Well, tax day is finally here and for last minute filers there is one more day as Federal and State tax returns are due tomorrow April 18. Allen Barron provides on-going tax preparation and filing services for businesses and business owners, the self-employed and high income earners, as well as...
Amazon Savors a Huge Win Against IRS on Transfer Pricing
There has been a substantial development in the past week affecting international business as Amazon savors a huge win against the IRS on transfer pricing related tax disputes. The findings of a US Tax Court were stark: "The IRS acted in an arbitrary, capricious, and unreasonable manner when it applied...
Recent International Business Developments Generate Cautious Optimism for Some
Several recent international business developments generate cautious optimism for some San Diego business owners. While we await the work the US Congress intends to do on corporate taxes and transfer pricing issues, news out of Mexico today regarding a historic memorandum between the Mexican Senate and the San Diego Regional...
IRS Focusing on Transfer Pricing and Offshore Earnings says Wall Street Journal
In a recent article the Wall Street Journal warned that the IRS had released information about 13 "campaigns" to target high-value tax returns for IRS audit. The IRS intends to focus upon and international businesses transfer pricing and offshore earnings and the compliance with IRS FBAR reporting and offshore account...
Caterpillar an Example of IRS Focus on International Business
Caterpillar has become an example of the IRS focus on international business and the aggressive tax planning strategies employed by multinationals in an attempt to shield income from US taxation. Just last week, the President loudly proclaimed "I love Caterpillar!" This week, their headquarters were raided by federal agents looking...
Global Transfer Pricing Standards Released by OECD
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development or OECD is comprised of representatives of 34 member governments and market economies, and advises standards for members and more than 70 non-member countries to promote sustainable economic development, growth and prosperity. The OECD has released global transfer pricing standards designed to reduce...
IRS Launches New Campaigns to Focus Vertical Market Expertise on Tax Revenue Generation
The IRS launches new campaigns to focus vertical market expertise on tax revenue generation and compliance. Each "campaign" aligns internal IRS expertise on specific issues with the goal of "focused examination" (read: audit) on targeted matters. What are the 13 business related IRS audit campaigns and how will they affect...
GE Outsourcing Tax and Some Accounting A Good Model According to WSJ
An article this week in the Wall Street Journal noted General Electric (GE) had executed a strategy for outsourcing tax and some accounting services that other corporations are sure to follow. GE has decided to implement a "tax outsourcing" plan that will move internal employees to an external tax and...
New International Corporate Tax Discussions Unfold in US Congress
While new international corporate tax discussions unfold in the US Congress, American businesses brace for a tax scheme that could change some of the fundamentals of international business and associated Effective Tax Rates or ETRs. The majority party in Congress favors a "destination-based cash flow tax." Are we really moving...