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Tax advice privilege and uncomfortable tax positions

It all started with the collapse of Enron and WorldCom in the United States. Strict laws were enacted: first the Sarbanes –Oxley Act 2002 and then FIN 48 in 2006. FIN 48 has now been codified in FASB ASC 740-10. More recently in September 2010, the Internal Revenue Service adopted the “Uncertain Tax Positions” schedule to form part of tax returns (see Uncertain Tax Positions – Schedule UTP). In Australia, the closest in IFRS is IAS 12. Work on adopting … Continue reading

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