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		<title><![CDATA[Tax Dispute Resolution Quarterly - January 2012]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tax Dispute Resolution Quarterly, an interactive newsletter, helps to keep taxpayers abreast of news and trends by focusing on key issues related to tax examinations and appeals, as well as dispute resolution techniques and procedures.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>  		
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		<title><![CDATA[The Final Cost Sharing Regulations Attempt to Tighten the Loose Screws]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[This edition of What's News in Tax reviews the recently released series of cost sharing regulations by the IRS and Treasury Department and considers when they are desirable for taxpayers.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>  		
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		<title><![CDATA[The new Repair Regs  - How do they affect your company? Find out from Eric Lucas, KPMG Washington National Tax]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The new regulations bring new accounting standards, new compliance measures and new studies to ensure you don't miscalculate. ]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>  		
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		<title><![CDATA[Inside Indirect Tax - Global Updates From a U.S. Perspective]]></title>
		<link>http://www.kpmginstitutes.com/taxwatch/insights/active/inside-indirect-tax.aspx</link>
		<description><![CDATA[This publication from KPMG LLP's U.S. Indirect Tax practice focuses on major indirect tax developments, changes and trends across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific and the Americas.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>  		
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		<title><![CDATA[New Developments for the Renewable Energy Grant Program]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[This edition of What's News in Tax discusses the qualifications companies need to meet in order to receive funding through the federal renewable energy grant program.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>  		
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		<title><![CDATA[The FATCA Registration Process: If You Build It, They Will Come]]></title>
		<link>http://www.kpmginstitutes.com/taxwatch/insights/active/fatca-registration-process.aspx</link>
		<description><![CDATA[To date, the commentary around FATCA has not focused on one of the most immediate challenges of foreign entities' requirement to register online with the IRS. This article highlights the significant logistical undertaking this presents. 
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>  		
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		<title><![CDATA[KPMG TaxWatch Recap: New Medical Device Excise Tax]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Medical device manufacturers and importers may be subject to a federal excise tax that takes effect Jan. 1, 2013. KPMG recently addressed some of the complexities of this excise tax in a KPMG TaxWatch webcast. More than 40 questions were submitted during the webcast. This recap provides answers to a "representative" list of those questions.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>  		
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		<title><![CDATA[Eligibilility for Treaty Benefits Under the Australia-U.S. Income Tax Treaty]]></title>
		<link>http://www.kpmginstitutes.com/taxwatch/insights/active/australia-us-tax-treaty.aspx</link>
		<description><![CDATA[To obtain the benefits conferred by income tax treaties, companies must satisfy eligibility requirements. This article includes flowcharts to help navigate the eligibility requirements of the Australia-U.S. income tax treaty applicable to Australian companies.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>  		
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		<title><![CDATA[Virtual Currency in Virtual Economies: Income Characterization Issues for Social Media Companies]]></title>
		<link>http://www.kpmginstitutes.com/taxwatch/insights/active/virtual-currency-in-virtual-economies.aspx</link>
		<description><![CDATA[This article examines income characterization issues related to taxation of virtual currency, offered by some social media companies that provide online games. The authors discuss how the characterization of income derived in connection with an offering of virtual currency is pivotal to assessing the U.S. income tax consequences of that income from a cross-border perspective.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>  		
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		<title><![CDATA[Partnerships and Section 956]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[This edition of What's News in Tax illustrates how a controlled foreign corporation (CFC) in a partnership may be taxed in certain situations. It also offers insight on taxation issues of other structures that include a CFC and a partnership.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>  		
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		<title><![CDATA[Indiana Supreme Court to Decide Whether Use Tax Applies to Promotional Materials Produced Out of State]]></title>
		<link>http://www.kpmginstitutes.com/taxwatch/insights/active/wnit-11711-indiana-supreme-court.aspx</link>
		<description><![CDATA[This edition of What's News in Tax discusses the issue of use tax litigation in a case of an Indiana company contracting with out-of-state third parties to produce promotional items from out-of-state materials and distributing them in Indiana. ]]></description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>  		
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		<title><![CDATA[Can COD Rules Do More than Determine COD Income?]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Under section 108(e)(6), a subsidiary debtor-corporation may not recognize cancellation of indebtedness income when its parent forgives debt as a contribution to capital. This article discusses how IRS field memoranda treating a capital contribution of debt by a foreign parent corporation to a U.S. subsidiary as a constructive payment resulting in withholding are inconsistent with section 108(e)(6).]]></description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>  		
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		<title><![CDATA[Frontiers in Tax - November 2011 ]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The world of tax is as complex and rapidly-changing as ever. We are going to continue to see the internationalization of tax issues, with consequent multiple international agreements and tensions. The articles in this issue of Frontiers in Tax explore some of the issues arising.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>  		
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		<title><![CDATA[Dear Treasury - Medical Device Industry Submits Comments on New Excise Tax]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Treasury and the IRS have received more than 30 public comments relating to the medical device excise tax imposed by section 4191. Comments addressed the issue of which devices the IRS should exempt from the tax, as well as issues related to industry practices and tax administration. This article notes their key points.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>  		
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		<title><![CDATA[New Safe Harbor Method of Accounting Available for Service Providers]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[This edition of What's News in Tax discusses the background and requirements for the nonaccrual-experience method and the new nonaccrual-experience safe harbor method. These special methods of accounting are allowed by the IRS to exclude from income receivables that are not likely to be collected.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Oct 2011 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>  		
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		<title><![CDATA[It's Time to Get Ready for the New Security Issuer Reporting Requirements]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[This edition of What's News in Tax discusses what security issuers need to know about the new information reporting rules under section 6045B and how they should prepare for the fast-approaching reporting requirements.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Oct 2011 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>  		
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		<title><![CDATA[FATCA: Implications for International Assignment Programs]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[This edition of What's News in Tax highlights the new provisions of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) and discusses what those rules mean for taxpayers on international assignments and their program managers.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Oct 2011 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>  		
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		<title><![CDATA[Treasury Energy Grants: The Race Is On to &quot;Begin Construction&quot; by the End of 2011]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[This edition of What's News in Tax provides a clear definition of certain terms of the energy grants program. Further, it provides insight on steps that taxpayers need to take before the end of the calendar year to ensure their eligibility for the program.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Oct 2011 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>  		
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		<title><![CDATA[The Front Line of Uncertain Tax Position Disclosures: What the IRS Plans for CAP Program Taxpayers]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[This edition of What’s News in Tax provides an overview of the Schedule UTP, Uncertain Tax Position Statement, and the Compliance Assurance Process (CAP) program. ]]></description>
		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Oct 2011 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>  		
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		<title><![CDATA[IRS Issues Proposed Regulations Implementing the Swap Exclusion From Section 1256 and Broadening the Definition of a Notional Principal Contract]]></title>
		<link>http://www.kpmginstitutes.com/taxwatch/insights/active/wnit-101011-irs-swap-exclusion.aspx</link>
		<description><![CDATA[This edition of What's News in Tax discusses how proposed rules attempt to clarify the scope of section 1256, as well as provide guidance as to how certain credit and weather derivatives are characterized.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Oct 2011 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>  		
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		<title><![CDATA[Payroll Insights]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Payroll Insights is a publication from KPMG LLP's Employment Tax practice that provides readers with current developments in the payroll and employment tax arena.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>  		
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		<title><![CDATA[TWIST-Q: A Quarterly Roundup of This Week in State Tax]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[TWIST-Q is a quarterly roundup of This Week in State Tax. This issue features a comprehensive checklist of the developments, including apportionment and rate changes, that occurred in the 3rd Quarter of 2011. Also included are articles on state extended statutes of limitations for substantial omissions; an article on state transfer pricing traps that taxpayers should be focused on; and an overview of the federal bills currently under consideration that would have a broad impact on the states' taxing authority.
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>  		
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		<title><![CDATA[Perception Versus Reality: Rethink Legal Entity Rationalization]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[This article helps to clarify the reality versus the perception of Legal Entity Rationalization (LER) projects. In particular, the article focuses on the cost, rationale, and potential need for LER within an organization.

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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2011 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>  		
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		<title><![CDATA[State Extended Statutes of Limitations for Substantial Omissions: Similar Rules, Different Results]]></title>
		<link>http://www.kpmginstitutes.com/taxwatch/insights/active/wnit-091211-state-extended-sol-for-subs-omissions.aspx</link>
		<description><![CDATA[This edition of What's News in Tax discusses various state extended statutes of limitations, and analyzes their impact on income tax provision.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Sep 2011 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>  		
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		<title><![CDATA[Good News for Holders of Qualified Small Business Stocks]]></title>
		<link>http://www.kpmginstitutes.com/taxwatch/insights/active/wnit-091211-good-news-for-holders-of-small-business-stocks.aspx</link>
		<description><![CDATA[This edition of What's News in Tax analyzes IRS' interpretation of exclusion of gains from the sale of qualified small business stock in a taxpayer-favorable manner.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Sep 2011 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>  		
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		<title><![CDATA[IRS Increases Scrutiny of Refined Turnaround Costs]]></title>
		<link>http://www.kpmginstitutes.com/taxwatch/insights/active/wnit-082211-irs-increases-scrutiny-of-turnaround-costs.aspx</link>
		<description><![CDATA[This edition of What's News in Tax discusses how the IRS has increased its focus on refinery turnarounds from a taxation perspective.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Aug 2011 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>  		
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		<title><![CDATA[IRS Addresses Application of SRLY Limitation to Dual Consolidated Losses]]></title>
		<link>http://www.kpmginstitutes.com/taxwatch/insights/active/wnit-082211-irs-addresses-application-of-srly-limitation.aspx</link>
		<description><![CDATA[This edition of What’s News in Tax provides a general framework on the dual consolidated losses (DCL) provision of the IRS and gives a background on separate return limitation year (SRLY).]]></description>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Aug 2011 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>  		
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		<title><![CDATA[Thinking Beyond Borders: Management of Extended Business Travelers]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[KPMG's International Executive Services (IES) has released the latest edition of Thinking Beyond Borders: Management of Extended Business Travelers. This annual publication includes summaries from more than 60 countries to assist you with identifying compliance matters affecting business travelers.

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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2011 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>  		
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		<title><![CDATA[Final Regulations on the Treatment of Triangular Reorganizations Involving Foreign Corporations]]></title>
		<link>http://www.kpmginstitutes.com/taxwatch/insights/active/wnit-080811-treatment-of-triangular-reorg.aspx</link>
		<description><![CDATA[This edition of What's News in Tax provides an overview of the final regulations issued by the IRS for corporations engaged in certain triangular reorganizations involving one or more foreign corporations.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Aug 2011 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>  		
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		<title><![CDATA[U.S. Treaties - Mandatory Arbitration Designed to Speed Agreement]]></title>
		<link>http://www.kpmginstitutes.com/taxwatch/insights/active/wnit-080811-mandatory-arbitration.aspx</link>
		<description><![CDATA[This edition of What's News in Tax provides background information on arbitration agreements in U.S. treaties and explains the rationale behind mandatory arbitration procedures.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Aug 2011 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>  		
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		<title><![CDATA[The Taxation of Dodd-Frank]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this two-part special report published in Tax Notes, KPMG LLP professionals discuss the tax aspects of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Jul 2011 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>  		
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		<title><![CDATA[Calculating the Foreign Tax Credit: Do Payments by Partnership to Related CFC Qualify for Look-Through Treatment?]]></title>
		<link>http://www.kpmginstitutes.com/taxwatch/insights/active/wnit-072511-calculating-foreign-tax-credit.aspx</link>
		<description><![CDATA[This edition of What's News in Tax provides an overview of foreign tax credit rules and discusses why payments between a partnership and a related partnership or controlled foreign corporation (CFC) should qualify for look-through treatment.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Jul 2011 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>  		
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		<title><![CDATA[Alternative Minimum Tax - Intangible Drilling Cost Preference]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[This edition of What's News in Tax explains the background and application of the intangible drilling costs (IDC) preference under the alternative minimum tax. ]]></description>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jul 2011 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>  		
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		<title><![CDATA[China - Looking Ahead]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[China-Looking Ahead, published by International Tax Review in association with KPMG in China, examines in a series of articles how China's tax system might change if it is to fulfill the country's 12th Five-Year Plan goals, which include wealth distribution, increased domestic consumption and regional development. The articles also analyze key tax policy areas such as transfer pricing, green taxation, VAT, and property.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2011 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>  		
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		<title><![CDATA[Global Assignment Policies and Practices (GAPP) - Survey 2011]]></title>
		<link>http://www.kpmginstitutes.com/taxwatch/insights/active/gapp-survey-2011.aspx</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The 2011 Global Assignment Policies and Practices Survey covers numerous aspects of an international assignment program, such as assessment and performance, assignment compensation and allowances, preparation and planning, administration and outsourcing, as well as taxation policies.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2011 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>  		
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		<title><![CDATA[Risk Management and Savings Considerations Top Corporate Trade Function's Agenda]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[This report provides highlights from the discussion among corporate trade professionals at KPMG’s 2011 International Trade Update & Share Forum held in March. The report covers emerging issues in trade and customs governance, top 10 concerns for the corporate trade function in 2011, and some ideas to consider for addressing these complex issues.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jun 2011 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>  		
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		<title><![CDATA[The Expatriate Administrator]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Expatriate Administrator, published by KPMG's International Executive Services practice, offers an assortment of thought-provoking articles that can help raise awareness about topical and timely issues that affect international assignment programs and expatriates at multinational corporations.
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>  		
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		<title><![CDATA[Tax Breaks for Hiring People With Disabilities]]></title>
		<link>http://www.kpmginstitutes.com/taxwatch/insights/active/wnit-060611-tax-breaks-for-hiring-people-disabilities.aspx</link>
		<description><![CDATA[This edition of What's News in Tax discusses the various tax benefits available for taxpayers who make their property more accessible to people with disabilities or hire people with disabilities.These benefits include deduction for barrier removal, disabled access credit, and first-year wage credits for hiring qualifying individuals.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jun 2011 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>  		
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		<title><![CDATA[Sales Based Royalties and Vendor Allowances]]></title>
		<link>http://www.kpmginstitutes.com/taxwatch/insights/active/wnit-060611-sales-based-royalties-vendor-allowances.aspx</link>
		<description><![CDATA[This edition of What’s News in Tax discusses the Treasury's proposed regulations regarding the computation of inventory values.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jun 2011 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>  		
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		<title><![CDATA[Worthless Stock Losses and the Gross Receipts Test: Be Active in Determining When Gross Receipts Are Passive]]></title>
		<link>http://www.kpmginstitutes.com/taxwatch/insights/active/wnit-052311-worthless-stock-gross-receipts.aspx</link>
		<description><![CDATA[This edition of What's News in Tax examines IRS' series of rulings on gross receipts test, and analyzes the rulings' benefit to taxpayers with worthless stock losses.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 May 2011 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>  		
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		<title><![CDATA[An Analysis and Alternative Perspective of the Dell Case]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[This edition of What’s News in Tax offers a detailed analysis of the recent federal appellate decision in Dell Products LP v United States.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 May 2011 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>  		
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		<title><![CDATA[Summary of the Tax Implications of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act]]></title>
		<link>http://www.kpmginstitutes.com/taxwatch/insights/active/tax-implications-dodd-frank.aspx</link>
		<description><![CDATA[This introduction provides an overview of those areas of the Dodd-Frank Act that are most likely to raise significant tax issues: living wills, Volcker Rule, derivatives, bank capital and liquidity, securitization, and executive compensation.

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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2011 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>  		
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		<title><![CDATA[The Current State of the Rescission Doctrine]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Taxpayers sometimes wish they could undo a transaction. A rescinded transaction can be treated for tax purposes as if it never happened. This article considers the recent willingness of the IRS to allow rescission and considers whether the IRS might become less receptive to rescission in the future.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 May 2011 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>  		
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		<title><![CDATA[IRS Expands and Makes Permanent the CAP Program]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[This edition of What’s News in Tax provides a detailed analysis of the IRS’ expansion of the Compliance Assurance Process (CAP) program. The CAP program allows taxpayers to work collaboratively with an IRS team to identify and resolve potential tax issues before tax returns are filed.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 May 2011 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>  		
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		<title><![CDATA[Application of Section 263A Capitalization Rules to Restaurant Inventories]]></title>
		<link>http://www.kpmginstitutes.com/taxwatch/insights/active/wnit-042511-restaurant-263.aspx</link>
		<description><![CDATA[This edition of What’s News in Tax explains the capitalization of inventory under Section 263A, the simplified production method proposed by the IRS, and suggests accounting method options possible for restaurants to foster compliance and avoid unfavorable tax results.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2011 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>  		
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		<title><![CDATA[A World in Transition: Managing the Transfer Pricing Implications of Complex Supply Chains]]></title>
		<link>http://www.kpmginstitutes.com/taxwatch/insights/active/transfer-pricing-supply-chains.aspx</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Transfer pricing around corporate supply chains has become increasingly complex and closely scrutinized in recent years. ]]></description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2011 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>  		
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		<title><![CDATA[Tackling tax risks when going global]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[This article addresses various tax exposures facing U.S. middle market companies while going global. It is aimed at helping middle market companies address the tax risks associated with their expansion plans.
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Apr 2011 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>  		
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		<title><![CDATA[Structuring Multinational Insurance Programs: Addressing the Taxation and Transfer Pricing Challenge]]></title>
		<link>http://www.kpmginstitutes.com/taxwatch/insights/active/mutinational-insurance-programs-transfer-pricing.aspx</link>
		<description><![CDATA[This paper explores some factors that risk managers and their financial and tax colleagues should consider—with respect to transfer pricing—when designing and implementing a multinational insurance program. The discussion includes a summary of how multinational insurance programs could work and the importance of using an arm’s-length, bargained-for exchange standard for allocating premium and loss recoveries, objectively documenting the negotiations, and having an independent third party assess the risks involved—all major elements for an effective global transfer pricing program.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Mar 2011 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>  		
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		<title><![CDATA[End-of-Year Look Back at Major Tax Changes in 2010]]></title>
		<link>http://www.kpmginstitutes.com/taxwatch/insights/active/year-end-tax-issues-2010.aspx</link>
		<description><![CDATA[This edition of KPMG's Weekly Tax Summary for Corporate Executives provides an overview of the tax provisions enacted in "major legislation" in 2010.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>  		
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