IRS Staffs Up Transfer Pricing Enforcement Boost With New Hires

The IRS’s transfer pricing practice is growing as it continues to strengthen its auditing and enforcement capabilities, an agency official said Tuesday.

Brad Anwyll, the practice’s director of field operations, said the IRS is looking to end the year with around 70 new hires—including economists, tax specialists, and revenue agents. In addition to bringing on experienced transfer pricing professionals, he said the agency is gearing up to begin hiring less experienced candidates who will be trained in-house.

“There’s only so much we can do there, and I think we’ve done a good job, but it’s a small pool,” ...