U.S. International Tax

The U.S. International Tax Committee works on educational and advocacy efforts regarding the U.S. taxation of international business operations.

TEI Comments on Proposed Country-by-Country Reporting Regulations

On March 21, 2016, TEI submitted comments to the IRS regarding proposed regulations (REG-109822-15) that would require certain U.S. headquartered multinational enterprises to report financial and tax information to the IRS on a country-by-country basis. The Institute's comments focused on the need for the final regulations to be consistent with the final report on Action 13 of the OECD's base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS) project to minimize the administrative burden on businesses and permit flexibility in information reporting.

TEI Comments on Revisions to Competent Authority Revenue Procedure

On March 10, 2014, TEI submitted comments to the IRS regarding Notice 2013-78, which proposes substantial revisions to Revenue Procedure 2006-54 for requesting assistance from the U.S. competent authority under U.S. tax treaties. TEI’s comments focused on, among other things, the ability of the U.S. competent authority to expand the scope of mutual agreement procedure requests, the interaction between the U.S. competent authority and IRS exam and appeals, and the impact of the proposed revenue procedure on the compulsory payment rule for claiming a foreign tax credit.

TEI Comments on Revisions to APA Revenue Procedure

On March 10, 2014, TEI submitted comments to the IRS regarding Notice 2013-79, which proposes substantial revisions to Revenue Procedure 2006-9 for requesting advanced pricing agreements (APA) from the IRS. TEI’s comments focused on, among other things, the volume of information required to be submitted to the IRS under the proposed procedure, the pre-filing process, and Institute concerns with the authority of the IRS’s advanced pricing and mutual agreement program to expand the scope of an APA request.

U.S. INTERNATIONAL

The U.S. International Tax Committee works on educational and advocacy efforts regarding the U.S. taxation of international business operations.

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