- Journal of Accountancy
- ITR Direct Tax
- ITR Indirect Tax
- ITR Transfer Pricing
PCAOB seeks comment on standard-setting and research
The PCAOB seeks public comment on future areas of focus for standard setting, building on the dialogue initiated earlier this year.
Advocate: IRS had strong filing season for online taxpayers, weaker one for others
The national taxpayer advocate’s Fiscal Year 2027 Objectives Report to Congress says the IRS processed about 139 million returns and handled most refunds smoothly but says the story was different for taxpayers who needed help from a human being.
Supreme Court lets stand IRS power to assess tax anytime for preparer fraud
The Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal of the Third Circuit’s decision in Murrin, in which the court held that taxpayer intent is not required for the unlimited period for assessing tax under Sec. 6501(c)(1) to apply.
AICPA Top Issues Survey: Firms’ focus on technology rises
Larger firms participating in the biennial Private Companies Practice Section survey also are grappling with people-related issues, and smaller firms highlighted regulatory and data security concerns.
Advisory panel urges sustained IRS funding, expanded AI, tax simplification
The Electronic Tax Administration Advisory Committee calls for predictable, multiyear funding; expanded use of artificial intelligence with safeguards; and steps to reduce complexity and improve communication with taxpayers and practitioners.
Advocate: IRS had strong filing season for online taxpayers, weaker one for others
The national taxpayer advocate’s Fiscal Year 2027 Objectives Report to Congress says the IRS processed about 139 million returns and handled most refunds smoothly but says the story was different for taxpayers who needed help from a human being.
Supreme Court lets stand IRS power to assess tax anytime for preparer fraud
The Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal of the Third Circuit’s decision in Murrin, in which the court held that taxpayer intent is not required for the unlimited period for assessing tax under Sec. 6501(c)(1) to apply.
Advisory panel urges sustained IRS funding, expanded AI, tax simplification
The Electronic Tax Administration Advisory Committee calls for predictable, multiyear funding; expanded use of artificial intelligence with safeguards; and steps to reduce complexity and improve communication with taxpayers and practitioners.
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.
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