Reps. Waxman and Stupak: Beware IRC Sec. 6103?
By Jonathan Prokup President Obama’s health-care legislation is becoming more of a tax issue on a daily basis. In addition to the codification of economic substance (discussed here; see also...
View ArticleThe Workpaper Battle Continues: United States v. Deloitte LLP
By Jonathan Prokup Just when the Department of Justice must have thought that it could do no wrong in pursuing the workpapers of taxpayers and their auditors, it ran smack into the formidable blockade...
View ArticleThe Tax Workpapers Conundrum – Will “Justice” Kagan Accept What Solicitor...
By Phil Karter In Tuesday’s confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan, one topic on which there appeared to be agreement between the nominee and the panel was concern about the...
View ArticleSpeaking Alert: Work Product After Deloitte
Judging by the feedback we receive from our readers, the topic of workpapers and work product continues to be an area of major concern for many tax practitioners. For those who are interested in...
View ArticleSo It Begins: The Final Schedule UTP Is Out
By Jonathan Prokup The Internal Revenue Service on Friday released the final version of the much-anticipated Schedule UTP (and accompanying instructions) as well as additional guidance about changes...
View ArticleReps. Waxman and Stupak: Beware IRC Sec. 6103?
President Obama's health-care legislation is becoming more of a tax issue on a daily basis. In addition to the codification of economic substance (discussed here; see also yesterday's TNT story...
View ArticleThe Workpaper Battle Continues: United States v. Deloitte LLP
Just when the Department of Justice must have thought that it could do no wrong in pursuing the workpapers of taxpayers and their auditors, it ran smack into the formidable blockade that is the Court...
View ArticleThe Tax Workpapers Conundrum - Will “Justice” Kagan Accept What Solicitor...
In Tuesday’s confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan, one topic on which there appeared to be agreement between the nominee and the panel was concern about the dwindling number of...
View ArticleSpeaking Alert: Work Product After Deloitte
Judging by the feedback we receive from our readers, the topic of workpapers and work product continues to be an area of major concern for many tax practitioners. For those who are interested in...
View ArticleSo It Begins: The Final Schedule UTP Is Out
The Internal Revenue Service on Friday released the final version of the much-anticipated Schedule UTP (and accompanying instructions) as well as additional guidance about changes that had been made...
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