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February 26, 2016 - 11:55 AM EST
Forget the Audit: Trump Should Release His Tax Returns Today
by Joseph J. Thorndike
Donald Trump has finally explained – sort of – why he’s been so evasive about releasing his tax returns. Apparently, he’s being audited. But in fact, that’s no explanation at all: Trump is still free to release his returns, and he should do it today.
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February 24, 2016 - 2:03 PM EST
Think Twice Before You Kill FICA Taxes
by Robert Goulder
What if someone waved a magic wand and suddenly increased your take-home pay? No, you wouldn’t need to put in longer hours. You’d simply be allowed to retain a larger slice of the paycheck you already earn. Who wouldn’t enjoy that?
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February 24, 2016 - 9:27 AM EST
Pay-to-Play Is an Awful Shakedown
by David Brunori
The government shouldn’t be able to take your money before you get your day in court.
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February 23, 2016 - 2:01 PM EST
Exiting the EU: Fleeing the Vulgar Pride of the Brussels Empire
by Ajay Gupta
Hell hath no fury like a Brussels bureaucrat scorned. Consider European Union Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager. Questioned by BBC Radio 4's Today program on member states’ making “sweetheart deals about back taxes,” such as Google’s £130 million tax settlement with HM Revenue & Customs, which was announced January 22, Vestager responded, “It’s unfair. And sometimes it is also illegal state aid.”
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February 22, 2016 - 4:15 PM EST
A 'Brexit' Would Mean More if Labour Were In Power
by Jeremy Scott
The prospect of the United Kingdom pulling out of the European Union is now much more than theoretical. Having cut his deal with the European Union, U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron announced that the long-promised referendum on leaving the EU would be held on June 23. A British exit from Europe would have major repercussions on trade and immigration policy, but its effect on tax would be much more significant if there were a Labour government.
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February 16, 2016 - 7:22 AM EST
It’s Still Groundhog Day, at Least in America.
by Stuart Gibson
I recently attended the Capital Matters conference, presented by the Tax Council Policy Institute in Washington. The 2016 conference focused on how taxes influence the global creation, deployment, and mobility of capital. This was my second year attending the conference, which showcases the best thinking of influential tax professionals and business leaders. And both years offered a glimpse into how the corporate world views the tax world. What a view!
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January 19, 2016 - 8:30 AM EST
Why the Minnesota Tax Court Is Making Me Paranoid
by Cara Griffith
Sometimes it really feels like something untoward is going on, but the suspicion is difficult to confirm. I’m having one of those moments regarding the Minnesota Tax Court.
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September 21, 2015 - 9:21 AM EDT
Donald Buffett?
by Martin A. Sullivan
Two outspoken billionaires at opposite ends of the political spectrum reach the same conclusion.
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July 24, 2015 - 10:12 AM EDT
Donald Trump Is Contagious!
by Christopher Bergin
I’ve predicted that it will take two years to start a serious discussion of reforming the tax laws and the agency that administers them. After watching Rand Paul’s latest video, I’ve pushed that back a decade.
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July 11, 2014 - 9:39 AM EDT
International Tax Trending
by Mindy Herzfeld
This week’s international tax highlights include Jean-Claude Juncker’s agenda for EU tax policy, changes in the IRS’ international administration, and continued assertiveness by the U.S. and other governments in pursuing tax evasion while BEPS goes into sleep mode.
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News Analysis: Dividend Stripping and Derivatives to Avoid Withholding Challenged

Economic Analysis: Three-Way GOP Race, Three Paths to Tax Reform

Practitioners Urge Changes to Fee Waiver Regulations

Hilton Receives Letter Ruling Confirming Tax-Free REIT Spinoff

LB&I Issues Updated Exam Process, Keeps Informal Claims Limit

BEPS Action 7 Makes PE Avoidance Trickier, Stack Says

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Michigan Court of Appeals Hands SBT Taxpayers a Win in Compact Cases

Oklahoma House Panel Approves Sales Tax Nexus Bill

Utah Legislature Pushing Click-Through Nexus Bills After Latest DMA Decision

California Property Tax Ballot Initiative Pulled by Backers

California BOE Again Votes to Reduce Rob Lowe's Taxable Gain on Mansion Sale

If You Need Tax Credits, You Shouldn't Be in Business

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News Analysis: Could Integration Be the Antidote to Inversions?

News Analysis: Minding the Gap in FBAR Filings

Countries Implementing More Labor Taxation Reforms, OECD Says

HMRC Issues Final CbC Reporting Regulations

U.S. Model Tax Treaty More Closely Aligned With OECD Model

Belgium Authorities to Investigate UBS for Tax Fraud

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February 26, 2016
IRS ID Theft PINs Too Easy to Obtain Online, Observers Warn
by Luca Gattoni-Celli
The IRS should stop providing online access to a key anti-fraud program through a marginally revised version of the authentication process that allowed thousands of tax records to be stolen last year, the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration and other tax observers told Tax Analysts.

February 25, 2016
No Stopping Political Nonprofits Now, Some Say
by Paul C. Barton
If perception is reality, the new reality for nonprofit "social welfare" organizations is that they can emphasize politics as much as they want and not worry in the slightest about losing their tax exemptions.

February 24, 2016
The VAT: Coming Soon to a Campaign Stop Near You
by Alan D. Viard
Alan D. Viard analyzes proposals by two Republican presidential candidates, Sens. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Rand Paul, R-Ky., to replace much of the federal tax system with a subtraction method VAT.

February 22, 2016
Koskinen, Olson to Face Off on Taxpayer Service 'Future State'
by William Hoffman
Under the IRS's "future state" vision for taxpayer service, taxpayers will be able to solve tax return filing problems in minutes that could've taken months before, according to the IRS's top executive, but the Service's taxpayer advocate counters that they might have trouble if they need to talk with an agency representative on the phone.

February 18, 2016
Flawed Authentication May Have Exposed E-File PINs
by Luca Gattoni-Celli
The IRS's reliance on Social Security numbers to authenticate users of its electronic filing personal identification number application endangers the program's integrity, security experts and tax practitioners said in the wake of a major cyberattack on the agency.

February 18, 2016
The Effect of Profit Shifting on the Corporate Tax Base
by Kimberly A. Clausing
Kimberly A. Clausing summarizes her research estimating the effect of profit shifting on corporate tax base erosion for the United States and other countries

February 17, 2016
Justice Antonin Scalia: Applesauce, Jiggery-Pokery, and the Judicial Fraud of the Negative Commerce Clause
by Eric Yauch and Amy Hamilton
The death of Justice Antonin Scalia deprives the U.S. Supreme Court of a strict constructionist and a gifted writer who could look at a state tax case concerning the dormant commerce clause and find judicial fraud, incoherence, and "ad hocery."

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