February 28, 2020
Doug McHoney (PwC's US International Tax Services Leader) and Mark Boyer (a Partner in PwC's Washington National Tax M&A practice) discuss key M&A and international tax considerations after the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TJCA). Doug and Mark discuss: life at the IRS before, during, and after the 1986 Tax Reform Act; top diligence concerns in M&A transactions post-TCJA; how acquisitions unintentionally may subject companies to the Base Erosion and Anti-Abuse tax (BEAT); key structuring considerations post-TCJA, including the concept of a 'worldwide system of taxation' through BEAT, Foreign Derived Intangible Income (FDII), and global tax reform; the importance of modeling and data accuracy for tax and transaction planning; and the differences between strategic buyers and private equity.
Duration: 36:21