Concerns still surround Schedule UTP

December 09 2010

Schedule UTP has been been the subject of intense debate within corporate tax circles since the IRS announced the programme in January 2010. However, this programme is just the latest in a long line of IRS initiatives aimed at enhancing taxpayer transparency. Eli Dicker, chief tax counsel of the Tax Executives’ Institute, questions whether or not Schedule UTP will fundamentally alter the landscape.

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