I.R.S. Plan to Reject Foreign Taxpayers' Refunds Criticized by I.R.S. Advisory Committee

Volume 2 No 7   |   Read Article

By Elizabeth V. Zanet and Andrew P. Mitchel

The I.R.S. proposal to deny refunds of excess withholding tax in cases were the withheld tax is stolen by the withholding agent was harshly criticized by the Information Reporting Program Advisory Committee. It seems the I.R.S. does not have the authority to pass the loss onto the party that suffered withholding. Elizabeth V. Zanet and Andrew P. Mitchel discuss the issue in detail.  See more →