Submission to IRS and Treasury Concerning Notice 2019-30, 2019-2020 Priority Guidance Plan - International Tax Issues Including Profit Shifting

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Jeffery M. Kadet

University of Washington - School of Law

David Koontz

Independent

Date Written: June 2, 2019

Abstract

This letter to the Treasury and the IRS is in response to Notice 2019-30’s request for recommendations for the 2019-2020 Priority Guidance Plan on tax issues that should be addressed through regulations, revenue rulings, revenue procedures, notices, and other published administrative guidance. Many of the recommendations concern profit shifting by multinationals.

The letter provides extensive and specific suggestions for a number of international tax areas including:

-- Sourcing rules (§§863, 864, and 865 in particular),

-- Entity classification rules (Reg §301.7701-1(a)(2)),

-- Subpart F manufacturing branch rule (Reg §1.954-3(b)), and

-- Application of tax treaties (Reg §1.894-1(d)).

Keywords: Profit Shifting, Notice 2-43, Sourcing Of Income, Subpart F, Entity Classification Rules, Check-The-Box, Manufacturing Branch Rule, Tax Treaties

JEL Classification: H21, H25, K34, E62

Suggested Citation

Kadet, Jeffery M. and Koontz, David, Submission to IRS and Treasury Concerning Notice 2019-30, 2019-2020 Priority Guidance Plan - International Tax Issues Including Profit Shifting (June 2, 2019). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3401498 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3401498

Jeffery M. Kadet (Contact Author)

University of Washington - School of Law ( email )

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Box 353020
Seattle, WA 98105-3020
United States

David Koontz

Independent ( email )

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