This content is from: United States Mandatory arbitration gains popularity in advance pricing agreement cases A recent memorandum of understanding signed by the US and Germany has introduced a set of guidelines that set out how to utilise arbitration in advance pricing agreements. January 28 2009
This content is from: United States Geithner sets out administration's tax priorities President Obama's nominee for secretary of the Treasury told senators at his confirmation hearing that the administration wants to simplify the tax system. January 27 2009
This content is from: United States US firms use tax havens Eighty-three of the 100 largest publicly traded US companies had subsidiaries in multiple tax havens in 2007, said a report by the US Government Accountability Office (GAO). January 27 2009
This content is from: United States Court confirms Textron case The US First Circuit Court of Appeals has confirmed the judgment in the important Textron case, delivering a blow to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). January 27 2009
This content is from: United States Vote to find North America's most admired tax directors International Tax Review is conducting a poll to find the 10 most admired tax directors in North America. January 27 2009
This content is from: United States Textron wins in appeals court Textron has won a judgement in a US appeals court over the privilege attached to discussions it had with its advisers January 23 2009
This content is from: United States How the new temporary cost sharing regulations affect taxpayers On December 31 2008, the IRS issued new cost sharing regulations in temporary and proposed form. Mark Bronson of Ceteris explains what taxpayers should be doing to comply with the new rules January 20 2009
This content is from: United States Morgan Stanley looks for tax waiver Morgan Stanley is promoting a plan to the US Congress that would waive tax penalties on companies that borrow from their offshore units. January 19 2009
This content is from: United States Alvarez & Marsal expands its US tax advisory division January 14 2009
This content is from: United States Citi battles with deferred tax headache Citigroup may struggle to use deferred tax assets as capital in its year-end earnings report. January 13 2009
This content is from: United States US taxpayer advocate calls for a simpler tax system The US's national taxpayer advocate has called for the country's tax code to be "substantially" simplified especially in these economically difficult times. January 12 2009
This content is from: United States IRS produces cost sharing and contract manufacturing rules The Internal Revenue Service has issued the much anticipated regulations on cost-sharing and contract manufacturing arrangements for multinational companies. January 07 2009
This content is from: United States Goldman Sachs under review Goldman Sachs’ use of transfer pricing techniques among other issues, has led to investigations in numerous jurisdictions. January 07 2009
This content is from: United States Three guilty in KPMG tax shelter trial A US court has convicted two ex-KPMG executives and a lawyer of tax evasion in one of the biggest tax fraud cases ever. January 06 2009
This content is from: United States Obama proposes $300 billion tax breaks President-elect Barack Obama is working on an economic stimulus package that will include hundreds of billions of dollars worth of tax breaks for businesses, according to a transition official and Democratic aides. January 06 2009