The Brockman brief: Audit and risk transparency: Why it matters

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The Brockman brief: Audit and risk transparency: Why it matters

February 01 2016
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‘Transparency’ is the latest term of art that has emerged from the OECD’s Action Plan with respect to its base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS) initiatives. But the obvious question that has consciously been ignored in the public domain is: where are the matching transparencies regarding determination of tax risks and identification of substantive issues by tax authorities upon commencement and conduct of an audit?

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