EY talks tax: Recent trends in the research credit (June 23, 2026)

In this episode, part of the "Rewards that work" webcast series, panelists examine how leading organizations can move from offering financial wellness programs to actively encouraging meaningful employee engagement. Drawing on external research and real-world client experience, they introduce a practical framework to help organizations increase engagement across the full employee lifecycle, from initial awareness to sustained usage.

In this episode, panelists address the latest public consultation draft from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) clarifying existing guidance on the pricing of intercompany services transactions, which could cause companies to reevaluate the arm's-length nature of such transactions.

In this episode, panelists explore where we are and what may lie ahead for tariff refunds, changing policy tools and the overall landscape. They provide actionable insights to help shift from reacting to trade policy changes to proactively preparing your operations to navigate uncertainty. Discover practical approaches that can help you anticipate and address evolving challenges, making supply chains more resilient and adaptable.

In this episode, panelists provide a fast-paced overview of recent tax and economic developments designed to help you stay on top of changes in today's shifting economic, legislative and regulatory environment.

In this episode, panelists examine the state and local tax treatment of real estate investment trusts (REITs), addressing the technical complexities with practical approaches. Among the topics discussed are common pitfalls with REIT state income tax reporting: dividends-paid-deduction mechanics, net operating loss (NOL) utilization and combined reporting regimes.

In this episode, panelists review recent research credit-related court decisions and pending cases and discuss how these decisions are influencing tax administration (IRS and state examinations).

Globally integrated businesses continue to drive internationally mobile workforces, with large numbers of personnel now required — or requesting — to work flexibly across jurisdictions or to relocate permanently to different regions. Businesses and tax functions must meet that operational demand to manage and retain talent, while remaining sufficiently flexible to adapt to global events. In this episode, panelists discuss trends in short- and long-term mobility in the context of evolving personal tax regimes.

In this episode, panelists discuss recent tax legislation with tax accounting implications and review current income tax accounting concepts.

This episode brings together leaders from across the metals and minerals ecosystem to discuss how evolving tax, trade and fiscal policy frameworks are reshaping supply chains throughout the Americas.

In this episode, speakers from our Sales & Use Tax group, our State Tax Policy group, State Tax Controversy group, and our Washington State tax desk discuss various topics of interest to multijurisdictional businesses, including:  State and local tax legislative activity focused on digital advertising, social media and data collection and brokerage services and how these taxes differ on scope and application State legislative activity related to data centers, with some states pulling back on credits and exemptions and other states enhancing credits and exemptions to attract data centers to their states Recent state income tax apportionment cases Washington State sales and use and business and occupation tax legislative developments