Aaron Vaughan
Managing Director, Tax
Aaron is a Managing Director in 乐鱼（Leyu）体育官网 LLP (乐鱼（Leyu）体育官网)鈥檚 Tax Controversy & Dispute Resolution practice. He handles controversies at all levels of the IRS, including exams and appeals, and represents both foreign and domestic taxpayers on a wide range of technical and procedural issues.
Aaron joined 乐鱼（Leyu）体育官网 in 2017 after nine years as an attorney in the IRS Chief Counsel鈥檚 Large Business & International division. In the government and at 乐鱼（Leyu）体育官网, he has handled tax disputes in a broad range of industries, including technology, real estate, banking, mining, and pharmaceuticals.
Aaron advises clients in federal examinations and IRS appeals on a wide range of domestic and international tax issues, including transfer pricing disputes,聽valuation disputes, foreign tax credits, research credits, civil penalties, and information returns. He has particular expertise in federal tax procedures and IRS policies that apply to federal income tax controversies, including alternative dispute resolution procedures such as Pre-Filing Agreements, Fast Track settlement, and Advance Pricing Agreements.
While with the government, Aaron provided legal and strategic advice to IRS examiners, economists and Appeals Officers in tax disputes involving large and midsize corporations. He also represented the IRS in complex multimillion and multibillion dollar litigation, including聽Amazon.com v. Commissioner(transfer pricing) and聽Altera v. Commissioner聽(transfer pricing and regulatory validity),聽Aries Communications v. Commissioner聽(executive compensation),聽A Plus International v. Commissioner(transactions with international affiliate),聽Korea Times Los Angeles v. Commissioner聽(business valuation) and聽Moskowitz v. United States聽(variance doctrine and TEFRA limitations periods). He received the Attorney General鈥檚 award for Special Contributions to the Department of Justice Tax Division in 2012, and the Chief Counsel National Award for Outstanding Litigation in 2014.