House of Representatives Passes Bill To End Judicial Deference to Treasury’s Rule-Making Authority

A bill, H.R. 5, recently introduced by House Judiciary Committee Chair Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., the Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017, proposes to end the Chevron deference doctrine, passed the House of Representatives by a 50 vote majority (283-183) on January 11. The bill was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and the Committee on Small Business. Read More
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Treasury and Service Issue Final Regulations on Country-by-Country Reporting

On June 29, 2016, the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service published final regulations (T.D. 9733) requiring annual country-by- country (CbC) reporting by U.S. persons that are the ultimate parent entity of a multinational enterprise group (MNE) with annual revenue for the preceding accounting period of $850 million or more. The regulations are effective on June 30, 2016, and made several changes to the proposed regulations issued last December. Read More
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