IRS Announces Position on Unilateral APA Applications Involving Maquiladoras

In October, the Internal Revenue Service announced that U.S. taxpayers with maquiladora operations in Mexico will not be exposed to double taxation if they enter into a unilateral advance pricing agreement (APA) with Mexico’s national tax authority, the Large Taxpayer Division of Mexico’s Servicio de Administración Tributaria

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TIGTA Releases Report on Implementation of Identity Theft Measures for 2016 Filing Season

The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) has released a report regarding the implementation of new tax return-related data elements based on the 2015 Security Summit, Protecting Taxpayers from Identity Theft Tax Refund Fraud. TIGTA has concluded that tax-related identity thefts adversely affect the ability of

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Temporary Regulations Clarify Employment Tax Treatment of Partners in Partnership That Owns a Disregarded Entity

The IRS has issued temporary regulations under Code Sec. 7701 to clarify that a disregarded entity that is treated as a corporation for employment tax purposes is not treated as a corporation for purposes of employing an individual who is a partner in a partnership that owns

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Bill Introduced to Increase Foreign Investment in U.S. Real Estate

On Thursday, April 30th, two senior members of the House Ways and Means Committee, Kevin Brady, R-Tex., and Joe Crowley, D-N.Y., reintroduced legislation, the Real Estate Investment and Jobs Bill of 2015 (HR 2128), that would remove a 1980s era tax provision that discourages foreign investment in U.S.

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Six Key Business Tax Issues To Watch For in 2015

As companies assess the political landscape for 2015 they will also find an evolving economic outlook, and a heightened focus on tax transparency that could add “incredible uncertainty” to the tax outlook in 2015, says KPMG. Therefore, business executives will need to keep a close eye on

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