Cross-border Tax Talks

Doug McHoney (PwC’s International Tax Services Global Leader) is joined by Wade Sutton, International Tax Leader of PwC’s Washington National Tax Services practice and guest host of Cross-border Tax Talks. After Wade reflects on his previous experience at the US Treasury Department, he and Doug discuss four proposed regulation packages under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OB3): expense allocation for net CFC tested income (NCTI) and foreign-derived deduction-eligible income (FDDEI), FDDEI el...

Doug McHoney (PwC’s International Tax Services Global Leader) is joined by Laura Williams, an international tax partner in PwC’s Washington National Tax Services office and former branch chief in the IRS Office of Chief Counsel. Doug and Laura discuss the role of Treasury regulations, Section 7805(a), and the post-Loper Bright limits on agency deference and delegated authority. They explain why TCJA’s mismatched effective dates created a ‘donut hole’ and examine three recent regulation-validi...

Doug McHoney (PwC’s International Tax Services Global Leader) is joined by Laura Valestin, an international tax partner in PwC’s Washington National Tax Services office, who specializes in the taxation of financial transactions, including foreign currency. Doug and Laura discuss the proposed Section 987 regulations governing the new CFC election, beginning with the rule’s scope, history, and common QBU fact patterns. They explain how the election can turn off future Section 987 gain-or-loss c...

Wade Sutton, PwC’s International Tax Leader for the Washington National Tax Services Office, fills in as host while Doug is away on assignment. Wade welcomes Will Morris, PwC’s global tax policy lead and former chair of the AmCham EU Tax Committee. In this episode, Wade and Will discuss the EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR). They cover its state-aid origins, reach into M&A and public procurement, and early enforcement record. The episode examines the European Commission’s recent asses...

Doug McHoney (PwC’s International Tax Services Global Leader) is joined by Pat Coughlin, a Chicago-based tax director in PwC’s Quantitative Solutions and Technologies Practice within International Tax Services and a former Notre Dame running back. Doug and Pat discuss the June 30, 2026, Pillar Two compliance post-mortem, including PwC’s experience filing more than 50,000 returns with a success rate above 99%. They dive into how business rules and filing capabilities were built across dozens o...