Deborah Butler and George Bowden, both of the Internal Revenue Service, USA, describe the various mechanisms available to taxpayers to obtain advice from the Service regarding their tax obligations
Stephen Quest and Les Falk, tax partner and client service director at Grant Thornton, discuss the tax issues facing private equity investors, the companies they invest in and their management shareholders
Peter Penneycard, National Director of Tax at PKF (UK) LLP, asks the Chancellor if he has forgotten about medium-sized businesses
Ian Evans, UK Head of Tax at Grant Thornton, introduces The Tax Journal's first special issue exclusively focused on the mid-market and discusses the evolving sophistication of such businesses
Roopa Aitken, international tax director, and Danny Beeton, head of transfer pricing at Grant Thornton, discuss the tax and transfer pricing considerations for companies expanding overseas
Anneli Collins and Michael Bird of KPMG's International Corporate Tax group discuss their experience to date in applying for clearances under the new arbitrage rules
Andrew Flint takes a sideways look at the tax world