Seeking efficiencies in the new IRS APA and MAP programmes

November 01 2011

As part of its continuing efforts to improve international operations, the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently announced the reorganisation of its advance pricing agreement (APA) and mutual agreement procedure (MAP) programmes into a combined advance pricing and mutual agreement (APMA) programme. Kerwin Chung and Todd Wolosoff of Deloitte explain what the reorganisation, and its potential impact on taxpayers seeking APAs, will mean.

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