Colleges and universities should closely evaluate process, documentation, and governance regarding their 403(b) plans given trends in ERISA litigation, Barclay Damon’s Michael McGovern says.
Pillsbury’s Joshua Becker and Gideon Strategic Partners’ Robert Amoruso say the future of private placement life insurance will depend on advisers ensuring their clients comply with evolving legal standards while navigating growing regulatory attention.
This week, experts analyzed how AI is taking over audit functions, the impact of medical cannabis’s rescheduling, and more.
With IRS enforcement resources on the decline, history is now repeating itself. This time, it’s a booming market for abusive tax shelters, writes columnist Danny Werfel.
Pro-crypto policy isn’t just about friendlier tax rules and less regulation. Without good data governance, compliance databases can become criminal target lists. To make the US the world’s crypto capital, the Trump administration and Congress must ensure stronger privacy protections, Andrew Leahey says.
Dr. Glenn DeSouza of Dentons discusses how as fiscal pressures rise and Golden Tax IV rolls out, China is intensifying tax enforcement, placing MNEs under greater scrutiny on transfer pricing, beneficial ownership status, High and New Technology Enterprise status, and R&D super deduction claims.
The OECD has handed tax authorities a robust, treaty-sanctioned framework to attack excessive debt financing, meaning corporate tax directors must ensure every intercompany financial transaction is backed by rigorous analyses, says STI Taxand’s Christos Theophilou.
International tax scrutiny is intensifying, with disputes increasingly focused on intangibles, cross-border structures, and the correct characterization of royalties, says Baker McKenzie’s Antonio Weffer.
A proper transfer pricing policy can have big operational benefits for a company’s functions—such as cash management, supporting net operating losses, and a company’s capital structure, Cherry Bekaert’s Nelson Yates says.
An examination of the IRS’s renewed reliance on the commensurate-with-income standard and the resulting implications for transfer pricing disputes, treaty consistency, and taxpayer risk assessment.
As fast-growing companies expand across borders, failing to align IP ownership with where value is created can trigger significant tax and deal risks.
Companies looking to transfer existing IP from offshore affiliates to US entities, or to place all newly created IP in US affiliates, should know that each choice poses tax and legal challenges.
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