create and interpret Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
 (as a prelude prelude (prā`ld), musical composition of no universal style, usually for the keyboard. It was originally used to precede a ceremony and later a second, often larger piece.  to filing comments on the exposure draft on Uncertain Tax Positions), and filing comments with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board on tax services.

* Testifying before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on two tax treaties and before the IRS on the advance pricing agreement An Advance Pricing Agreement (APA) is an agreement between a taxpayer and the IRS on an appropriate transfer pricing methodology (TPM) for some set of transactions at issue (called "Covered Transactions").  program.

* Forestalling forestalling: see engrossing.  enactment (to date) of the CEO Certification and Economic Substance Requirement.

* Successfully urging the IRS and Treasury to recognize the unique status of in-house tax professionals in Circular 230, relating to practice before the IRS.

* Engaging the IRS "early and often" in respect of its corporate e filing initiative, thereby making the e-filing mandate more workable, by increasing the time in which to correct errors from 5 days to 20, permitting some international forms to be filed on paper, and allowing certain forms to be attached to the e-filed return in a PDF (Portable Document Format) The de facto standard for document publishing from Adobe. On the Web, there are countless brochures, data sheets, white papers and technical manuals in the PDF format.  format.

* Remaining in the forefront of the Treasury and IRS's Schedule M-3 project.

* Involvement in the Cuno case on the constitutionality of state tax incentives

TEI Conference Sponsors

TEI expresses its appreciation to the following firms that were sponsors of either the 2004 Annual Conference or the 2005 Midyear Conference or both. Where a firm's sponsorship level changed during the year, the firm is listed under the higher sponsorship level.

Platinum

ADP (1) (Automatic Data Processing) Synonymous with data processing (DP), electronic data processing (EDP) and information processing.

(2) (Automatic Data Processing, Inc., Roseland, NJ, www.adp.
 Tax Credit * Baker & McKenzie * Deloitte & Touche LLP LLP - Lower Layer Protocol  Ernst & Young LLP * KPMG KPMG Klynveld Peat Marwick Goerdeler (accounting firm)
KPMG Kaiser Permanente Medical Group
KPMG Keiner Prüft Mehr Genau (German)
KPMG Kommen Prüfen Meckern Gehen
 LLP * Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP McKee Nelson LLP * PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP * RIA (Rich Internet Application) A Web-based application that approaches the speed and elegance of a local application. An RIA may refer to a browser-based application that uses AJAX or another enhanced coding technique.  Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP * Taxware, L.P. * Vertex, Inc.

Gold

CrossBorder Solutions * Ducharme McMillen & Associates, Inc. Fenwick & West LLP * Foley fo·ley  
n.
1. A technical process by which sounds are created or altered for use in a film, video, or other electronically produced work.

2. A person who creates or alters sounds using this process.
 & Lardner LLP * Liquid Engines, Inc. Net Profit, Inc. (TALX) * Ryan & Company * Steptoe & Johnson LLP Wachovia Exchange Services, Inc.

Silver

Alston & Bird LLP * Baker & Hostetler LLP * Jones Day King & Spalding LLP * Miller & Chevalier Chartered Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flora LLP * Thompson Hine LLP

Bronze

Caplin & Drysdale, Chartered * CBIZ CBIZ Century Business Services Inc.  Valuation Group, Inc. Duane Morris Duane Morris LLP is a law firm headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The firm employs more than 600 lawyers in 18 offices in the United States, as well as in offices in London, Singapore and Vietnam.  LLP * Grant Thornton LLP This article or section is written like an .
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Mark blatant advertising for , using .
 Jefferson Wells International Inc. Location Management Services, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol.

LLC - Logical Link Control
 Management Insights, Inc. McDermott Will & Emery emery: see corundum.
emery

Granular rock consisting of a mixture of the mineral corundum (aluminum oxide, Al2O3) and iron oxides such as magnetite (Fe3O4) or hematite (Fe2O3).
 LLP * Morrison & Foerster LLP Planitax, Inc. * Robert Brakel & Associates Ltd.

Senior Tax Executive Conference Sponsors

TEI expresses its appreciation to the following firms that sponsored TEI's 2005 Senior Tax Executive Conference:

Baker & McKenzie

Deloitte & Touche LLP

Ernst & Young LLP

KPMG LLP

Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP

McDermott Will & Emery LLP

McKee Nelson LLP

Miller & Chevalier Chartered

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

Steptoe & Johnson LLP

TEI'S 2004-2005 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Judith P. Zelisko

Brunswick Corporation

International President

Michael P. Boyle

Microsoft Corporation (company) Microsoft Corporation - The biggest supplier of operating systems and other software for IBM PC compatibles. Software products include MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows, Windows NT, Microsoft Access, LAN Manager, MS Client, SQL Server, Open Data Base Connectivity (ODBC), MS Mail,

TEI Senior Vice President

David L. Bernard

Kimberly-Clark Corporation

TEI Secretary

Robert J. McDonough

Polaroid Corporation

TEI Treasurer

Lynn B. Jordan

Susquehanna Pfaltzgraff The Susquehanna Pfaltzgraff Company is a conglomerate of companies that started in the 19th century with Johann George Pfaltzgraff's emigration from Germany to York, Pennsylvania (in the Susquehanna Valley).  Co.

Bruce Maggin

IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries)  Corporation

Lisa Norton

Amazon.com, Inc.

David M. Penney

General Motors of Canada Limited.

Carita R. Twinem

Briggs & Stratton Corporation

TEI'S 2004-2005

COMMITTEE CHAIRS

Vincent Alicandri

Hydro One Hydro One Incorporated delivers electricity across the Canadian province of Ontario. It is a Crown corporation wholly owned by the Government of Ontario.

Hydro One traces its history to the early 20th century to the establishment of the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of
 Networks, Inc.

Chair, Awards Committee

Michael P. Boyle

Microsoft Corporation

Chair, Continuing Education Committee

David V. Daubaras

GE Canada

Chair, Canadian Income Tax Committee

J.A. (Drew) Glennie

Shell Canada Shell Canada Limited (TSX: SHC) is one of Canada's largest integrated oil companies. Exploration and production of oil, natural gas and sulphur is a major part of its business, as well as the marketing of gasoline and related products through the company's approximately 1,800  Limited

Chair, Advisory Committee to the President

John J. Herson

Neenah Paper, Inc.

Chair, TEI International Tax Committee

Lisbeth W. Huddleston

United States Filter Corporation

Chair, Membership Committee

Gary P. Morrison

Cambrex Corporation

Chair, Advanced Technology Committee

Paul O'Connor

Millipore Corporation For other uses, see Millipore.
Millipore Corporation (NYSE: MIL) founded in 1954, listed among the S&P 500 since the early 1990s, is an international biosciences company, known widely for its micrometer pore-size filters and tests.


Chair, TEI IRS Administrative Affairs Committee

Sherrie Ann Pollock

Royal Bank of Canada Bank of Canada

Canada's central bank, established under the Bank of Canada Act (1934). It was founded during the Great Depression to regulate credit and currency. The Bank acts as the Canadian government's fiscal agent and has the sole right to issue paper money.


Chair, Canadian Commodity Tax Committee

Raymond G. Rossi

Intel Corporation (company) Intel Corporation - A US microelectronics manufacturer. They produced the Intel 4004, Intel 8080, Intel 8086, Intel 80186, Intel 80286, Intel 80386, Intel 486 and Pentium microprocessor families as well as many other integrated circuits and personal computer networking

Chair, Internal Affairs Internal affairs may refer to:
  • Internal affairs of a sovereign state.
  • Internal affairs (law enforcement), a division of a law enforcement agency which investigates cases of lawbreaking by members of that agency
 Committee, and

Chair, Nominating Committee A nominating committee is a group formed usually from inside the membership of an organization for the purpose of nominating candidates for office within the organization. It works similarly to an electoral college, the main difference being that the available candidates, either

Monika M. Siegmund

Shell Canada Limited

Chair, Communications Committee

Neil D. Traubenberg

Storage Technology Corporation

Chair, TEI Federal Tax Committee

Roger D. Wheeler

General Motors Corporation

Chair, Corporate Tax Management Committee

Janet M. Wilson

Halliburton Corporation

Chair, State & Local Tax Committee

Notes to Consolidated Financial

Statements

NOTE A--ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY

OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Organization:

Tax Executives Institute, Inc. (TEI), incorporated in 1944 in New York New York, state, United States
New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of
, is a professional organization for corporate and business employees who are responsible for the tax affairs of their employers in an executive, managerial, or administrative capacity. TEI is exempt from the payment of income taxes on its exempt activities under Section 501(c)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code. However, TEI is subject to tax on its unrelated business activities such as advertising.

TEI Education Fund (the Fund) was formed in 1987 to sponsor or co-sponsor continuing education programs and otherwise to further TEI's educational objectives. The Fund is exempt from the payment of income taxes on its exempt activities under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and has been classified by the Internal Revenue Service as other than a private foundation under Section 509(a)(1).

Principles of consolidation:

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of TEI and its affiliate, the Fund (collectively referred to as the Organization). Significant inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Basis of accounting:

The Organization prepares its financial statements on the accrual basis A method of accounting that reflects expenses incurred and income earned for Income Tax purposes for any one year.

Taxpayers who use the accrual method must include in their taxable income any money that they have the right to receive as payment for services, once it
 of accounting. Revenue is recognized when earned and expense when the obligation is incurred.

Use of estimates:

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles The standard accounting rules, regulations, and procedures used by companies in maintaining their financial records.

Generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) provide companies and accountants with a consistent set of guidelines that cover both broad accounting
 requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect certain reported amounts and disclosures. Actual results could differ from estimates.

Cash and cash equivalents:

For financial statement purposes, cash and cash equivalents consists of demand deposits and money market accounts.

Accounts receivable accounts receivable n. the amounts of money due or owed to a business or professional by customers or clients. Generally, accounts receivable refers to the total amount due and is considered in calculating the value of a business or the business' problems in paying :

Accounts receivable consists primarily of amounts owed from customers for advertising. Accounts receivable are presented at the gross amount due to the Organization. The Organization's management periodically reviews the status of all accounts receivable balances for collectibility. Each receivable balance is assessed based on management's knowledge of the customer, the Organization's relationship with the customer, and the age of the receivable balance. As a result of these reviews, allowances are recorded for customer balances deemed to be uncollectible. As of June 30, 2005, the allowance for doubtful accounts Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

An estimation made by a company and documented on its balance sheet for receivables that might go uncollected.

Notes:
It is standard practice for a company to have funds set aside for money that cannot be collected.
 receivable totaled $5,351.

Fixed assets fixed assets nplactivo sg fijo

fixed assets nplimmobilisations fpl

fixed assets fix npl
:

Acquisitions of fixed assets greater than $1,000 are recorded at cost and depreciated Depreciated may refer to:
  • Depreciation, in finance, a reference to the fact that assets with finite lives lose value over time
  • Depreciated is often confused or used as a stand-in for "deprecated"; see deprecation for the use of depreciation in computer software
 or amortized using the straight-line basis over the following useful lives: furniture and office equipment--3 to 10 years; leasehold An estate, interest, in real property held under a rental agreement by which the owner gives another the right to occupy or use land for a period of time.


leasehold n.
 improvements--over the lesser of the remaining life of the office lease or the estimated useful life of the improvements.

Deferred revenue:

Revenue received in advance of the period in which it is earned is deferred to subsequent years.

Net assets--unrestricted:

Unrestricted net assets include those net assets whose use is not restricted by donors, even though their use may be limited in other respects, such as by board designation.

Undesignated: Undesignated net assets are used for the general operations of Organization. TEI has established a reserve policy, the goal of which is to maintain minimum reserves equivalent to at least 50 percent of annual operating expenses Operating expenses

The amount paid for asset maintenance or the cost of doing business, excluding depreciation. Earnings are distributed after operating expenses are deducted.
. This goal has been met and there are no current plans to increase the reserve except as a result of normal operations Generally and collectively, the broad functions that a combatant commander undertakes when assigned responsibility for a given geographic or functional area. Except as otherwise qualified in certain unified command plan paragraphs that relate to particular commands, "normal operations" of .

Designated: Designated net assets include funds that have been designated for use in special project activities. At its June 2004 meeting, the Executive Committee approved a resolution to designate des·ig·nate  
tr.v. des·ig·nat·ed, des·ig·nat·ing, des·ig·nates
1. To indicate or specify; point out.

2. To give a name or title to; characterize.

3.
 $100,000 for use in the Corporate Tax Department Survey and for the 60th Anniversary Celebration which took place during the year ended June 30, 2005. At its June 2005 meeting, the Executive Committee approved the budget for the year ending June 30, 2006 which included an additional designation for special projects in the amount of $25,000.

Functional allocation of expenses:

The costs of providing various program and supporting service activities have been summarized on a functional basis in the statement of activities. Accordingly, certain costs have been allocated among the program and supporting services benefited.

NOTE B--CONCENTRATION OF CREDIT RISK

Financial instruments that subject the Organization to a concentration of credit risk consist of demand deposits placed with financial institutions that, at times, may exceed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), an independent U.S. federal executive agency designed to promote public confidence in banks and to provide insurance coverage for bank deposits up to $100,000.  limits. The Organization has not experienced any losses in such accounts. Other financial instruments that potentially subject the Organization to concentration of credit risk consist principally of investments. The Organization places its investments with creditworthy cred·it·wor·thy  
adj.
Having an acceptable credit rating.



credit·wor
 financial institutions. By policy, these investments are kept within limits designed to prevent risks caused by concentration.

NOTE C--INVESTMENTS

Short-term:

Short-term investments in marketable (non-equity) securities are recorded at cost, which approximates market value, and consist of the following at June 30,:
Treasury Notes--Short-term                                        2005
Purchased July 31, 2003, matures July 31, 2005, 1.500%         200,000
Purchased September 30, 2003,
  matures September 30, 2005, 1.625%                           200,000
Purchased October 31, 2003,
  matures October 31, 2005, 1.625%                             200,000
Purchased December l, 2003,
  matures November 30, 2005, 1.875%                            200,000
Purchased January 8, 2004,
  matures December 31, 2005, 1.875%                            200,000
Purchased February 2, 2004,
  matures January 31, 2006, 1.875%                             200,000
Purchased March 1, 2004,
  matures February 28, 2006, 1.625%                            400,000
Purchased March 31, 2004,
  matures March 31, 2006, 1.500%                               200,000
Purchased April 30, 2004, matures April 30, 2006, 2.250%       400,000
Purchased June 1, 2004, matures May 31, 2006, 2.500%           200,000
Purchased July 1, 2004, matures June 30, 2006, 2.750%          200,000
Certificates of Deposit
Bank of America, purchased December 1, 2003,
  matures November 28, 2005, 1.850%                            200,000
SunTrust, purchased March 26, 2005,
  matures September 26, 2005, 2.470% *                         102,737
Money Market
Bank of America Securities LLC, 2.784% at June 30, 2005      1,125,319
                                                            $4,028,056

* TEIF Investment

Treasury Notes--Short-term                                        2004
Purchased July 31, 2002, matures July 31, 2004, 2.250%         200,000
Purchased December 2, 2002,
  matures November 30, 2004, 2.000%                            200,000
Purchased January 31, 2003,
  matures January 31, 2005, 1.625%                             200,000
Purchased February 28, 2003,
  matures February 28, 2005, 1.500%                            200,000
Purchased May 7, 2003, matures April 30, 2005, 1.625%          200,000
Purchased July 3, 2003, matures June 30, 2005, 1.125%          200,000

Certificates of Deposit
Bank of America, purchased February 28, 2002,
  matures March 2, 2005, 3.590%                                100,000
Bank of America, purchased May 13, 2002,
  matures May 13, 2005, 3.690%                                 100,000
SunTrust, purchased September 21, 2003,
  matures September 23, 2004, 1.090% *                         100,982

Money Market
Bank of America Securities, LLC, 0.812% at June 30, 2004     1,807,913
                                                            53,308,895

* TEIF Investment

Long-term:
Long-term investments in marketable (non-equity)
securities are recorded at cost, which approximates
market value, and consist of the following at June 30,:

Two-Year Treasury Notes (percentage = coupon rate)                2005
Purchased August 2, 2004, matures July 31, 2006, 2.75%         200,000
Purchased August 31, 2004,
  matures August 31, 2006, 2.375%                              200,000
Purchased October 1, 2004,
  matures September 30, 2006, 2.500%                           200,000
Purchased November 30, 2004,
  matures November 30, 2006, 2.875%                            200,000
Purchased December 31, 2004,
  matures December 31, 2006, 3.000%                            200,000
Purchased January 31, 2005,
  matures January 31, 2007, 3.125%                             200,000
Purchased March 7, 2005,
  matures February 28, 2007, 3.375%                            200,000
Purchased April 1, 2005,
  matures March 31, 2007, 3.750%                               400,000
Purchased May 2, 2005, matures April 30, 2007, 3.625%          400,000
Purchased June 1, 2005, matures May 31, 2007, 3.500%           200,000
Purchased June 30, 2005, matures June 30, 2007, 3.625%         400,000
Other Investments
Mutual of America (deferred compensation)                       40,667
                                                            $2,840,667

Purchased July 31, 2003, matures July 31, 2005, 1.500%         200,000
Purchased September 30, 2003,
  matures September 30, 2005, 1.625%                           200,000
Purchased October 31, 2003,
  matures October 31, 2005, 1.625%                             200,000
Purchased December 1, 2003,
  matures November 30, 2005, 1.875%                            200,000
Purchased January 8, 2004,
  matures December 31, 2005, 1.875%                            200,000
Purchased February 2, 2004,
  matures January 31, 2006, 1.875%                             200,000
Purchased March 1, 2004,
  matures February 28, 2006, 1.625%                            400,000
Purchased March 31, 2004,
  matures March 31, 2006, 1.500%                               200,000
Purchased April 30, 2004, matures April 30, 2006, 2.250%       400,000
Purchased June 1, 2004, matures May 31, 2006, 2.500%           200,000

Certificate of Deposit
Bank of America, purchased December 1, 2003,
  matures November 28, 2005, 1.850%                            200,000

Other Investments
Mutual of America (deferred compensation)                       34,784
                                                            $2,634,784


NOTE D--RETIREMENT PLANS

Deferred Compensation Plan:

TEI has a deferred compensation plan under Section 457(b) of the Internal Revenue Code, which covers a key employee. No contributions were made to the deferred compensation plan in the years ended June 30, 2005 and 2004, and management has determined that no future contributions will be made because of the establishment of the 401(k) Plan (see description below). However, participant balances will continue to accumulate Accumulate

Broker/analyst recommendation that could mean slightly different things depending on the broker/analyst. In general, it means to increase the number of shares of a particular security over the near term, but not to liquidate other parts of the portfolio to buy a security
 earnings and losses. Deferred compensation liabilities amounted to $40,667 and $34,784 at June 30, 2005 and 2004, respectively.

Money Purchase Plan:

TEI has a defined contribution money-purchase pension plan Money-Purchase Pension Plan

A defined-contribution plan to which employer contributions are fixed.

Notes:
Employers may contribute up to 25% of employees' compensation to a money purchase pension plan.
See also: Defined Benefit, Defined Contribution, Pension Plan
, which covers all eligible employees who meet age and length-of-service requirements. Under the plan, TEI's annual contribution amounts to eight percent of each participant's compensation. Participants are fully vested after six years. TEI's contribution to the plan for the years ended June 30, 2005 and 2004, was $106,651 and $107,519, respectively.

401(k) Plan:

TEI has a defined contribution salary deferral deferral - Waiting for quiet on the Ethernet.  and savings incentive plan, which covers all eligible employees who meet age and length of service requirements. Under the plan, TEI contributes an amount equal to fifty percent of the first two percent of compensation, and twenty-five percent of the next four percent of compensation up to the maximum contribution allowed by Internal Revenue Service limits. Participants are fully vested after five years. TEI's contribution to the plan for the years ended June 30, 2005 and 2004, was $21,826 and $24,559, respectively.

NOTE E--MANAGEMENT FEES

TEI pays the Fund management fees pursuant to a written agreement under which TEI agreed to administer the continuing education courses sponsored by the Fund. Under the agreement, TEI paid the Fund a percentage of its net income from the sponsored courses totaling $11,552 and $16,792 for the years ended June 30, 2005 and 2004, respectively.

NOTE F--CHAPTERS AND REGIONS

tei has several chapters and regions primarily located throughout the united states of america. as stipulated in the chapter regulations, the activities of the chapters and regions are subject to policies adopted by and the general oversight of tei's board, this oversight, however, does not constitute control in accordance with the aicpa's statement of position number 94-3, reporting of related entities by not-for-profit organizations, thus, the chapters and regions are not included in these financial statements. aggregate chapter and region cash balances approximate $1,000,000 annually.

NOTE G--COMMITMENT & CONTINGENCY contingency n. an event that might not occur.

Office lease:

TEI leases office space under a non-cancelable operating lease Operating Lease

A lease contract that allows the use of an asset, but does not convey rights similar to ownership of the asset.

Notes:
An operating lease is not capitalized it is accounted for as a rental expense.
 that expires in June 2007. Under the terms of the lease, TEI received a rent abatement A reduction, a decrease, or a diminution. The suspension or cessation, in whole or in part, of a continuing charge, such as rent.

With respect to estates, an abatement is a proportional diminution or reduction of the monetary legacies, a disposition of property by will, when
 relating to the first five months of the first lease year and the first month of each of the seventh through the tenth lease years. The abatement has been accrued ac·crue  
v. ac·crued, ac·cru·ing, ac·crues

v.intr.
1. To come to one as a gain, addition, or increment: interest accruing in my savings account.

2.
 and is being amortized over the life of the lease. Rent expense was approximately $241,800 and $199,000 for the years ended June 30, 2005 and 2004, respectively. During the year ended June 30, 2005, TEI signed an amendment to its office lease which increased the square footage available for occupancy.

Future minimum lease payments Rental payments over the lease term including the amount of any bargain purchase option, premium and any guaranteed residual value and excluding any rental relating to costs to be met by the lessor and any contingent rentals.  under the office lease as of June 30, 2005, are as follows:
Year Ending June 30,      Amount

2006                      267,000
2007                      247,100

                        $ 514,100


Employment agreement:

TEI has an employment agreement with its Executive Director, which expires June 2009. Under the terms of the agreement, should the Institute terminate the agreement for any reason other than good cause, it would be obligated ob·li·gate  
tr.v. ob·li·gat·ed, ob·li·gat·ing, ob·li·gates
1. To bind, compel, or constrain by a social, legal, or moral tie. See Synonyms at force.

2. To cause to be grateful or indebted; oblige.
 to pay the Executive Director's salary and benefits for the remaining period of the agreement.

2005-2006 Officers

PRESIDENT

Michael P. Boyle (E)

Microsoft Corporation

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT

David L. Bernard (E)

Kimberly-Clark Corporation

SECRETARY

Robert J. McDonough (E)

Polaroid Corporation

TREASURER

Vincent Alicandri (E)

Hydro One Networks Inc.

VICE PRESIDENT--REGION I

Monika M. Siegmund

Shell Canada Limited

VICE PRESIDENT--REGION II

Anthony D. Bernice

Gold Toe Investment Corp.

VICE PRESIDENT--REGION III

Timothy F. Wigon

BOSE Corporation The Bose Corporation is a privately-held American company based in Framingham, Massachusetts that specializes in audio equipment[2][3] and holds the philosophy of supporting its technological development through research (thus the company motto).

VICE PRESIDENT--REGION IV

Fred W. Brenner, Jr.

Steelcase, Inc.

VICE PRESIDENT--REGION V

Mickey A unit of mouse movement typically set at 1/200th of an inch.

(unit, humour) mickey - The unit of resolution of mouse movement.

It has been suggested that the "disney" will become a benchmark unit for animation graphics performance.
 J. Bladel

Bandag, Incorporated

VICE PRESIDENT--REGION VI

David L. Bullington

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

VICE PRESIDENT--REGION VII

Susan A. Bauer

Arby's Restaurant Group

VICE PRESIDENT--REGION VIII

Lynn C. Anderson

Edison Mission Energy

VICE PRESIDENT--REGION IX

Anthony J. Maggiore

Richemont International SA

ADDITONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Lynn B. Jordan (E)

Susquehanna Pfaltzgraff Co.

Lisa Norton (E)

Amazon.com, Inc.

Paul O'Connor (E)

Millipore Corp

Neil D. Traubenberg (E)

Sun Microsystems Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA[3]) is an American vendor of computers, computer components, computer software, and information-technology services, founded on 24 February 1982. , Inc.

Carita R. Twinem (E)

Briggs & Stratton Corporation

(E) Executive Committee Member. The Executive Committee consists of the Institute's four senior officers and five other members of the Board of Directors appointed by the President.

2005-2006 Committee Chairs

ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO THE PRESIDENT

Raymond G. Rossi

Intel Corporation

AWARDS

Bruce R. Maggin

IBM Corporation

CANADIAN COMMODITY TAX

Natalie St-Pierre

BCE BCE
abbr.
1. Bachelor of Chemical Engineering

2. Bachelor of Civil Engineering



BCE

Abbreviation for before the Common Era.
 Inc.

CANADA INCOME TAX

David V. Daubaras

General Electric Canada

COMMUNICATIONS

Mitchell S Mitchell, city (1990 pop. 13,798), seat of Davison co., SE S.Dak.; inc. 1881. Mitchell is a trade, distribution, and shipping center for a dairy and livestock area. . Trager

Georgia-Pacific Corporation

CONTINUING EDUCATION

David L. Bernard

Kimberly-Clark Corporation

CORPORATE TAX MANAGEMENT

Roger D. Wheeler

General Motors Corp.

FEDERAL TAX

Susan A. Bauer

Arby's Restaurant Group

FEDERAL TAX: EMPLOYEE BENEFITS AND PAYROLL TAXES Payroll Tax

Tax an employer withholds and/or pays on behalf of their employees based on the wage or salary of the employee. In most countries, including the U.S., both state and federal authorities collect some form of payroll tax.
 SUBCOMMITTEE sub·com·mit·tee  
n.
A subordinate committee composed of members appointed from a main committee.


subcommittee
Noun


Michael J. Nesbitt

Paychex, Inc.

FEDERAL TAX: FINANCIAL PRODUCTS SUBCOMMITTEE

Philip G. Cohen cohen
 or kohen

(Hebrew: “priest”) Jewish priest descended from Zadok (a descendant of Aaron), priest at the First Temple of Jerusalem. The biblical priesthood was hereditary and male.


Unilever United States, Inc.

FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING TASK FORCE

Neil D. Traubenberg

Sun Microsystems, Inc.

INTERNAL AFFAIRS

Judith P. Zelisko

Brunswick Corporation

IRS ADMINISTRATIVE AFFAIRS

Kelly A. Nall

Electronic Data Systems Corp.

INTERNATIONAL TAX

John J. Herson

Neenah Paper, Inc.

INTERNATIONAL TAX: ASIA TAXES SUBCOMMITTEE

David K. Sutherland

Morgan Stanley To comply with Wikipedia's , the introduction of this article needs a complete rewrite.  & Co., Incorporated

INTERNATIONAL TAX: EUROPEAN TAXES SUBCOMMITTEE

Daniel Goff

Hewlett-Packard International Sarl

MEMBERSHIP

Wayne Monfries

Mars, Incorporated Mars, Incorporated is a world-wide manufacturer of confectionery, pet food and other food products with US$21 billion in annual sales in 2006. Headquartered in McLean, Virginia, USA, the company is entirely owned by the Mars family, making it one of the largest privately owned U.S.

MEMBERSHIP: RECRUITMENT & RETENTION SUBCOMMITTEE

David M. Penney

General Motors of Canada Limited

NOMINATING

Judith P. Zelisko

Brunswick Corporation

STATE & LOCAL TAX

Janet M. Wilson

Halliburton Company

TASK FORCE ON STRUCTURE AND GOVERNANCE

David M. Penney

General Motors of Canada Limited

Judith P. Zelisko

TEI 2004-2008 International President
Tax Executives Institute, Inc. and TEI Education
Fund Consolidated Statements of Financial Position

                                          For the years ended June 30,

                                                      2005

                                               TEI            TEIF

Assets

Current assets
  Cash and cash equivalents--Note B          $ 220,667        $ 15,675
  Short-term investments--Note C             3,925,319         102,737
  Accounts receivable, net of allowance         53,602              --
  Prepaid expenses                              58,581              --
  Due (to) from affiliate                       (6,779)          6,779

    Total current assets                     4,251,390         125,191

Long-term investments--Notes B & C           2,840,667              --

Fixed assets, at cost
  Furniture and office equipment               716,494           7,359
  Leasehold improvements                         4,987              --
                                               721,481           7,359

  Less accumulated depreciation
    and amortization                          (399,551)         (5,227)
                                               321,930           2,132

  Security deposit                              14,305              --

    Total assets                           $ 7,428,292       $ 127,323

Liabilities and Net Assets

Current liabilities
  Accounts payable                            $ 61,831           $ 953
  Accrued liabilities                           57,149              --
  Deferred revenue
    Member dues                              1,055,099              --
    Subscriptions                                9,775              --
    Advertising                                 27,000              --
    Sponsorships                               735,250              --
    Seminars, schools, and conferences         170,425              --
    Royalty                                    200,000              --

    Total current liabilities                2,316,529             953

  Deferrred compensation--Note D                40,667              --
  Deferred rent--Note G                         26,969              --

    Total liabilities                        2,384,165             953

Net assets--unrestricted
  Undesignated                               5,019,127         126,370
  Designated                                    25,000              --

    Total net assets                         5,044,127         126,370

Commitments and contingencies--Note G               --              --

    Total liabilities and net assets       $ 7,428,292       $ 127,323

Revenue
  Continuing Education                     $ 2,023,725              --
  Membership dues                            1,205,187              --
  Sponsorships                               1,183,063              --
  Royalty                                      452,600              --
  Publications                                 411,263              --
  Initiation fees                              110,600              --
  Interest                                     110,493           1,771
  Other                                         10,312           2,460
  Management fees--Note E                      (11,552)         11,552
                                             5,495,691          15,783

Expenses
  Program Services
    Continuing education                     1,768,068          12,321
    Committee and liaison                      588,590              --
    Publications                               433,874              --
    Membership services and development        212,492              --
    Dues transferred to chapters               167,115              --
                                             3,170,139          12,321

  Supporting Services
    General and administrative               1,518,231           1,303
                                             4,688,370          13,624

Change in net assets
    before special project                     807,321           2,159
  Special Project                              (80,000)             --

Change in net assets                           727,321           2,159
  Net assets, beginning of year              4,316,806         124,211

Net assets, end of year                    $ 5,044,127       $ 126,370

Cash Flows From Operating Activities
  Change in net assets                       $ 727,321         $ 2,159

  Adjustments to reconcile change in
  net assets to net cash provided by
  operating activities:
    Allowance                                    5,531              --
    Depreciation and amortization              118,516             328
    Changes in assets and liabilities:
    Accounts receivable                         12,897              --
    Prepaid expenses                            13,551              --
    Due (to) from affiliate                      1,067          (1,067)
    Accounts payable                          (170,335)            953
    Accrued liabilities                           (925)             --
    Deferred revenue                          (140,545)             --
    Deferred compensation                        5,883              --
    Deferred rent                               (4,048)             --

      Total adjustments                       (158,408)            214

      Net cash provided by
        operating activities                   568,913           2,373

Cash Flows From Investing Activities
  Purchases of fixed assets                   (164,231)         (2,460)
  Purchases of investments                  (3,923,289)       (102,737)
  Maturity of investments                    3,000,000         100,982

Net cash used in investing activities       (1,087,520)         (4,215)

Net (decrease) increase
  in cash and cash equivalents                (518,607)         (1,842)
  Cash and cash equivalents,
    beginning of year                          739,274          17,517

Cash and cash equivalents, end of year         220,667          15,675

Supplemental Disclosures
    of Cash Flow Information
  Income taxes paid                              1,837              --

                                          For the years ended June 30,

                                              2005            2004

                                              Total            TEI

Assets

Current assets
  Cash and cash equivalents--Note B          $ 236,342       $ 739,274
  Short-term investments--Note C             4,028,056       3,207,913
  Accounts receivable, net of allowance         53,602          72,030
  Prepaid expenses                              58,581          72,132
  Due (to) from affiliate                           --          (5,712)

    Total current assets                     4,376,581       4,085,637

Long-term investments--Notes B & C           2,840,667       2,634,784

Fixed assets, at cost
  Furniture and office equipment               723,853         815,407
  Leasehold improvements                         4,987           2,487
                                               728,840         817,894

  Less accumulated depreciation
    and amortization                          (404,778)       (541,679)
                                               324,062         276,215

  Security deposit                              14,305          14,305

    Total assets                           $ 7,555,615     $ 7,010,941

Liabilities and Net Assets

Current liabilities
  Accounts payable                            $ 62,784       $ 232,166
  Accrued liabilities                           57,149          58,074
  Deferred revenue
    Member dues                              1,055,099       1,019,411
    Subscriptions                                9,775          10,883
    Advertising                                 27,000          17,650
    Sponsorships                               735,250         881,000
    Seminars, schools, and conferences         170,425         209,150
    Royalty                                    200,000         200,000

    Total current liabilities                2,317,482       2,628,334

  Deferrred compensation--Note D                40,667          34,784
  Deferred rent--Note G                         26,969          31,017

    Total liabilities                        2,385,118       2,694,135

Net assets--unrestricted
  Undesignated                               5,145,497       4,236,806
  Designated                                    25,000          80,000

    Total net assets                         5,170,497       4,316,806

Commitments and contingencies--Note G               --              --

    Total liabilities and net assets       $ 7,555,615     $ 7,010,941

Revenue
  Continuing Education                     $ 2,023,725     $ 2,054,880
  Membership dues                            1,205,187         984,000
  Sponsorships                               1,183,063       1,112,206
  Royalty                                      452,600         477,600
  Publications                                 411,263         254,290
  Initiation fees                              110,600          92,000
  Interest                                     112,264          78,725
  Other                                         12,772          19,765
  Management fees--Note E                           --         (16,792)
                                             5,511,474       5,056,674

Expenses
  Program Services
    Continuing education                     1,780,389       1,797,977
    Committee and liaison                      588,590         681,868
    Publications                               433,874         388,324
    Membership services and development        212,492         247,925
    Dues transferred to chapters               167,115         170,610
                                             3,182,460       3,286,704

  Supporting Services
    General and administrative               1,519,534       1,180,471
                                             4,701,994       4,467,175

Change in net assets
    before special project                     809,480         589,499
  Special Project                              (80,000)        (20,000)

Change in net assets                           729,480         569,499
  Net assets, beginning of year              4,441,017       3,747,307

Net assets, end of year                    $ 5,170,497     $ 4,316,806

Cash Flows From Operating Activities
  Change in net assets                       $ 729,480       S 569,499

  Adjustments to reconcile change in
  net assets to net cash provided by
  operating activities:
    Allowance                                    5,531              --
    Depreciation and amortization              118,844         120,075
    Changes in assets and liabilities:
    Accounts receivable                         12,897         (18,017)
    Prepaid expenses                            13,551          50,450
    Due (to) from affiliate                         --          (1,215)
    Accounts payable                          (169,382)        (16,078)
    Accrued liabilities                           (925)         23,282
    Deferred revenue                          (140,545)        800,662
    Deferred compensation                        5,883             (22)
    Deferred rent                               (4,048)         (5,722)

      Total adjustments                       (158,194)        953,415

      Net cash provided by
        operating activities                   571,286       1,522,914

Cash Flows From Investing Activities
  Purchases of fixed assets                   (166,691)       (254,530)
  Purchases of investments                  (4,026,026)     (4,262,611)
  Maturity of investments                    3,100,982       2,850,000

Net cash used in investing activities       (1,091,735)     (1,667,141)

Net (decrease) increase
  in cash and cash equivalents                (520,449)       (144,227)
  Cash and cash equivalents,
    beginning of year                          756,791         883,501

Cash and cash equivalents, end of year         236,342         739,274

Supplemental Disclosures
    of Cash Flow Information
  Income taxes paid                              1,837              --

                                          For the years ended June 30,

                                              2004

                                              TEIF            Total

Assets

Current assets
  Cash and cash equivalents--Note B           $ 17,517       $ 756,791
  Short-term investments--Note C               100,982       3,308,895
  Accounts receivable, net of allowance             --          72,030
  Prepaid expenses                                  --          72,132
  Due (to) from affiliate                        5,712              --

    Total current assets                       124,211       4,209,848

Long-term investments--Notes B & C                  --       2,634,784

Fixed assets, at cost
  Furniture and office equipment                 4,899         820,306
  Leasehold improvements                            --           2,487
                                                 4,899         822,793

  Less accumulated depreciation
    and amortization                            (4,899)       (546,578)
                                                    --         276,215

  Security deposit                                  --          14,305

    Total assets                             $ 124,211     $ 7,135,152

Liabilities and Net Assets

Current liabilities
  Accounts payable                                  --       $ 232,166
  Accrued liabilities                               --          58,074
  Deferred revenue
    Member dues                                     --       1,019,411
    Subscriptions                                   --          10,883
    Advertising                                     --          17,650
    Sponsorships                                    --         881,000
    Seminars, schools, and conferences              --         209,150
    Royalty                                         --         200,000

    Total current liabilities                       --       2,628,334

  Deferrred compensation--Note D                    --          34,784
  Deferred rent--Note G                             --          31,017

    Total liabilities                               --       2,694,135

Net assets--unrestricted
  Undesignated                                 124,211       4,361,017
  Designated                                        --          80,000

    Total net assets                           124,211       4,441,017

Commitments and contingencies--Note G               --              --

    Total liabilities and net assets         $ 124,211     $ 7,135,152

Revenue
  Continuing Education                              --     $ 2,054,880
  Membership dues                                   --         984,000
  Sponsorships                                      --       1,112,206
  Royalty                                           --         477,600
  Publications                                      --         254,290
  Initiation fees                                   --          92,000
  Interest                                         996          79,721
  Other                                             --          19,765
  Management fees--Note E                       16,792              --
                                                17,788       5,074,462

Expenses
  Program Services
    Continuing education                         8,066       1,806,043
    Committee and liaison                           --         681,868
    Publications                                    --         388,324
    Membership services and development             --         247,925
    Dues transferred to chapters                    --         170,610
                                                 8,066       3,294,770

  Supporting Services
    General and administrative                     552       1,181,023
                                                 8,618       4,475,793

Change in net assets
    before special project                       9,170         598,669
  Special Project                                   --         (20,000)

Change in net assets                             9,170         578,669
  Net assets, beginning of year                115,041       3,862,348

Net assets, end of year                      $ 124,211     $ 4,441,017

Cash Flows From Operating Activities
  Change in net assets                         S 9,170       $ 578,669

  Adjustments to reconcile change in
  net assets to net cash provided by
  operating activities:
    Allowance                                       --              --
    Depreciation and amortization                              120,075
    Changes in assets and liabilities:
    Accounts receivable                             --
    (18,017)
    Prepaid expenses                                --          50,450
    Due (to) from affiliate                      1,215              --
    Accounts payable                                --         (16,078)
    Accrued liabilities                             --          23,282
    Deferred revenue                                --         800,662
    Deferred compensation                           --             (22)
    Deferred rent                                   --          (5,722)

      Total adjustments                          1,215         954,630

      Net cash provided by
        operating activities                    10,385       1,533,299

Cash Flows From Investing Activities
  Purchases of fixed assets                         --        (254,530)
  Purchases of investments                    (100,982)     (4,363,593)
  Maturity of investments                      100,000       2,950,000

Net cash used in investing activities             (982)     (1,668,123)

Net (decrease) increase
  in cash and cash equivalents                   9,403        (134,824)
  Cash and cash equivalents,
    beginning of year                            8,114         891,615

Cash and cash equivalents, end of year          17,517         756,791

Supplemental Disclosures
    of Cash Flow Information
  Income taxes paid                                 --              --
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