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"Corporate Governance and Tax Risk"



by Peter Allan Atkins
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP - New York Office

Fred T. Goldberg
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP - Washington Office

Armando Gomez
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP - Washington Office

Pamela F. Olson
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP - Washington Office

October 27, 2009

Previously published on October 22, 2009

On October 19, 2009, IRS Commissioner Douglas H. Shulman delivered a speech to the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) in which he encouraged boards of directors to focus greater attention on oversight of tax risk.1 This memorandum highlights some of the key points from the Commissioner's speech and related observations of which directors should be aware.


 

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