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FASB seeks comment on hedge accounting guidance
FASB published two Accounting Standards Updates recently. One is intended to improve accounting guidance for interest rate risk hedging and net investment hedging, and the other relates to guidance for certain market-return cash balance plans.
About a quarter of callers to two IRS lines got poor service, TIGTA says
The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration estimated that about 1 million callers to two IRS customer service lines did not receive quality service.
Crowe partners with private equity; Baker Tilly on the move
Crowe is the latest top 15 firm to strike a private-equity deal. Also, Baker Tilly announced plans to relocate its headquarters to New York and acquire another top 100 firm.
TIGTA: IRS reassigned staff after layoffs for filing season
More than 11,000 workers left Taxpayer Services, prompting the IRS to assign 1,173 higher-paid employees to lower-grade positions, the report from the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration said.
PCAOB seeks comment on proposed quality control amendments
The PCAOB issued for public comment a supplemental release regarding narrow, targeted proposed amendments to QC 1000, A Firm’s System of Quality Control, and related amendments to forms and the QC reporting rule.
About a quarter of callers to two IRS lines got poor service, TIGTA says
The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration estimated that about 1 million callers to two IRS customer service lines did not receive quality service.
TIGTA: IRS reassigned staff after layoffs for filing season
More than 11,000 workers left Taxpayer Services, prompting the IRS to assign 1,173 higher-paid employees to lower-grade positions, the report from the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration said.
IRS holds hiring events in 6 cities after staff cuts
During the 10th ENGAGE, AICPA Chair Jan Lewis pointed to new hiring as a step toward improving IRS responsiveness.
AICPA recommends improvements to CP53E notice process
A letter to the IRS cites erroneous notices, late guidance, and practitioner confusion. It also calls for clearer rules and system changes.
IRS to merge tax practitioner offices despite AICPA opposition
The new Tax Professional Management Office will combine the Return Preparer Office and Office of Professional Responsibility functions under one structure, with the IRS saying their missions and oversight roles would remain unchanged.
Exclusive: Andersen Global bolsters India presence through JMP Advisors agreement
The tax advisory firm becomes the latest member of the Andersen Global network, which has more than 50,000 professionals worldwide
OECD’s new Chapter VII: documentation matters, but transaction understanding comes first
A revised Chapter VII signals a move away from mechanical TP approaches, stressing transaction understanding, functional analysis and context-driven documentation requirements
TP guarantee fees under the microscope – part one
In the first article of a three-part series, Mithilesh Reddy of Steadfast Business Consulting decodes a memorandum issued by the Dutch tax authorities that addresses implicit support and recharacterisation, and explains the implications for multinationals
TP guarantee fees under the microscope – part three
Mithilesh Reddy of Steadfast Business Consulting concludes the series by analysing the Dutch Tobacco BV ruling and approaches to transfer pricing guarantee fees in the Netherlands, India, and the UAE
TP guarantee fees under the microscope – part two
Mithilesh Reddy of Steadfast Business Consulting continues his analysis of the May 2025 memorandum issued by the Dutch Coordination Group on Transfer Pricing, focusing on the conditions that guarantee fees must meet