US: Section 199: A rose with thorns

August 02, 2012

Thomas Durham, Brian Kittle and William Schmalzl of Mayer Brown explain that section 199, a measure intended to stimulate job growth, has instead caused headaches for both officials and taxpayers and created unnecessary volumes of tax controversy in the US.

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Thomas Durham, Brian Kittle and William Schmalzl of Mayer Brown explain that section 199, a measure intended to stimulate job growth, has instead caused headaches for both officials and taxpayers and created unnecessary volumes of tax controversy in the US.

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