Apple paid no UK corporation tax in 2012 [Telegraph]
No gimmicks here!
Zero-Based Tax Reform [Economix/NYT]
Bruce Bartlett: "Until a specific proposal on the table can be discussed, analyzed and amended, tax reform isn’t going anywhere. Senators Baucus and Hatch are not helping; they are just wasting time."
Tax Reform or Shotgun Wedding? [Tax Analysts]
Clint Stretch: "With his pending retirement, it’s understandable that Baucus would want to talk the country into a sort of shotgun-wedding approach to tax reform. Sadly, the real groundwork has yet to be laid, so the rehearsal dinner promises to be a food fight that threatens the whole effort."
XBRL is Not Just Another Compliance Burden [CFO]
FYI.
All IRS Commish candidates should take note of what your new boss will expect of you: "It has to become a better customer service experience, it has to work well, and we know there's a deficit of confidence now that has to be rebuilt and that will be the job for the new commissioner of the IRS."
It's Latin. Who knew it was still useful?