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Comprehensive Tax Reform: Financial Products Discussion Draft Tax Governance Institute | March 14, 2013 | Tax This Tax Governance Institute (TGI) Webcast executive summary provides highlights of Rep. Camp's (R-MI) discussion draft on financial products, part of the House Ways and Means Committee's broader efforts on comprehensive tax reform.

Partnership and S Corporation Tax Reform Discussion Draft Released Tax Governance Institute | March 14, 2013 | Tax This article focuses on Rep. Camp's (R-MI) partnership and S corporation "discussion draft", part of the House Ways and Means Committee's broader efforts on comprehensive tax reform.

A Simpler Debt-Equity Test Tax Governance Institute | March 11, 2013 | Tax This article in Tax Lawyer discusses the development of recent debt-equity case law on structured financing arrangements including Pritired, Castle Harbour, Hewlett-Packard, Schering-Plough, PepsiCo, and the Scottish Power cases.

Being in-the-Know is the Best Place to Be TaxWatch | March 08, 2013 | Tax This publication describes the KPMG Tax Department Benchmarking Study 2.0, a survey of top tax executives to guage the performance of their tax department/function in relation to their revenue and industry peers.

Tax Dispute Resolution Quarterly -- January 2013 TaxWatch | Feb. 18, 2013 | Tax Tax Dispute Resolution Quarterly, an interactive magazine, 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.

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American Taxpayer Relief Act and the Fiscal Cliff Tax Governance Institute | Jan. 30, 2013 | Tax This Tax Governance Institute Webcast Executive Summary provides an overview of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (the Act), which contains a number of important changes to tax rates affecting high-income individuals, the estate tax, and provides permanent alternative minimum tax relief. It also retroactively reinstates and extends through 2013 a number of important business tax provisions that expired at the end of 2011 as well as a number of expired energy tax provisions.

American Taxpayer Relief Act: Frequently Asked Questions Tax Governance Institute | Jan. 30, 2013 | Tax This frequently asked questions (FAQs) publication highlights a number of key provisions in the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (the Act) which contains a number of important changes to tax rates affecting high-income individuals, the estate tax, and provides permanent alternative minimum tax relief. It also retroactively reinstates and extends through 2013 a number of important business tax provisions that expired at the end of 2011 as well as a number of expired energy tax provisions.

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The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 Tax Governance Institute | Jan. 03, 2013 | Tax President Obama on January 2, 2013, signed the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 averting the "fiscal cliff" of tax increases and spending cuts (the latter only temporarily). This KPMG LLP Washington National Tax publication provides a first look at the tax provisions in the legislation.

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