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8th Circ. Judge Presses IRS On 3M Transfer Pricing Tax Ruling

By Dylan Moroses

An Eighth Circuit judge cast doubt during oral arguments Tuesday on the government's interpretation of regulations the IRS relied on to reallocate almost $24 million of income to 3M from its Brazilian affiliate that was subject to legal restrictions on royalty payments.

BDO Appoints Former HMRC Official, 3 Others To UK Offices

By David Hansen

An HM Revenue & Customs official is among four tax professionals BDO LLP has appointed to its offices in the U.K., the firm announced.

Microsoft's Cost-Share Tax Arguments 'Deficient,' Mich. Says

By Paul Williams

Microsoft failed to adequately flesh out its arguments that cost-sharing agreement receipts from affiliates should be included in its Michigan apportionment formula as licenses of intellectual property, the state's tax agency argued in asking the Michigan Tax Tribunal to toss the company's case.

NJ Seeking Transfer Pricing Consultant For Audits, Litigation

By Paul Williams

New Jersey's tax agency issued another request for bids Friday to contract with a transfer pricing specialist to assist with audits and litigation, following the recent renewal of a contract that is set to expire at the end of November.

Pfizer Lone Holdout In Senate Pharma Tax Probe, Wyden Says

By Kevin Pinner

Pfizer Inc. is the only company to withhold a country-by-country breakdown of its tax planning in the Senate Finance Committee's probe into how Republicans' 2017 tax package reduced the pharmaceutical industry's U.S. liabilities, according to a letter Chairman Ron Wyden released Thursday.

3M Tax Ruling Must Fall Post-Chevron, Chamber Tells 8th Circ.

By David Hansen

The U.S. Supreme Court's ending of the Chevron doctrine calls for overturning a U.S. Tax Court ruling that let the IRS allocate $24 million of income to multinational conglomerate 3M from a Brazilian affiliate, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce told the Eighth Circuit on Wednesday.


Expert Analysis

The Benefits Of Competent Authority In Int'l Tax Disputes

Multinational enterprises seeking relief from double taxation in a changing international tax landscape should consider utilizing the competent authority process, which provides both taxpayers and domestic tax regulators an efficient and effective means of dispute resolution, say David Farhat and Eman Cuyler at Skadden.

Taxpayer Considerations For La. Audit Program Participation

While the Louisiana Department of Revenue's recently announced transfer pricing managed audit program could resolve time-consuming, expensive audits for many taxpayers, companies nevertheless need to consider the attendant risks in participation, say Jaye Calhoun and William Kolarik at Kean Miller.

International Tax Reform's Implications For Transfer Pricing

As the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development overhauls the global tax rules on base erosion and profit shifting, and the Biden administration rolls out new U.S. tax proposals, multinational enterprises need to prepare for the effects of these tax changes on their transfer pricing structures, say Mandy Li and Shuang Feng at MGO.

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