Former US IRS APMA program director joins Ernst & Young LLP

Ernst & Young LLP announced July 17 that Richard McAlonan, Jr. has joined the firm as director of national tax transfer pricing controversy in Washington, DC. McAlonan will also act as the Americas director of advance pricing agreements (APAs).

McAlonan previously served as the director of the IRS’s advance pricing and mutual agreement (APMA) program where he led a team of  120 lawyers, economists, accountants and staff.

“Dick’s experience with the new APMA program will bring tremendous value to our clients as they consider the most appropriate opportunities for increased tax certainty,” said Michael Mundaca, co-director of Ernst & Young LLP’s National Tax Department.