Tax extenders legislation update -- IRS Notice 2014-32 announces amendments to final regulations under Sections 367(a) and 367(b) -- IRS announces FATCA relief treating certain pending IGAs as in effect -- Notice 2014-31 extends PFIC active banking exception for qualifying government bonds -- US persons holding PFIC stock through exempt organizations / accounts exempt from Form 8621 filing -- IRS issues annual APA report -- Pending US tax treaties reported out of committee -- US, Hong Kong sign TIEA -- Official offers US government position on BEPS action items

President Obama releases FY 2015 Budget; includes new international tax revenue-raising proposals -- IRS postpones application of Section 871(m) regulations to specified equity-linked instruments -- IRS Notice 2014-21 provides guidance on taxation of transactions involving virtual currencies -- OECD releases BEPS discussion drafts on treaty abuse, hybrid mismatch arrangements, and digital economy -- Numerous countries commit to early adopt OECD Common Reporting Standard

House Ways and Means Committee Chairman releases comprehensive tax reform draft -- Senate Foreign Relations Committee holds treaty hearing -- Government issues more FATCA guidance -- IRS releases Transfer Pricing Roadmap -- OECD offers Common Reporting Standard, Model Competent Authority Agreement -- OECD updates BEPS action item timeline.

Congress reconvenes in January, passes "omnibus" appropriations bill -- President Obama delivers States of the Union and calls for corporate tax reform -- IRS issues temporary and proposed anti-inversion regulations -- IRS releases final FATCA Foreign Financial Institution Agreement -- IRS issues temporary and proposed PFIC regulations -- Final and proposed regulations on dividend equivalent payments on notional principal contracts and other equity-linked instruments issued -- US signs 7 FATCA intergovernmental agreements -- OECD releases draft country-by-country reporting template for comment -- OECD provides an update on the BEPS Action Plan; digital economy focus still on track

Senate Finance Committee releases international tax reform discussion draft -- House-Senate conference committee on FY '14 Budget closing in on 13 December deadline -- IRS issues new proposed APA procedures -- IRS proposes updated procedures for competent authority requests -- IRS rules on effect of Section 302(a) redemption on post-'86 E&P and foreign tax pools -- OECD holds BEPS public consultation

Update on US budget and debt crisis -- IRS rules "production" activities include "growing" activities for subpart F manufacturing exception -- US, Switzerland delay FATCA IGA for 6 months -- OECD memo seeks input on country-by-country reporting -- OECD meets with business on BEPS -- OECD issues report on encouraging innovation via tax incentives

Status update on US tax reform -- IRS opens online FATCA registration system -- US, Cayman Islands initial FATCA Model I IGA -- IRS 2013-2014 Priority Guidance Plan released -- IRS finalizes certain cost sharing regulations on determining taxable income -- US-Belgium competent authority agreement released

OECD releases base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS) action plan -- OECD releases revised Discussion Draft on the Transfer Pricing Aspects of Intangibles -- OECD White Paper on Transfer Pricing Documentation issued -- President Obama resumes call for business tax reform -- IRS revises FATCA timelines, provides other guidance -- IRS releases updated Model 1 and Model 2 FATCA IGAs -- IRS will cease granting rulings to early adopt 2006 Section 987 proposed regulations -- CTB regs to add Croatian Dionicko Drustvo to per se list corporations -- US Tax Court has jurisdiction to review cancellation of APAs under abuse of discretion standard

G8 summit calls for greater transparency with tax authorities -- OECD provides update on BEPS project -- House Ways and Means Committee hearing highlights MNCs’ use of tax havens -- Senate Finance Committee Chairman supports “clean” federal debt ceiling increase -- IRS expands automated Form 5471 penalty program to Form 5472 -- IRS retroactively applies Notice 2012-39 to outbound F reorganization -- US-Brazil TIEA is effective -- US, Japan sign FACTA “statement” -- UN launches Practical Manual on Transfer Pricing for Developing Countries

Debt talks could spur movement on US tax reform -- Senate subcommittee highlights US MNC's tax planning -- US Supreme Court rules UK windfall profits tax creditable under Section 901 -- US officials discuss OECD BEPS report -- IRS officials detail upcoming international tax guidance -- FACTA update -- OECD publishes report on Co-operative Compliance -- OECD publishes new “Draft Handbook on Transfer Pricing Risk Assessment” -- OECD issues final guidance on transfer pricing safe harbors.