Executive compensation remains under the microscope of politicians, shareholders and shareholder advisory firms. A major point of contention revolves around benefits provided to executives in connection with a change in control. Surprisingly, these benefits increased during the last few years, driven primarily by the recovery in the stock market.

Section 382 can best be described as an intricate construct that usually numbs the mind with its complexity and often baffles the senses with its result.

Just in time for the holidays, the IRS released new temporary regulations addressing the treatment of expenditures for tangible property.

Many buyers and sellers of businesses do not consider state income tax consequences until after a deal has been completed. Ignoring state tax considerations at the outset of a transaction may put you in an adverse negotiation position, particularly in a deemed asset sale under Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 338(h)(10). It may come as a surprise that significant state taxes can result from such an election.

As businesses increasingly rely on rapidly evolving remote or outsourced information technology (IT) accessed via the internet (colloquially called “The Cloud”), tax planning in general enters into relatively new territory as well. Setting transfer prices for related-party transactions that have the effect of allocating profits among competing taxing jurisdictions is no exception.

There is a common view among nations that it is essential to provide business enterprises with tax incentives to perform R&D activities within a nation's borders, and that these incentives are an important driver for a nation's economic future.

When you think of unclaimed property and escheatment, a bank or insurance company probably comes to mind as the type of business that would be concerned with tracking and reporting items of unclaimed property. However, although state unclaimed property laws were first established because of banks and insurance companies, they now have a much broader reach and are applicable to many types of businesses.

Debate continues over the role of infrastructure projects, including government incentives, in job creation. Before weighing in on the debate, it is important to look at some developments related to existing incentives for infrastructure spending. One notable example of discretionary government incentives has been the use of Tax Increment Financing (TIF) bonds.

Can You Rely on Your Advisor to Avoid Penalties under 6662 after Canal?

Buyers and sellers of companies usually put a great deal of effort into determining the appropriate purchase price for a transaction by analyzing such factors as earnings multiples, book values and / or growth projections. While both parties might agree on a base price for the deal, an often underappreciated aspect of these negotiations is the effect that post-closing purchase price adjustments may have on the overall amount the buyer must pay for the company.

Cleaning up after the Storm: Evaluating Tax Treatment Information.