Tax Readiness

We're Moving!

08 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We’re on the move! PwC’s Tax Readiness podcast channel has joined forces with and moved over the Cross Border Tax Talks channel. We hope you’ll ...

Week in Review with Pat Brown: 07/01/2022

01 Jul 2022

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Congress is in recess until the week of July 11th. Pat Brown shares his insights on why government officials are bullish on the prospects for Pillars ...

Week in Review with Andrew Prior: 06/24/2022

24 Jun 2022

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The two-week Congressional Independence Day recess is expected to begin without an agreement on a revised budget reconciliation bill. Andrew Prior sha...

Week in Review with Chairman Dave Camp: 06/17/2022

17 Jun 2022

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Chairman Dave Camp shares his takeaways from this week and discusses why companies should continue to monitor reconciliation legislation and OECD nego...

Week in Review with Pam Olson: 06/10/2022

10 Jun 2022

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Pam Olson explains why we are in a ‘wait and see’ mode with respect to legislation and discusses the importance of getting information to policyma...

Week in Review with Janice Mays: 06/03/2022

03 Jun 2022

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Janice Mays shares her takeaways from this week, looks ahead to Secretary Yellen’s testimony next week, and explains why companies should be vocal a...

Week in Review with Rohit Kumar: 05/27/2022

26 May 2022

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Rohit Kumar shares his insights on the optimism surrounding the ongoing reconciliation negotiations and why Senator Sinema is the one to watch in the ...

Week in Review with Scott McCandless: 05/20/2022

20 May 2022

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Scott McCandless shares why companies should still be focused on Build Back Better as we approach the end of May. He also answers the question that he...

Week in Review with Todd Metcalf: 05/13/2022

13 May 2022

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Todd Metcalf shares why the focus is on everything but tax policy at this time. He also answers the question that he received most this week: Will Con...

Week in Review with Mark Prater: 05/06/2022

05 May 2022

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Mark Prater shares his insights from this week, including the status of the reconciliation bill and bipartisan legislative efforts. He also answers th...

Week in Review with Janice Mays: 04/29/2022

02 May 2022

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Janice Mays shares her takeaways from this week, including that Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senator Joe Manchin met to discuss moving for...

Week in Review with Rohit Kumar: 04/22/2022

23 Apr 2022

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Congress returns the week of April 25th for a 5-week work period. Rohit Kumar shares why a corporate rate increase is unlikely and what to watch for i...

Week in Review with Drew Lyon: 04/15/2022

14 Apr 2022

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Drew Lyon shares his insights on the March inflation release and looks ahead to the guidance that companies include in their Q1 earnings releases for ...

Week in Review with Pat Brown: 04/08/2022

08 Apr 2022

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All focus is on what’s next for US legislation and Pillars 1 & 2. Pat Brown shares how his takeaways from this week have ties to the past, prese...

Week in Review with Todd Metcalf: 04/01/2022

01 Apr 2022

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Todd Metcalf shares his insights on President Biden’s FY23 budget that was released on Monday. He also answers the question that he received most th...

Tax Readiness: New York sales tax developments - SaaS and information services (State and local tax perspective)

30 Mar 2022

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Recent New York court rulings are changing the guidelines for business tax payers around information service, software as a service, and taxation of b...

Week in Review with Ken Kuykendall: 03/25/2022

24 Mar 2022

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Ken Kuykendall shares his takeaways from a busy week – movement of US competition legislation, Supreme Court nomination, and OECD guidance on taxing...

Week in Review with Will Morris: 03/18/2022

18 Mar 2022

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Will Morris shares his insights on the OECD Pillar Two Commentary and EU Minimum Tax Directive — both released this week. He also answers the two qu...

Week in Review with Andrew Prior: 03/11/2022

11 Mar 2022

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Andrew Prior shares his insights on recent bipartisan cooperation in the face of geopolitical tensions and explains why companies should focus their a...

Power & Utilities Surge: Build Back Better Bill and SEC Climate Disclosures

10 Mar 2022

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Potential scenarios and outcomes of the BBB bill and the impact on Green energy incentives should it fall apart.Speakers:Sal Montalbano - US Power &am...

Week in Review with Todd Metcalf: 03/04/2022

04 Mar 2022

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Crisis, uncertainty, and hope – Todd Metcalf shares why these words embody his takeaways from this week and what companies should focus on in the ne...

Week in Review with Janice Mays: 02/25/2022

28 Feb 2022

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Janice Mays shares her thoughts on the status of legislation and looks ahead to President Biden’s State of the Union address next week. She also ans...

Doing business amid increased cyber threats and breaches

21 Feb 2022

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PwC’s Cybersecurity Leader, Sean Joyce, speaks about how companies are navigating an increased number of cyber threats and breaches and the contribu...

Week in Review with Todd Metcalf: 02/18/2022

18 Feb 2022

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Tax is on the back burner for now but appropriations are moving on track. Todd Metcalf discusses what to watch for in the coming months and answers qu...

Week in Review with Mark Prater: 02/11/2022

16 Feb 2022

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Government funding took priority this week and tax legislation is on hold. Mark Prater shares his thoughts on these developments and why it is importa...

Week in Review with Will Morris: 02/04/2022

04 Feb 2022

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It is the busiest time ever in international tax for many companies. Will Morris shares why companies should focus on Pillar 2 and watch out for the r...

Global business and tax concerns

02 Feb 2022

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Companies are operating in a fast-changing environment steeped in global and domestic business and tax uncertainty. Ken Kuykendall and Carol Stubbings...

Pulse Survey: Executives on inflation, workforce, taxes

31 Jan 2022

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Neil Dahr and Ken Kuykendall discuss key highlights of PwC’s 2022 Pulse Survey on the most profound issues affecting companies and that are top of m...

2022 Tax Policy Outlook

28 Jan 2022

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An ongoing pandemic, midterm elections, and an ever changing business environment are just a few themes as we look ahead into 2022. Janice Mays and Ro...

Key insights from the 2021 final foreign tax credit regulations

19 Jan 2022

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Treasury and the IRS on December 28, 2021, released final regulations (the ‘2021 Final Regulations’) addressing various aspects of the foreign tax...

Puerto Rico's tax landscape and investing nuances (State and local tax perspective)

19 Nov 2021

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The interest of investments in Puerto Rico has increased dramatically over the last few years. When looking to do business, it is important to underst...

Revised Build Back Better bill - key business and individual tax provisions (in summary)

03 Nov 2021

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This summary of PwC's Tax Insight provides an analysis of key business and individual provisions proposed as part of the revised Build Back Bette...

Power & Utilities Surge: Excess Deferred Taxes and Utilities

08 Oct 2021

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In this podcast, Sal Montalbano, PwC US Power & Utilities Tax Leader, goes over the latest tax reform guidance on excess deferred taxes and how th...

The state impact of the BBA partnership audit rules (State and local tax perspective)

07 Oct 2021

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The 2015 Bipartisan Budget Act (BBA) formed the federal partnership audit provision to replace and simplify the 1982 TEFRA Act of 1982 partnership aud...

The strategic value of tax technologies (State and local perspective)

30 Sep 2021

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Due to challenges such as inconsistent formats and manual manipulation of data from different sources, Tax functions spend over 50% of their time gath...

Tax Readiness: Are uniform corporate tax rules finally on the horizon?

16 Sep 2021

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The historic negotiations taking place this year at the OECD, G-7 and G-20 will be critical to the future of international tax reform. In this excerpt...

Policy on Demand: Week in Review with Pam Olson: 08/27/2021

26 Aug 2021

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Pam Olson shares two major takeaways from this week, including the House passage of a budget. She also answers the question that he received most this...

Policy on Demand: Week in Review with Mark Prater: 08/20/2021

20 Aug 2021

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Mark Prater shares why all eyes should be on House leadership next week as members return from recess to consider the budget resolution. He also answe...

Policy on Demand: Drew Lyon on navigating the economy

17 Aug 2021

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How are companies focusing on the economy? In a conversation with Drew Lyon, we discuss the impact of certain factors on the economy, possible impact ...

Policy on Demand: Increased scrutiny ahead of inbound deals

16 Aug 2021

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The US Treasury is expected to increase its examination of inbound deals that may be a risk to national security. Craig Stronberg discusses the latest...

Policy on Demand's Week in Review with Todd Metcalf: 08/13/2021

13 Aug 2021

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Todd Metcalf discusses the Senate’s passage of the bipartisan infrastructure bill and the early return of the House to consider the Senate-passed bu...

Policy on Demand: Infrastructure's move forward and questions from companies

10 Aug 2021

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Janice Mays shares her insights on the infrastructure legislation as well as timing for passage and the pivot to the budget resolution. She also discu...

Policy on Demand's Week in Review with Andrew Prior: 08/06/2021

06 Aug 2021

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Andrew Prior discusses the Senate’s consideration of the bipartisan infrastructure bill and budget resolution. He also answers the question that he ...

Policy on Demand: Governance is not built for the digital age

05 Aug 2021

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Craig Stronberg joins to discuss changing views on global governance issues and how they impact the business community. He shares guidelines that busi...

Policy on Demand's Week in Review with Scott McCandless: 07/30/2021

30 Jul 2021

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Scott McCandless shares this week’s biggest takeaway, the advancement of a bipartisan infrastructure deal, and where companies should focus their at...

Key state tax legislation and trends - What you need to know to navigate change

26 Jul 2021

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On this podcast we focus on key state legislation impacting corporate, passthrough entity, individual, and indirect taxes. Speakers highlight trends, ...

Policy on Demand's Week in Review with Rohit Kumar: 07/23/2021

23 Jul 2021

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Rohit Kumar shares his insights on the failed infrastructure vote in the Senate. He also answers the questions that he received most this week: When w...

Policy on Demand's Week in Review with Pat Brown: 07/16/2021

16 Jul 2021

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Pat Brown shares his insights on bipartisan infrastructure negotiations, Democratic discussions around the budget, and actions around the OECD project...

Tax Readiness: Preparing for Deals in a Changing Environment

13 Jul 2021

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PwC professionals from our Tax and Deals practices for a timely discussion of the many factors impacting the current deals environment including the p...

Policy on Demand: Demystifying SHIELD

09 Jul 2021

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Ken Kuykendall, PwC's US Tax Leader and Tax Consulting Platform Leader, speaks with Nita Asher and Pat Brown about the SHIELD proposal, what comp...

Policy on Demand: Prospects for global minimum tax

02 Jul 2021

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Ken Kuykendall and Will Morris dive into the details of the agreement on Pillar 1 and 2 solutions to address the tax challenges arising from the digit...

Policy on Demand's Week in Review with Janice Mays: 07/02/2021

02 Jul 2021

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Janice Mays shares her insights on infrastructure and the OECD discussions as well as what to watch for in the near term. She also answers the questio...

Policy on Demand's Week in Review with Todd Metcalf: 06/25/2021

25 Jun 2021

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Todd Metcalf shares his takeaways from this week, most notably that the White House seems to have finally secured a bipartisan infrastructure deal. He...

Power & Utilities Surge: Clean energy proposals

24 Jun 2021

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In this podcast, Sal Montalbano, PwC US Power & Utilities Tax Leader, and Scott McCandless, PwC US Principal, Tax Policy Services go over the nume...

Tax Readiness: The intersection of ESG and Tax

22 Jun 2021

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Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) responsibility has come into focus for US companies in the last few years. Company accountability to non-sh...

Policy on Demand's Week in Review with Will Morris: 06/18/2021

17 Jun 2021

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Will Morris explains why companies should be focused on the upcoming Inclusive Framework and G20 meetings. He also answers the question that he receiv...

Policy on Demand's Concept Series: SHIELD

15 Jun 2021

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In this Concept Series episode, Nita Asher covers all things SHIELD: what does it stand for, what is its purpose, how does it work, how did the busine...

Policy on Demand's Week in Review with Chairman Camp: 06/11/2021

11 Jun 2021

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Chairman Camp shares his insights on the infrastructure discussions and the importance of engaging now. He also answers the questions that he received...

Policy on Demand's Concept Series: BEAT

09 Jun 2021

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In this Concept Series episode, Pat Brown covers all things BEAT: what it stands for, what is its purpose, how it works, how the business community re...

Policy on Demand's Week in Review with Pam Olson: 06/04/2021

04 Jun 2021

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Pam Olson shares her takeaways on the Green Book and explains why companies should focus on Congress when it returns from recess. She also answers the...

Policy on Demand: Pat Brown on administration's tax proposals

02 Jun 2021

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Pat Brown shares his insights on the FY22 budget and the accompanying Green Book as well as what to expect next. Learn more at www.pwc.com/us/policyon...

Policy on Demand's Week in Review with Chip Harter: 05/27/2021

27 May 2021

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Chip Harter shares his insights on the proposed 15% global minimum tax and awaits the release of Treasury’s Green Book for details on the Biden Admi...

Policy on Demand's Concept Series: Treasury Green Book

25 May 2021

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On this episode, Janice Mays explains the purpose of Treasury's Green Book, how it is used, and what companies should be focused on. Speaker:Jani...

How to comply with the new final stewardship regulations

24 May 2021

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The December 2020 final foreign tax credit regulations introduced a stock-based asset apportionment methodology for all taxpayers. But given the timin...

Policy on Demand's Concept Series: GILTI

24 May 2021

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In this Concept Series episode, Pat Brown covers all things GILTI: what does it stand for, what is its purpose, how does it work, and what does its fu...

Policy on Demand's Week in Review with Mark Prater: 05/21/2021

21 May 2021

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Mark Prater shares why it is important to keep an eye on the bipartisan infrastructure discussions and what the key players are saying. He also answer...

Talking tax with Industrial Products: Insights on the Biden Administration’s tax policy agenda

19 May 2021

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Scott McCandless and Janice Mays, senior members of PwC’s Tax Policy Services team, join John Livingstone, PwC’s Global Industrial Products Tax Le...

Policy on Demand's Week in Review with Janice Mays: 05/14/2021

14 May 2021

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Janice Mays shares her takeaways from this week, including that the FY22 budget will be released the last week in May. She also answers the question t...

Tax Readiness: International tax planning post-election

11 May 2021

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In this episode we discuss that multinationals should expect significant changes in the tax environment from both US and non-US governments and organi...

Policy on Demand's Week in Review with Scott McCandless: 05/07/2021

07 May 2021

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We are entering a quiet period on the Hill following the release of several proposals and Scott McCandless shares why now is the time for companies to...

State and Local Tax implications of a remote workforce

03 May 2021

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This episode highlights the state tax implications and opportunities created by employees no longer working from a company office, including potential...

Talking tax with Industrial Products: Insights from PwC's Manufacturing COO Survey

13 Apr 2021

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Anil Khurana, PwC’s Global Industrial Manufacturing & Automotive Leader, and Alex Voloshko, PwC’s Value Chain Transformation Leader, join John...

Tax Readiness: Key Takeaways from PwC's 2021 Global Manufacturing Survey

29 Mar 2021

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PwC’s Manufacturing COO Pulse Survey results highlight the competitive threats and strategic priorities for the future of manufacturing. The survey ...

Settlements and judgements - Review of Section 162(f)/6050X final regulations

25 Mar 2021

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This podcast covers the newly released final regulations on the deduction disallowance for fines and penalties and related information reporting, oppo...

Tax Readiness: Embracing the future of mobility

03 Mar 2021

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For many global mobility professionals, 2020 was one of the most difficult and busiest years yet. COVID-19 brought significant changes in the way we w...

Tax Readiness: Issues under the Section 451 Final Regulations

01 Mar 2021

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In this podcast we discuss significant issues arising under the recently published Section 451 final regulations dealing with recognizing income under...

2021 Tax Policy Outlook: The Changing Horizon

03 Feb 2021

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From the White House to the halls of Congress, the policy priorities on the horizon of 2021 are hanging in the balance. What do a global pandemic, eco...

Power & Utilities Surge - Renewables Extension and Deals

22 Jan 2021

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In this podcast, Sal Montalbano, PwC US Power & Utilities Tax Leader, and Jeremy Fago, PwC US Power & Utilities Deals Leader go over the renew...

State tax implications from November elections

21 Jan 2021

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An overview of state tax implications in the asset and wealth management industry following the November 2020 election cycle.Speakers: Caragh Deluca,...

Tax Readiness: New tax legislation and what it means

08 Jan 2021

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President Trump signed into law a $2.4 trillion bipartisan legislative package on December 27 that includes government funding, COVID-19 economic reli...

Tax Readiness: Q4 financial reporting considerations

09 Dec 2020

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In this podcast, our panel of Tax Accounting Services (TAS) specialists take a deep dive into relevant tax accounting matters and recent tax developme...

Power & Utilities Surge - Election results and what it means for the industry

07 Dec 2020

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In this podcast, Sal Montalbano, PwC US Power & Utilities Tax Leader, and Scott McCandless (PwC Principal, Washington National Tax Services) have ...

Election 2020: How tax leaders are navigating uncertainty

03 Dec 2020

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In this episode, PwC professionals discuss why the uncertain tax landscape is top-of-mind for C-suite and Tax executives. Topics covered include the p...

Talking tax with Industrial Products: OECD’s project on tax and the digitalizing economy

18 Nov 2020

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The OECD's ongoing work on taxation and the digitalizing economy is an important issue for industrial manufacturers. Here's the latest from ...

Power & Utilities Surge - Final Bonus Depreciation Regs

12 Nov 2020

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In this podcast, Sal Montalbano, PwC US Power & Utilities Tax Leader, covers the final bonus depreciation regulations and issues that are specific...

Key highlights of the 2020 final and proposed foreign tax credit regulations

05 Nov 2020

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In this podcast, PwC professionals hold a detailed discussion on the Foreign Tax Credit (FTC) regulations. The Final Regulations finalize, among other...

Talking tax with Industrial Products: Impact of 2020 Election on Manufacturers

26 Oct 2020

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In this episode, John Livingstone, PwC's Industrial Products Tax Leader, discusses with Scott McCandless and Janice Mays, senior members of PwC’...

Q3 financial reporting considerations

26 Oct 2020

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In this podcast, PwC Tax Accounting Services (TAS) specialists will take a deep dive into relevant tax accounting matters and recent tax developments....

San Francisco Tax Basics for the SALT Asset and Wealth Management Industry

22 Oct 2020

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In this episode, we provide a background on San Francisco Annual Business taxes and discuss the Payroll Expense, Gross Receipts and Commercial Rents t...

Are you subject to EU mandatory reporting (DAC6)?

21 Oct 2020

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In this podcast, PwC professionals hold a detailed discussion on the EU Mandatory Disclosure Requirements (DAC6). Our team will cover an overview of D...

Power & Utilities Surge - Excess deferred taxes

24 Sep 2020

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In this podcast, Sal Montalbano, PwC US Power & Utilities Tax Leader, covers excess deferred taxes and some of the new guidance that has been issu...

State Legislative Responses and Outlook

22 Sep 2020

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In this podcast, PwC professionals hold a detailed discussion on state and local tax outlooks. Topics include: the impact of COVID-19 on state budgets...

Tax Readiness: Long awaited carried interest regulations

16 Sep 2020

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In this podcast, PwC professionals hold a detailed discussion on the long awaited proposed regulations under Section 1061. The proposed regulations de...

Power & Utilities Surge - Section 163(j), Final and Proposed regulations released

10 Sep 2020

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In this podcast, Sal Montalbano (PwC US Power & Utilities Tax Leader), and George Manousos (PwC Partner, Federal Tax Services), cover the final an...

Significant changes in the Section 163(j) - Part I

24 Aug 2020

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In this podcast, PwC professionals hold a detailed discussion of the background and highlights from the final and proposed Section 163(j) regulations....

Significant changes in the Section 163(j) - Part II

24 Aug 2020

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In this podcast, PwC professionals discuss the highlights, considerations, and key takeaways  from the final and proposed Section 163(j) regulations....

Power & Utilities Surge - Legislative update and impacts from potential tax rate increases

13 Aug 2020

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In this podcast, Sal Montalbano (PwC US Power & Utilities Tax Leader), and Scott McCandless (PwC Principal, Washington National Tax Services), dis...

The High Tax Exception - GILTI and Subpart F

12 Aug 2020

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In this podcast, Elizabeth Nelson (Partner, PwC International Tax Services), Marty Hunter (Partner, PwC International Tax Services), Nita Asher (Princ...

Final Section 250 Regulations

27 Jul 2020

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In this podcast, Mike DiFronzo (PwC’s Washington National Tax Services ITS Leader), Ninee Dewar (PwC International Tax Services Partner), Kartikeya ...

CARES Act Implications on the SALT Asset and Wealth Management Industry

16 Jul 2020

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A discussion on how the recently enacted Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Securities (CARES) Act may impact state and local tax jurisdictions for ...